03-20-2007, 07:15 PM | #11 |
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I don't know what her secret is. I was thinking of mounting a camera on her bike
I stretched a 4.5 mile ride home from work into 40 today and would not have come home then if there were not some things I I had to get done. I never take the short way home but I some times take the fast way. Login or Register to Remove Ads |
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03-20-2007, 07:30 PM | #12 |
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I got over 90mpg when I first got my bike but I think that was because the bike was running too lean from the factory, after shimming the needle and drilling out the mainjet, I can't say for sure what my mileage is. I really have to check again sometime. My rule of thumb is, if your RPMs take a while to settle down to idle after blipping the throttle, you're running too lean.
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03-28-2007, 06:47 PM | #14 |
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and don't suggest a calculator please :lol:
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03-28-2007, 07:49 PM | #15 |
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OK, Let's see if I can get this right. this should be very close approximations. Here are a few conversions that you can use. Just read slowly.
Metric to English 100 km/hr = 62 mph 1 liter = .26 gallons I often just figure that 100km/hr is close to 60 mph (I made the mistake of misreading the speed limit signs in Canada once. I was driving a car with an English speedometer - mph - and forgot the sign was in km/hr. I was close to 80mph which I thought was well under the posted 100 when the Mountie stopped me. I just figure that 100 km/hr is close enough to 60 mph and 1 liter is just a little more than a quart of which there are 4 qt to a gallon Since 60 mph is a common speed I'll use that. This conversion is the other way - English to Metric 60 mph = 96.5 km/hr 1 gallon = 3.8 liters Now for a common calculation. 60 mpg = 96.5 km/3.8 liters or 60 mpg = 25.4km/liter Totally confused? Hope that wasn't too many examples. I have to say that you folks really have the easier system than we do. We are behind the times with a much more cumbersome system to do conversions within. Just ask someone how many inches in a mile and watch their eyes roll into the back of their head. :lol: On the other hand to figure how many centimeters in a kilometer all you have to do is move the decimal point. :2tup: Cheers! Login or Register to Remove Ads |
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03-28-2007, 08:00 PM | #16 |
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oh sure...its all clear now !!!!as mud that is...no really thank you....i recon i can get about 300km/on my tank....(i think)
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03-28-2007, 08:29 PM | #17 |
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I'll try again!
You have a 14 liter tank according to Suzuki. The typical claim is that the GZ250 gets about 70 to 75mpg which is the same as about 30 to 32 km/liter so If you multiply you tank capacity (14 liters) by the milage claim (30km/l) you would get 420 km on a tank of gas assuming that you run the tank dry. (not recommended). Your recon of about 300km/tank is well within its capability. Of course if you ride like a bat out of h@ll your milage will be less. Better? Cheers! |
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03-28-2007, 08:34 PM | #18 |
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:2tup: yup i got it....thank you
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04-01-2007, 06:18 PM | #20 |
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I'm getting an average of 63.5 MPG.
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