What kind of mileage do ya get?

You may be correct...Once my 1K is back together and all good, I may tear into the 9...I may get another set of carbs and jet kit it out and play around....Not sure yet...
 
When I put the timing advance and jet kit from Dale in one of my 1000's I lost at minimum 4 mpg's. Talked to Dale about this and it is in line with what I or he expected.
 
Just been reading your mileage posts, i recently took my newly built zl750 on it's first proper ride, i filled the tank before i left. After a good few miles the bike sputtered and stopped, i was thinking broken wire, fuel blockage or something. I was flabergasted when i looked in the tank and it was as dry as a bone! i'd left the tap on reserve so i couldn't even switch that over. I couldn't believe how much fuel it drank, i also kept trying to shift up another gear in top, as it was screaming at motorway speeds. I originally promised my son we'd do a ride to majorca once the zl was finished, i seriously doubt thats gonna happen now. But even with it's impracticability, i love it.
 
Yeah, my mileage changes according to how I run it, I know that that is no surprise but I have never owned a bike that varied as much.
If I am just taking it easy 38 to 41, hitting it a little harder, 33-36 and if while I'm out I take it nearly wide open a few times, 28-31.
 
Finally checked my 1K....

Just had carbs done by Rick....New dyna coils, new plugs, new wires, adjusted my valves....

90 miles and I got gas...Took 3.6 gallons of gas to get it back up to full...

90 divided by 3.6 = 25 mpg....That was about 95% easy riding....I don't know how in the hell guys are getting 35+....I have never even gotten 30 mpg in either of my ZL's...

I am gonna quit even checking my MPG....It's useless
 
Could very well be the shimmed needles....I am not pullin carbs back off at this stage of the year...maybe next spring when it is warm...I may get better performance...I may get worse...Just have to wait and see....The 1K carbs are way more difficult for me to pull on and off than my 900 carbs...And with cold air on us now the boots are gonna be more stiff than when it's warm...I dunno....Don't know what the heck else it could be...except.....it's my bike:rotf::rotf:
 
well ive just had my ZL out on a run to stoke and back (160 miles) keeping her a 5,500 rpm which is roughly 80mph and it returned a respectalbe 45 MPG which for somthing as aerodynamic as a brick is pretty good i thought
 
According to this post (about half way down the first page) he is only getting 37mpg in US measure. wich is close to what my zl1 has been doing.
 
:pistols: yes paulfun is right i did revise my original post that was imperial gallons and 37 in US gallons

my ZL1k has the following mods :-

3 degree ignition advancer
34mm carbs replaced with 36mm carbs
stage three dynojet kit running 140 jets
replacment K&N filters modified air box
sreight thru turnout exhausts

i have also removed the power chamber from the exhaust system as our noise emmisions are not as strick as in the US

i have a 160/70R15 rear tyre fitted at the minuet and my ZL1k runs at 80mph at 5,500 rpm i take it every bodys runs at this so i am gearing up slightly by changing my rear tyre to 170/80R15 which i am told drops the revs by 300 per gear im also thinking of the bevel gear conversion (as discussed on the site) which would drop the revs by 500 per gear combined that would give 800 rpm drop which would put 80 mph at approx 4,700 rpm that would impact on the MPG and may even get close to my tomcat :devil:
 
Now that the weather is getting hot, I am getting better gas mileage. After averaging 37 for the last 5 or 6 months, now I am getting 42.
 
I just went for a 3 tank cruise after adjusting valves (they were all on the tight side before I adjusted them), new plug wires, changing exhaust from D&D to stock, and changing to synth oil. Got the same cruddy mileage.
Keeping the rpm's lower (between 2500-5500)=34mpg.
Playing with higher rpm's (between 4000-7000)=30mpg.
The only time I get it spinning around 7000rpm is when I'm accelerating quickly, then after I'm up to speed, I bring her back down as low as she'll go.
Normal cruising rpm is around 3000, in 5th&6th gear.
Play-time cruising is around 4500-5000, in 4th&5th gear.
My mileage ranges between 28-35mpg.
 
You wont prolly believe this but why lie ! Wife and I went to davenport Iowa for camping tis weekend, going down pulling my bunkhouse trailor. Down i was a little nervous had'nt pulled trailor in 3 yrs . Trailor wieghs 350 or plus 100 extra lbs of sht for camping, and at 5k rpm which is 70 on my speedo. Was get 38 per gl.After getting my blls back for pulling again on the the way i ran 75 -85 down hgwy 80 and was STILL gettin 34 pr gl. I ride really agressive when i ride , without trailor i wiil ALWAYS get at least a 100 miles befor i hit reserve, honest.
 
Thats great, Always wondered how the bike would do pulling a
trailer. My bike seems to get its best mileage on the highway and when I'm doing slow and go driving, not so much.
 
rkerg said:
My bike seems to get its best mileage on the highway and when I'm doing slow and go driving, not so much.
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Mines the opposite.
My best mileage is in town at 50mph in 6th gear, 36mpg.
Anything above 50mph and the mileage just gets worser and worser.
MY FUEL MILEAGE: These results were obtained with steady cruising at a mostly constant speed.
72mph=29.6mpg
62mph=34.0mpg
53mph=35.5mpg
48mph=36.0mpg
 
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