I recently took a nice long weekend trip on my '75 CB550K. Thanks, big thanks, must go to a fellow lister, Big Bob, for orgainzing the event here in the Chicago area.
I'm curious as to what kind of gas mileage others get with their CB550s. My bike is stock, stock sprockets, with a Kerker-style 4 into 1 pipe. I weigh 150 lbs, and carried/wore clothing/gear weighing about 35-40 lbs total.The bike doesn't seem to be running excessively rich, and runs well, easily starting when hot/warm on the first kick. Overall, I totaled 513.7 miles, using 19.26 gallons of gas (according to the gas pumps) and got 26.67 miles per gallon. On the beginning, I went about 68 miles into a strong headwind doing about 60 mph with no excess stops or traffic, and filled up with 3.1 gallons. Later that weekend I went another 68.2 miles before I hit reserve, and filled up with 2.7 gallons. Any comments? I have two four-cylinder cars that get better mileage, one carbed, one injected. Thanks! vince Naperville, IL __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
