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« on: June 23, 2011, 09:14:15 PM » |
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I posted this on the other valkyrie site,thought our texas one had a tech section and i was on it but wasnt.Today my 98 tourer ran out of gas with only 99 miles registered on the odometer.My wife came to the rescue with some lawnmower gas,a little less and the bike held 4.2 2 blocks to the gas station and the bike held 4.2 more gallons,so i guestimate i got 99 miles on 5 gallons of gas.20 mpg?It has cobra six over six pipes,dont know about jetting,have only owned the bike about 3 weeks.
I know valks get about 30-35 mpg normally, and i expect to get about 120 before going on reserve,but i was riding the whole tank on the reserve setting.I went to the de.aler and he said try riding it in the on position.That helped me a lot?It doesnt smell like gas,it runs perfectly, i got on the throttle very little,only upto 75 mph a few times.My wife followed me home and she said what are those tubes hanging down.Under the bike is a canister,probably some sort of pcv system canister,and the tube came down from one spot on the end of it, then y's into 2 separate tubes.They looked like gas breather tubes,and hung down a lot as if they had been connected to something,but no obvious place to reconnect them was seen.The service guy popped the one connected end of the canister and said maybe it was a california bike and didnt see the need for them.Input appreciated.I really love this bike,maybe the running on reserve thing showed some petcock problem that occurs when in that setting? All help appreciated.Turning the pilot screws out 2 1/2 turns,raising the needles a notch i think it was suggested,go to cobra site,etc.I know you all know the answer,thats why i came here for advice.
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