I couldn't help it...

[dBfazer600]

Enjoy it mate, it looks tidy.

[Dead Eye]

A few niggles but it's on the road

I think its over-fuelling and running a bit rich as it dropped to 41mpg the other day (mind you I was giving it some) with an average of 46mpg... my red one managed 56mpg easy. So once the new garage finally has a roof on (6 months later...) then I should be able to get things done a bit easier without worrying about the weather. I did notice a strange knock the other day so I'll try and get a vid at some point and start a new thread on it - one good thing is that I do have a spare engine from my red one which I will get out and start rebuilding in the coming months

[packie]

A few niggles but it's on the road

I think its over-fuelling and running a bit rich as it dropped to 41mpg the other day (mind you I was giving it some) with an average of 46mpg... my red one managed 56mpg easy. So once the new garage finally has a roof on (6 months later...) then I should be able to get things done a bit easier without worrying about the weather. I did notice a strange knock the other day so I'll try and get a vid at some point and start a new thread on it - one good thing is that I do have a spare engine from my red one which I will get out and start rebuilding in the coming months

41-45 is about right when giving it a bit. Your average of 46mpg is slightly down alright. I'm about averaging in the 50's mark mostly town riding. Don't think I ever got up to the 56's.

[Dead Eye]

Really? My red one never dropped below 50 even when absolutely caning it and averaged low-mid 50's

[JoeRock]

Really? My red one never dropped below 50 even when absolutely caning it and averaged low-mid 50's

I would have to say your definition of caning it might be different to most peoples, even if the fazer 6s are very good on fuel 

[Dead Eye]

Perhaps, hard to say really and its entirely possible that my riding style has changed in the mean time whilst chasing after crazy foccers in London *cough* Exupnut...

[packie]

Really? My red one never dropped below 50 even when absolutely caning it and averaged low-mid 50's

She's constantly up in the 50's for mostly town riding which i'm pretty satisfied with. Maybe sh'e running a bit rich, but i'm not going to screw around with the mixture screws to save 6-7mph per gallon when she is running pretty sweet.

I dunno what your definition of caning it, but there are other basic factors to consider too which willl effect each persons mileage. Like were you riding 1up or 2up?...what kind of weight are you pulling? (i'm 16.5 st and if you were 13st then obviously she is going to drink a bit more carrying an extra 3.5st). I have the biggest top box with a rack that will add another 1.5st to the bike. Then there is more weight if I load it up with gear. Different exhausts will give different power and fuel consumption. Were you travelling mostly on good weather days or into stiff windy conditions??

I guess my figures were based with totally different conditions. Leaving aside the exhaust or other slight mechanical differences that may exist between our bikes, I did a 320 miles on a motorway recently and  I was riding 2 up (pulling about 28st) with a top box with gear (another 2st) into very windy conditions. My average speeds were 75mph (35%), 80-85mph (45%) and 90-100mph (20%). My fuel consumption for the whole trip was 45mpg. Maybe I shouldn't have thrown out my figures until I do some one up riding. Even at that, it wouldn't be accurate and can only be estimated. If you are getting 56mpg on your bike over a certain distance and I used your bike under the exact same riding conditions but if I am 3-4st heavier than you, then IMO it would seem to me that the bike will have to do a small bit more pulling for that extra weight which will effect the fuel consumption on the exact same bike....but I stand open to be corrected on that one.

[Dead Eye]

Well, that's the thing, mine isn't running pretty sweet. It's running and reasonably well, but I wouldn't call it sweet so that's where my investigative work is coming in.

When I had the red one I was touching nearly 20st at my heaviest but I've since been dieting fairly heavily and have dropped to 15st. I don't carry pillions (yet - friends girlfriend wants to get on, but hasn't gotten round to it yet) and I don't have a top box or baggage etc. Exhaust system is identical to the old bike (as it was removed from it and put on to this new one), air filter is good, oil and filter has been changed recently. I think weather conditions can be ignored since I rode all weather in the red one and have continued to do so with the blue one.

So plugs ideally need to be done, if just to be sure of when they were last changed but I really do think that its going to be the mixture at this point. If not then I can look elsewhere

[packie]

20st???....my!....u were a BIG FOCCER!! O0

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[Dead Eye]

Yup, far too much time eating soooo much crap whilst sat in front of my computer all day programming away for Uni. But, I'm doing what I can to get myself fit

[Chris]

Yup, far too much time eating soooo much crap whilst sat in front of my computer all day programming away for Uni. But, I'm doing what I can to get myself fit

Good on you mate. Takes a lot of hard work but you are clearly doing really well! Keep it up.
 
Now get back out to your garage and work on your bike! 
 
Chris