4 carbs no pumps have to run rich to not gag I wish I had gotten that good on my 500
Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vince Strazzabosco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 12:53 PM Subject: CB550 Gas Mileage > 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
