Fuel Consumption
- jcslocum
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Fuel Consumption
Skins made a remark in the Idle Noise forum about how his Dellorto's are a fuel hungry pair.
What carbs do you have and What mileage do you get?
I just did 300 miles 2 up. We were not ringing the old gals neck. I averaged 45 MPG and have Dellorto (36's) carbs.
I'm not whinging about the cost of fuel here, just trying to discover what others have for fuel use. It's a measure of tuning and setup.
What carbs do you have and What mileage do you get?
I just did 300 miles 2 up. We were not ringing the old gals neck. I averaged 45 MPG and have Dellorto (36's) carbs.
I'm not whinging about the cost of fuel here, just trying to discover what others have for fuel use. It's a measure of tuning and setup.
Fuel Consumption
My pazzo Paso still has the infamous Weber, albeit significantly re-jetted (165 mains). I've had casual tours on which it returned about 48 mpg, and on more "enthusiatic" jaunts through the Berkshires I still get about 40 mpg.
- Skins
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I've never actually measured the fuel consumption, Jon, but I'll do so now. It'll take a few days.
I just know it'll be bad. Which is in some way to be expected I suppose, seeing as basically all I do is race around the city and suburbs. It did seem to be a little better when I did a 1000-mile trip up north a few years ago. It doesn't seem to be running rich, when I've looked at the plugs, and when I peeked at the pistons prior to that trip up north. It really just feels good, like it just wants to GO. I reckon those Italian carbs are just naturally uninhibited, and the motor just wants to go with them.
I just know it'll be bad. Which is in some way to be expected I suppose, seeing as basically all I do is race around the city and suburbs. It did seem to be a little better when I did a 1000-mile trip up north a few years ago. It doesn't seem to be running rich, when I've looked at the plugs, and when I peeked at the pistons prior to that trip up north. It really just feels good, like it just wants to GO. I reckon those Italian carbs are just naturally uninhibited, and the motor just wants to go with them.
- jcslocum
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Re: Fuel Consumption
Hey! We're nearly neighbors. I'm over near Poughkeepsie. We have quite a few members from CT in our local club http://www.desmoducati.orgjfiore wrote:My pazzo Paso still has the infamous Weber, albeit significantly re-jetted (165 mains). I've had casual tours on which it returned about 48 mpg, and on more "enthusiatic" jaunts through the Berkshires I still get about 40 mpg.
- Skins
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At last I have managed to clock up 100km (102.2 to be exact) since I filled the tank to a measured mark. It took maybe a dozen outings, all but one of them short trips into the city (about 6km there and back) usually giving her heaps, lapping up that torque at low revs (making the most of my rare minutes to myself) hardly ever going higher than third gear, and the temp gauge barely coming off the stop (it's cold here now). Today I managed a trip of 22km, where I rode gently to make up for all the dashing about.
She used only 6.45 litres! So I got about 40mpg, I think (can't be bothered working it out exactly) and I'm very pleased. I shouldn't have thought to badly of those good Italian carbs.