Hey 700 guys!
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Hey 700 guys!
I finally got to load up my new (to me, actually it's an 04) 700 EFI and go to a trail ride. The day was great and all went well, but where did all my gas go so quickly. At around 45 miles my gauge was below half, and just out of curiosity, I filled it up and checked my milage when I got home, it averaged right at 17mpg. Is this about right? How may miles are you guys getting on a tank? Also, please forgive me for rambeling, When it gets hot the engine sounds very "ticky" at idle. Normal?
Thanks guys,
Jeff
Thanks guys,
Jeff
#2
#3
Hey 700 guys!
Mileage is going to vary greatly depending on how you're riding, but 17 for trail riding sound about normal. As far as the ticking goes, mine is also a little bit noisy, i've heard others say it's just the nature of the engine. Since rebuilding it my "ticking" has been the same for about 600 miles, no metal in the filter, so i'm not worrying about it. I've been using 0w40 mobil one, though i may go to a 5w40 the next time around.
#6
Hey 700 guys!
Thanks guys, for the replies. I'm not real thrilled that I can only go 60 some miles on a tank, but I guess I can mount an auxillary gas can that will extend my range. As for the oil change, I only have about 100 miles on it since I bought it. The dealer "supposedly" changed all the fluids when I bought it, but who knows for sure. I'll give it a try. I notice none of you reccommended Polaris oil, do you feel the other oils mentioned are better?
Thanks again guys -
Jeff
Thanks again guys -
Jeff
#7
Hey 700 guys!
17 sounds pretty good. Have to remember that you are not driving a constant speed on blacktop with 32psi in your tires. You are constantly speeding up slowing down for corners, stops etc. Also you are riding on about 5 psi with alot of tire flex. Think its bad now wait until you hit mud. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
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