High fuel consumption solutions?

[koba]

Dyno it..

My 400 gets 15k/l and I think that is thisrtier than necessary..

Mine is thirstier, about 13 KM/L.

[megageoff76]

350km from a 17 litre tank...even when pushing it...not that I EVER push it of course...I just got TOLD that...

Have you got any tips you can share on how you can get 350 kms to a tank? How much are you putting in at fill up time?

I only use my SV for commuting, and I fill up once the fuel light stops flashing.

The most ive ever seen is about 280kms, which was about 14 litres. Ive tried different fuel grades too and it doesn't make any difference to the result.

[Hiflyer]

Holy Thread Dredge!!!!!!

Decided to leave it for a while. It's started getting worse (down to ~130kms out of 10L) so I changed the oil now it gets about 10kms more.

Just having a bit of a think about it at work, could a blocked airfilter be causing it to be thirsty?

I ended up asking a few other hornet owners who said they were getting arounf 200kms out of theirs

[marty]

so 12 months later you still haven't done anything about it? It's obviously not a huge issue then is it?

[avgas]

Holy Thread Dredge!!!!!!

Decided to leave it for a while. It's started getting worse (down to ~130kms out of 10L) so I changed the oil now it gets about 10kms more.

Just having a bit of a think about it at work, could a blocked airfilter be causing it to be thirsty?

I ended up asking a few other hornet owners who said they were getting arounf 200kms out of theirs

Get it serviced man......you have something fucked.
Could be:
- Air filter
- needles/jets
- Carbs
- Spark plugs
- Engine seals........

[Hiflyer]

Get it serviced man......you have something fucked.
Could be:
- Air filter
- needles/jets
- Carbs
- Spark plugs
- Engine seals........

WOOHOO! haha

Needs some new rear brakepads anyway. Damn right before xmas as well even.

Think I might to the plugs and air filter myself. Get someone with the knowhow to clean the carbs and if that doesn't work I'll take it into a shop.

Yes, yes i am a cheap bastard haha

[Hiflyer]

so 12 months later you still haven't done anything about it? It's obviously not a huge issue then is it?

No cos the bike runs fine.

Just thought maybe I should get around to addressing it

[davebullet]

Is the exahust drak brown / black (doesn't that indicate an overrich mixture)?

[Hiflyer]

Is the exahust drak brown / black (doesn't that indicate an overrich mixture)?

Yea it is quite black on the inside. Will have to get that checked out as well

[Logpot]

George the MC doctor :-) my cbr250rr got down to 14-15km/L, he rejetted the carbs, cleaned them, replaced some things, got it back up to about 19km/L

My bike is older but runs the same engine.

I replaced the air fliter and plugs but didn't noticed a significant improvement in fuel consumption until the carbs were stripped, rebuilt and balanced.

My carbs were leaking due to some stuffed o-rings hence the rebuild.

It now starts from cold a lot better and I'm getting more km's per tank.

You can get carb rebuild kits here http://www.motorcyclespareswarehouse...-and-parts-kit

[psycho22]

But try riding an SV thou... you will be lucky to get 9 or 10 km/l out of it

[Gremlin]

Surely in the last 12 months you've done enough km for an entire service interval to be covered?

Botany Honda know their Hondas

[p.dath]

Think I might to the plugs and air filter myself. Get someone with the knowhow to clean the carbs and if that doesn't work I'll take it into a shop.

Yes, yes i am a cheap bastard haha

Sounds like your spending more money on petrol than you need to me ... hardly the cheap bastard approach.

I'd go for a service, and tell the bike mechanic the issue you are having.

[nomnomnom]

So average fuel consumption is *someone fill this space*

I have a 250 Bandit and the fuel gauge doesnt work so I work out when I need to gas up off the tripmeter. I've only run it outta fuel once and am too scared to do it again (first time was on the motorway, peak traffic, going up a steep hill, I couldnt reach switch to reserve tank ).

My trip to and from work is 75k each way, so 150ks a day. And I worked out I can get approx 180Ks to a tank, which doesnt seem like much considering I basically have to fill up everyday

[Gibbo89]

So average fuel consumption is *someone fill this space*

I have a 250 Bandit and the fuel gauge doesnt work so I work out when I need to gas up off the tripmeter. I've only run it outta fuel once and am too scared to do it again (first time was on the motorway, peak traffic, going up a steep hill, I couldnt reach switch to reserve tank ).

My trip to and from work is 75k each way, so 150ks a day. And I worked out I can get approx 180Ks to a tank, which doesnt seem like much considering I basically have to fill up everyday

Suzuki Bandit 250's are not purely 'commuters', your Bandit is an all rounder much like a hornet, jade, zeal. They are all 4 cylinder bikes that are a lot of fun to ride, but aren't going to be as cheap as say a vtr 250 or a hyosung or something with only 1 cylinder. Take a Bandit on some nice pieces of road and then you'll forget all about the economy of it.

When was the bike last serviced? Ask the dealer you got it off about the k's you are getting too.

Also, how often do you check your tyre pressure? And how 'hard' to you drive it? Do you just sit on 100k's in 6th gear for the commute etc.