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Gas Mileage?
Wondering what type of mileage people are getting riding in the mud. I was riding at Foresthill, CA Memorial Day weekend in the rain on Sat. Topped off the tank in the morning and rode through some serious slop and found myself switching to reserve after about 25miles. I was pretty shocked and worried since we were pretty far from camp. Maybe all the drag from the mud caking up everywhere had something to do with it. I hit the mud a handful of times and was up pretty quick and if I wasn't I turned the gas off.
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Single track on my KX250 I get better than 25mpg. Rode yesterday for 50 miles and I can still see gas in my tank and it's a 2.2 gallon tank.
One way to increase fuel mileage is to set your pilot jet leaner. I have found that a lot a gas is used idling or any time the throttle is chopped; like braking or downhills.
One way to increase fuel mileage is to set your pilot jet leaner. I have found that a lot a gas is used idling or any time the throttle is chopped; like braking or downhills.
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wonder if your needle valve is constantly leaking while ya ride
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140/36 with the carb mod? And your bike hasn't siezed?
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'Riding in mud' is a decent try at giving riding conditions, but it honestly doesn't help a whole lot. I mean..there's mud..and then there's mud.
While 'Your resuls may vary', I've gotten from less that 10mpg to close to 40mpg.
It depends.
As Inda said....140/36?
Maybe in the Andes?
While 'Your resuls may vary', I've gotten from less that 10mpg to close to 40mpg.
It depends.
As Inda said....140/36?
Maybe in the Andes?
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Please do explain what kinds of different mud(s) there are.canyncarvr wrote:'Riding in mud' is a decent try at giving riding conditions, but it honestly doesn't help a whole lot. I mean..there's mud..and then there's mud.
While 'Your resuls may vary', I've gotten from less that 10mpg to close to 40mpg.
It depends.
As Inda said....140/36?
Maybe in the Andes?
I've been running the 140/36-38 on my 220 for about half a year now and no seizing as of yet. I did the top end a month and half ago and the cylinder looked fine. It may be lean to most of you guys, but every bike is different. I spent a lot of time running up and down my street trying to get the jetting close and those were what I ended up with.
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