Dave wrote on 03/15/22 at 13:53:30:

Maybe they don't have a four. Watch for duct tape

There just don't seem to be a way to win here !  

If a hybird could just plug into a standard 120V plug it might catch on ?

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So

I'm pictureing a solar pannel on top the roof and a Hybird set up to keep it going .

That 90 mpg bike is sounding better all the time.    The DR200 is one of them but dang that 75mph top end is had to live with.   Its high speed cruise is 60mph.   That 88mpg is 45 and 50mph , that may be the real problem.   

How many folks remember :   Jimmy Carter's nation wide 55mph speed limit ?    

  Ohh,HellYeah, miserable jakkass    


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And such a nice feller too !    With the Fire-side chats and all that stuff ... reminds me of Mr Rogers a little !  
but
He thought he was doing the right thing at the time .   Don't complain about him too much , he does build houses for the welfaire folks ya know!

I can't drive 55 !   (for long) !  

Well , I filled up with 87 % /100% real gas last time for $4.299 at Co-op,

I was thinking : (yea , I know ... I shouldn't do that)

When the  LS-650 was designed - I suspect the regular gas was 100% pure gas / 89 Octane .

So here is a question ?

Which is worse ? :  89 Octane / 90% gas
                            or
                           87 Octane / 100% gas

The Guzzi's valves rattle with either one , but the S-40 (stock motor)  don't seem to care !

I refilled the DR200 today with a wopping 2.06 gallons that cost $4.799 per gallon (93 Octane).    
But
That was after putting 148 miles on the trip set.  

The best part is it still had almost a gallon before going to res.  (3.3gallons total)

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S-40 news :

The S-40 flooded out when I stopped a few days ago.   I turned the fuel off and it finally restarted  with just a little battery to spair !  
So I did the ... shut off the fuel and disconect the fuel line from the carb. ,
open the drain at the bottom of the carb. and drain the bowl , then put a few "Puffs" from the air compressor up through the dran hose at the bottom of the carb.  , then repeat a few times.

The result was profound !  I'm now running lean (to the point of "Loping" at 45-50 degrees) with never warming up enough to smooth out.
But
Today in 65 degree weather it ran just fine.  

So , I'm thinking ...

The carb. must have been over filling for some time ... resulting in sorry MPG numbers.    I put a new inline fuel filter in the line to keep it from happening again.

Hopefully the weather will let me enjoy a 100+ miles ride in the next few days.    I'm going to make my throddle behave itself this time !   The MPG should go up , at least a little !   

MMRanch wrote on 03/17/22 at 18:26:29:


It sounds to me like you should do a carb disassemble and cleaning before you head to Texas.  The last thing you want is to have to do that on the side of the road somewhere along the way.....or while we are supposed to be following youzguyz.

JOG !    Don't be "JENKS'ING ANYBODY"

My plan  to start the trip is to ride the S-40 to Lancers for a 630 mile day ,  unless it is raining.   But , I still don't like tube tires !   never have liked them    

In all the years we've been doing rides , I've been dis-abled once and wounded once.  
1. a flat tire last fall
2. a broken shock years ago in Texas.
I ride to and fro from the events more than or as much as anybody.   And keep up as good as average.   (Thanks for the Training OldFeller  )

Getting back to the price of gas and related subjects here:
I got 55 mpg on the last tank full and refilled for $3.89 with 90% regular.
Who ever it was that suggested that the windshield and saddle bags run the mpg down a bit hit the nail on the head , IMHO.
Being light on the throddle and not having a "over-flowing" carb both helps with better mpg I think.
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