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Wayne that picture made me throw up a little bit.

Less than 20 mpg doesn't seem possible, no matter how hard you push it.

I'd have a look at those spark plugs - they should be caked rich.

My work is done here...

D-Eagle wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 8:10 am Wayne that picture made me throw up a little bit.

Clarifying details; roads in the area are laid out in a grid - curves are rare. Crops like soy beans and winter wheat allow for long sight lines. Roads are relatively free of traffic, and in good condition. The fuel map in the PC-V on my bike is a custom map - a hybrid version of the old smoothness map and WOT map (resulting in non-typical mpg at times). There tends to be stop signs every 2-3 miles. All of these factors combined with WOT launches from said stop signs and running WOT to the next stop sign equals less than 20mpg...

In theory.

Closed course, idiot pilot, do not attempt to duplicate, results may vary...

Hppants wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 8:15 am Less than 20 mpg doesn't seem possible, no matter how hard you push it.

I'd have a look at those spark plugs - they should be caked rich.

Can't speak for the FJR as much, but my TL1000R was almost exclusively ridden in the city with lots of stop lights and that V-Twin grunt and sound. Every light was a drag race. I got crap for mpg and when I took my first road trip on it I was blow away by getting almost double the mpg out of it. I've moved out of the main city so my FJR sees lots of highways even in the city now, not so much back to back to back drag races like that one saw. Probable. I also have the smoothness map and while not great, it did drop the mpgs a bit too.

extrememarine wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:39 pm I do have a project for tech day. The bike used 5.7 gallons of fuel in less than 106 miles. I can't see any visable fuel leaks.

Jeebus.

I don't know if I wanna see your "Moving Average Speed" on your GPS after that ride.

JSNS

That "evidence" was promptly deleted at the end of the ride...

BikerGeek wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 11:28 am

extrememarine wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:39 pm I do have a project for tech day. The bike used 5.7 gallons of fuel in less than 106 miles. I can't see any visable fuel leaks.

Jeebus.

I don't know if I wanna see your "Moving Average Speed" on your GPS after that ride.

JSNS

extrememarine wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 11:38 am That "evidence" was promptly deleted at the end of the ride...

BikerGeek wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 11:28 am

extrememarine wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:39 pm I do have a project for tech day. The bike used 5.7 gallons of fuel in less than 106 miles. I can't see any visable fuel leaks.

Jeebus.

I don't know if I wanna see your "Moving Average Speed" on your GPS after that ride.

JSNS

I doubt law enforcement is gonna be spying on your GPS, For F's sake, we cannot even discern who brought the booger sugar into the white house! LOL


I think you are safe.

I rode my FJR to school today because it is beautiful out. 80 and sunny right now. Too bad I am sitting at my work desk.

Finally got around to wiring up the Quad Lock phone mount I installed a few weeks ago. I was powering it through the almost never used cigar outlet in the glove box. Now it’s powered through my auxiliary fuse block, nice clean install. Best phone mount I’ve ever used.

Packed and ready to go. Heading north to Maryland to visit lifelong friends, mosey about western MD and northeast WV a bit and hopefully end up on Delmarva for fresh-off-the-boat crabs before coming home. Simple vacation, no big plans really, just happy to get outta town for a few days.

rbentnail wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 6:01 am .... Simple vacation, no big plans really, just happy to get outta town for a few days.

Love it.

Never thought about the riding in Maryland. I'd be interested to read your thoughts. Have a good ride!

Washed it last night. Rode it to work this morning. Heading out Friday afternoon with some friends to their place in Johnstown, PA then have concert tickets for Saturday in Pittsburgh. Just need to get through these next couple days at work first.

I went for lunch in Westhawk..160km’s away. At the start of the ride I discovered that the ABS light was on and would not go out. So, I guess I’ll bleed the brakes & ABS unit again to see if that cures it.

CollingsBob wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 10:01 am I went for lunch in Westhawk..160km’s away. At the start of the ride I discovered that the ABS light was on and would not go out. So, I guess I’ll bleed the brakes & ABS unit again to see if that cures it.

Make sure the rear brake pedal isn't sticking. Is cruise control working properly?
Did you test ABS to see if it is working?

FJRoss wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 3:03 pm

CollingsBob wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 10:01 am I went for lunch in Westhawk..160km’s away. At the start of the ride I discovered that the ABS light was on and would not go out. So, I guess I’ll bleed the brakes & ABS unit again to see if that cures it.

Make sure the rear brake pedal isn't sticking. Is cruise control working properly?
Did you test ABS to see if it is working?

Cruise control works perfectly and I just lubed the brake pivot. I slammed the brakes on hard a few times - the abs didn’t engage. I’ll try bleeding everything again tomorrow..

I'd vote cleaning the wheel sensors and lube the holes with dielectric or silicone grease. None on the sensor itself of course.....
Seems to me the Gen3's frequently have issues with ABS lights on or blinking, very sensitive system that way......
My '14 now buddy's has had issues frequently in the last two years. Haven't cured it yet....... he fixes it with an ignition cycle or hard application of the brakes.... but it will come back.

Wayne, I have a hybrid map on 06. Wally smoothness to 4K, Dale Walker above 4K.
Took a liitle fuel out at the top.

On my trip out west in 2021, the lowest i saw on the dash (maybe not perfectly accurate) was 15mpg. I was at an elevated velocity. So it's possible. :>)

Hppants wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 8:15 am Less than 20 mpg doesn't seem possible, no matter how hard you push it.

I'd have a look at those spark plugs - they should be caked rich.

Hppants wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 7:12 am

rbentnail wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 6:01 am .... Simple vacation, no big plans really, just happy to get outta town for a few days.

Love it.

Never thought about the riding in Maryland. I'd be interested to read your thoughts. Have a good ride!

You know those hilly things in WV that people talk about all the time? Western Maryland is the same.

Run up 219 into Maryland. You'll go through the Deep Creek area. Very nice. The rest is all farmland.