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yankeedoodle
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PostPosted: 17:16 - 14 Apr 2008    Post subject: bandit fuel economy Reply with quote
filled my tank up last week until it was pretty much brimming

just gone onto reserve today after about 105 miles.

that doesnt sound like very good economy to me??

any suggestions?

Cheers

EDIT: its 33bhp restricted
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PostPosted: 17:18 - 14 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's hornet mileage, you must have been ragging it. Laughing

I thought they usually got around 150? Confused
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yankeedoodle
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PostPosted: 17:20 - 14 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Big_Ham wrote:
That's hornet mileage, you must have been ragging it. Laughing

I thought they usually got around 150? Confused


i'm certainly not raggin it. only had it for just over a week so I've not explored it's limits yet.more often that not, I ride very conservatively cos im not used to the IL4 engine.

I was expecting more like 150 too.will the restriction make much difference? If not, what else could be causing it?

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PostPosted: 18:22 - 14 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
I get between 85 and 130. Chuck some redex through it. Depends how much you rag it, and how many cold starts you do. When I'm at college/work I do around 4 cold starts a day. Is it running rich also? Mine is very rich.

The other day I decoked my zorst and put a litre of redex in one tank (I forgot to read the instructions) and since then it's been running like a charm. Give that a try? Caustic soda from B+Q or homebase couple quid and a litre of redex about 12 quid. + added fun of a few moments running with no end can on while the soda does its stuff Very Happy

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PostPosted: 19:33 - 14 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
yankeedoodle wrote:


I was expecting more like 150 too.will the restriction make much difference? If not, what else could be causing it?

cheers


The restriction won't make a difference either way.
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PostPosted: 10:28 - 15 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
That does sound bad, my mate at work had one and he was easily getting 150miles to a tank
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PostPosted: 13:46 - 15 Apr 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
What you need to do is look at how much you put in before hitting reserve, compared to tank capasity.

Or just work out you mpg.
Fill to top, zero trip meter. Next time you fill up, again fill to top, note amount put in and miles done.
miles/litres = ltr per mile. X by 4.55 gives you MPG
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