So, I hit reserve on my second tank with the new bike yesterday. 115 miles before reserve. I know this is really bad.
As far as I know, everything is stock. Tire size and pressures are correct, alignment is correct according to Fog's string procedure. No popping on deceleration. Idle is not rock steady, but only fluctuates 50-100 rpm. Bike starts right up in morning on first crank. I do ALL city driving, which means stop every other block, mostly 40 mph. The other thing is that my drive to work is 10 minutes long, and the bike gets warm about half way there. I know that both of those factors hurt. Also, I usually run about 7-8K rpm.
I have not pulled the plugs yet to see their color. I am just confused because I didn't think that with the bike running this well, that you could get this bad of gas mileage. What are the possible causes that I should check for?
I am assuming that the bike doesn't have a jet kit because the brass caps are over the idle screws and the stock exhaust is still on. This may be a bad assumption.
As far as I know, everything is stock. Tire size and pressures are correct, alignment is correct according to Fog's string procedure. No popping on deceleration. Idle is not rock steady, but only fluctuates 50-100 rpm. Bike starts right up in morning on first crank. I do ALL city driving, which means stop every other block, mostly 40 mph. The other thing is that my drive to work is 10 minutes long, and the bike gets warm about half way there. I know that both of those factors hurt. Also, I usually run about 7-8K rpm.
I have not pulled the plugs yet to see their color. I am just confused because I didn't think that with the bike running this well, that you could get this bad of gas mileage. What are the possible causes that I should check for?
I am assuming that the bike doesn't have a jet kit because the brass caps are over the idle screws and the stock exhaust is still on. This may be a bad assumption.