Willow
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Excessive comfort breeds weakness. PttP
Olathe, KS
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« on: June 30, 2015, 11:49:32 AM » |
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I know that doesn't seem odd but for me that's very, very unusual. I normally don't fuel until after the bike sees a need for the reserve. That I didn't use the reserve for part of the time was easily explainable as I was riding almost two thousand miles next to the love of my life on her Standard. The rest of the time, however, I've been concerned that something was wrong with my fuel feed and it was presenting from the reserve location all the time.
Shortly before the InZane ride Joe Studebaker had helped me out with getting the Interstate ready. There were fuel lines replaced and the carburetors were synched using Bon's digital carb sync tool. I guess it was actually my carb sync tool but it started out being Bon's.
Normally I expect to go on reserve somewhere at or about one hundred ninety miles into the tank. Several times this month I have ridden it up to two hundred twenty miles on a tank and then decided it was best to go ahead and fuel up. Today I decided to just push it until it uses up what's available and then, if necessary, push it to a fuel stop. It's important that one know as least somewhere near where the bottom of the tank is. On the way to lunch I was still on the main. As she rolled over two forty-nine point one she gagged and began to shut down. I flipped the selector over to the up position and she picked up just like she should.
Wow! By my calculations, loose and conservative though they are, that Bon S digital carb sync could easily save me more than three hundred dollars in a year on fuel costs. It costs one hundred seventy-five for itself. Maybe it's underpriced. I know one can synchronize the carburetors with analog gauges but apparently the precision of the digital tool makes a rather significant difference.
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« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2015, 11:56:48 AM » |
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I've only got one tanks worth run through since I did the synch. But it seemed like the mileage was improved. I'm going to have to actually check it now. I can't say enough good things about BonS's synch tool  |
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csj
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« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2015, 03:02:47 PM » |
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I can't say enough good things about BonS's tool cooldude Uh Oh! |
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A guy called me a Ba$tard, I said in my case it's an accident
of birth, in your case you're a self made man.
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« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2015, 03:39:37 PM » |
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I can't say enough good things about BonS's tool cooldude Uh Oh! Oh crap ! I've got to start previewing my posts.  |
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Gryphon Rider
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« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2015, 04:03:06 PM » |
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I can't say enough good things about BonS's tool cooldude Uh Oh! Oh crap ! I've got to start previewing my posts. I'm sure BonS is happy someone noticed he has a great tool. |
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eric in md
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« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2015, 05:49:36 PM » |
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« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2015, 10:29:20 PM » |
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At that great of fuel savings, I'd be tempted to charge a reasonable fee for such great savings passed onto other Valk owners. Never seen over 40 avg mpg but normal is 35, worst being 30ish.
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« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2015, 04:34:31 AM » |
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All three of my Valks have gotten at least 42 mpg keeping the revs below 3K rpm.
Proper carb sync, clean air filter, proper tire pressure, and a conservative right wrist can produce astonishing results.
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« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2015, 06:13:16 AM » |
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Don't see so good. Put it in reverse for the first time, now that would be a rival for any old flag thread.  |
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Willow
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Excessive comfort breeds weakness. PttP
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« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2015, 11:33:53 AM » |
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Don't see so good. Put it in reverse for the first time, now that would be a rival for any old flag thread. She has a very slow reverse gear and weak. Weak enough that almost any slight uphill is too much for it.  She also occasionally seems to have a desire to fall over when I'm using the reverse gear. I'm sixty eight inches and not nearly so young as I once was.  |
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« Reply #11 on: July 01, 2015, 01:58:44 PM » |
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My danged old '87 Honda 250X four wheeler has a reverse. At least we don't have to kick start 'em.
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