Monday, August 13, 2012

Fuel consumption

My odometer reads 5400, the new cylinder barrel and piston has 40 kms to go before it has racked up 1000kms and since there is nothing playing up I thought I'd just ride it, enjoy it and perhaps see how she's going on the fuel consumption. I'll do this over the next few tanks of fuel and see what I come up with.
First fill up yesterday yielded 121.6 kms from 4.75litres of standard 95 unleaded fuel...25.6km per litre, this is about what some people I talk to say they get depending on the type of riding they do, mine is a mixed bag, a few minutes at idle start and end, a mix of 80-90kmph indicated and around town, stop and start, down hill to work, up hill home, the rest is mostly flat.
I filled up with premium to see what difference, if any, it makes on the above figures, I only did this as I had a 5ltr container of the stuff at home anyway.
Other than that, she's back to a three kick start even on the frosty mornings, and running well... Happy Days.