Setting the carbs

[KIC]

I moved up to 36 on the 2nd tank and am now on my 3rd tank. I really have ridden this tank easy. No high RPMs or heavy throttle usage and it seems like I may doing much better. I am at 110 and just hit 2 bars. My bars don't seem consistent as I was at 65 + miles before I lost the 1st bar then it would start dropping faster the lower the bars went. No SeaFoam in last tank or this tank.

[Keemez]

I am at 110 and just hit 2 bars. My bars don't seem consistent as I was at 65 + miles before I lost the 1st bar then it would start dropping faster the lower the bars went. No SeaFoam in last tank or this tank.

 

See post #3: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=67407

 

Since I bought my '93 in the middle of 2010 I've kept fairly close track of mileage with it. Didn't get every single purchase and also had a couple of real wacko entries that were way outside the norm, but the overall average (including the wacko entries) over 9000 miles of riding comes out to 40.1mpg- not too shabby.

[KIC]

Filled up again last night. Went 168 miles and was on steady red warning light. Used 4.16 gallons hitting 40.3 MPG. I really rode it easy though... no throaty throttle jockey stuff..

[Keemez]

Filled up again last night. Went 168 miles and was on steady red warning light. Used 4.16 gallons hitting 40.3 MPG. I really rode it easy though... no throaty throttle jockey stuff..

 

That's almost exactly on track with me/mine. You still had roughly 1.1ish gallons of gas left in the tank at the time you filled up; at 40mpg that'd be another 44 miles before you actually ran out. Pretty much right on par with what I said before. Since I have consistently tracked mine, I'm not afraid to ride at least 30-35 of those extra miles out and refill it somewhere in the 5-5.1-5.2 gallons area (this is filling it absolutely full right up to the top of the neck, every time). Course I often carry a 1 gallon jug in the saddlebag just in case, but I've only used it twice and both times were when I intentionally ran it bone dry.