Tue, 30 Mar 1999 01:05:06 +0800 - Message No. 5356
From: Matthias Becker

Subject: Re: Fuel consumption


Hi Peter,
My RD07A takes 6,5 - 7,3ltr/100km (i.e. 1:15,4 - 13,7) in town, which
means tropical Singapore and Choke for the 1st 20 seconds only.
During my last trip on the way back from Kuantan, Malaysia I managed to
squeeze it to almost 5,0ltr/100km (1:20 !) at an average of ~100 -
110km/h. A fellow @-rider (RD07) encouraged me to go for the ~450km
(~370+70to80) with one filling only, after he told me that he achieves
figures like that all the time and he barely tops up before 400km (I
usually go for 300 only).We were both with a pillion, plus Top Case /
Luggage Roll(=Gepäckrolle) and both 6-foot (~185 + 193cm) tall, riding
in a group of 7 bikes. Needles to say, that we could have looked for gas
in our tanks with a burning candle after that.
I don't think I'll do that again as I sweat more than my Queeny
consumed, after I saw the '400' on the Tripmaster. But through this I
experienced that it makes a hell of a difference, how hard you are on
the throttle. On the other hand I must say that my RD07A, with it's
fixed carb needles, seems to be a little bit adjusted to be in favor of
hot weather conditions anyway, which also applies for the top speed.
Hope, that I could give you an idea.
 Stay upright

  matthias  becker
           @tic #458




Peter Oostrum wrote:
> 
> Since i noticed that my @ (RD04) is drinking a bit more than it's master i
> wonder what is normal for a @.
> Mine is managing a steady  1:12 at the moment (normal road cruising)
> In a motorcycle guide i saw a ratio of 1:17 but these guide's are mostly
> wrong about a lot of things so i would like to know what the normal fuel
> consumption rate really is.
> 
> Greetinx,
> Peter Oostrum



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