Re: Introduction and fuel consumption
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 4:12 am
Thanks everyone for the helpful replies and kind welcome to the forum.
I had already ordered new diaphragms and carb kits but have now added needles and needle jets to the list. If that does not improve things then I will replace the floats. From Bobs experience of an improvement from 13 km/l to 17km/l just by changing needles and seats that would be very acceptable for me, takes consumption from 37mpg (basically what I have now ) to 48mpg which is what I would expect.
Re the Australian meet i would love to attend but insufficient notice and I am going to Philip Island for a ride day in early December on my Aprilia so I will have to wait for the next meet.
That picture that Steve posted is indeed my bike. Makes it look better than it is, lots of stone chips on the front fairing, but it is still a lovely bike and the price I paid (<$5k Aussie) seems an absolute steal compared to what 70s/80s Italian stuff costs. I went up the local Sydney bikers road last weekend and a bloke on a modern Kwacka sport tourer blasted past me on a straight just before the start of the twisties probably thinking old fart on a slow old bike. I tucked in behind him and stayed glued to his rear tyre for the next 20km, wondering why he would accelerate away from me on the straights but then I would catch him under brakes into the corners and then he would hold me up. I am no racer and not trying to talk up my fairly average riding prowess. My point is that 40 year old technology can still perform very well in normal safe riding conditions.
At the track it's a different world.........
Cheers all
I had already ordered new diaphragms and carb kits but have now added needles and needle jets to the list. If that does not improve things then I will replace the floats. From Bobs experience of an improvement from 13 km/l to 17km/l just by changing needles and seats that would be very acceptable for me, takes consumption from 37mpg (basically what I have now ) to 48mpg which is what I would expect.
Re the Australian meet i would love to attend but insufficient notice and I am going to Philip Island for a ride day in early December on my Aprilia so I will have to wait for the next meet.
That picture that Steve posted is indeed my bike. Makes it look better than it is, lots of stone chips on the front fairing, but it is still a lovely bike and the price I paid (<$5k Aussie) seems an absolute steal compared to what 70s/80s Italian stuff costs. I went up the local Sydney bikers road last weekend and a bloke on a modern Kwacka sport tourer blasted past me on a straight just before the start of the twisties probably thinking old fart on a slow old bike. I tucked in behind him and stayed glued to his rear tyre for the next 20km, wondering why he would accelerate away from me on the straights but then I would catch him under brakes into the corners and then he would hold me up. I am no racer and not trying to talk up my fairly average riding prowess. My point is that 40 year old technology can still perform very well in normal safe riding conditions.
At the track it's a different world.........
Cheers all