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Offline Trigger

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Re: Normal fuel consumption for 550K1
« Reply #15 on: August 31, 2019, 07:54:36 PM »
What is normal when it comes to fuel consumption  ::)

All you have to do is every time you fill up, turn the clock back to 0 and then when you get to 100 miles, fill up again and 0 the clock. You will then never run out of fuel  ;) ;)

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Re: Normal fuel consumption for 550K1
« Reply #16 on: September 01, 2019, 12:09:14 AM »
Have the same rule now, knowing each time I fill the tank, I ride ~125 miles I switch to reserve, so at 100 miles I should look at petrol station
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Re: Normal fuel consumption for 550K1
« Reply #17 on: September 01, 2019, 09:10:02 AM »
Funny, same here and mine always had a sidecar and lived in the hills so should have more of a thirst. The 550k3 was better for economy, but that  was most noticeable on motorways where it seemed to run off fresh air. On A roads it used almost exactly the same amount as my mates 250 superdream, to the penny at fuel stops. My ntv 650 is definitely more economical. I found smaller bikes eg Suzuki fz50 and gs125  were phenomenally frugal transport, appart from on hilly routes. As far as I could tell my ntv 650 would rank as my most economical bike ever  living out in the hills of mid Wales. It could be a thirsty beast if thrashed, hard braking and acceleration etc but you could just as well go pretty fast but ride smoothly and get great economy. 
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Re: Normal fuel consumption for 550K1
« Reply #18 on: September 01, 2019, 12:30:15 PM »
What is normal when it comes to fuel consumption  ::)

All you have to do is every time you fill up, turn the clock back to 0 and then when you get to 100 miles, fill up again and 0 the clock. You will then never run out of fuel  ;) ;)
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