new bike bad milage- carb settings?
Nov 3, 2005 | 02:31 AM
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new bike bad milage- carb settings?
Originally posted by: 7mm
i never actually saw the numbers, but I dont think that the Honda even holds 3 gallons and he wasnt on reserve yet.The Suzuki guy says he gets better because his is EFI. I am taking their word for it. I didnt think it should sound like that but maybe you are right about the revs. But I have driven trikes all my life and lots of different quads so I think I am shifting it when it should be shifted. Maybe it does need to be checked when I take it in. Will it hurt it to be driven like this until then?
i never actually saw the numbers, but I dont think that the Honda even holds 3 gallons and he wasnt on reserve yet.The Suzuki guy says he gets better because his is EFI. I am taking their word for it. I didnt think it should sound like that but maybe you are right about the revs. But I have driven trikes all my life and lots of different quads so I think I am shifting it when it should be shifted. Maybe it does need to be checked when I take it in. Will it hurt it to be driven like this until then?
Nov 6, 2005 | 04:17 PM
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new bike bad milage- carb settings?
My 400 was pretty stiff in shifting when I first got it, but after the switch to synthetic oil, it smoothed right out, ran cooler and started easier. Your mileage should get a little better as things wear in, but I wouldn't expect 50 mpg out of it. Try turning your idle down a little. With mine, when I stepped on the heel shifter, I let it up slowly to avoid that big clunk. Turns out the idle was set too high.
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