Fuel Economy

[Lee R]

Originally Posted by SpudRider

I am curious to discover why your used motor oil smells of fuel. Please do keep us updated.

Trail riding will definitely yield lower fuel mileage. Fuel mileage of 56 mpg is not excessively low for the type of riding you are doing. However, I still wonder why your used motor oil smells of fuel.

Ill keep this thread updated when I get the results from oil analysis.

It's probably nothing but I suspect the intakes being tight were causing excessive rich mixture and maybe some of the unburnt fumes/fuel made it to the oil. The "Camp Fire Tube" did collect quite a good sample last long ride.

The Valves are all .06mm so hopefully the next tank of fuel shows improvement. I do spend a lot of time trailriding this bike as it's a massive improvement over my larger Stelvio for that purpose (and the Stelvio would break a leg off if it fell on you!).

The bike runs excellent and sounds like it's breaking in well.