Raptor Chapter

"Which is 45 to the gallon" It's 47, actually... It's more than fine! :) "Check that the temp guage is going above 81 degrees, below that is the cold map which dumps in loads of fuel." OK; that explains it, then (this is pretty much what I expected). It's just by the end of my da...

I went out for a ride on Sunday with the new plugs. It took exactly 6(!!!) litres /100 km on average. I'm not sure if it's the new plugs, or the open road (probably both), but I had some motorway sections in it as well, which I did at 90-100 mph. Now curious to see how the urban consumption turns ou...

OK; plugs replaced. They weren't particularly black; the electrodes were fine, but the bottom I mean the top depending on how you look :) "ring" had some carbon deposit. I believe it's just due to the short distance commuting, so I guess that's how much it is, then... :( ) No error codes i...

Thank you! :) Yeah; I used to ride about 6000 miles a year (before I moved to the UK, that is; it's a lot more difficult to find roads with light traffic around London to get out for a proper ride... :( ) I still do like 3000 a year; I was really surprised that such old bikes with a mileage like thi...

In the meantime I found that my mileage (7k-something) asks for a couple of new plugs. (I don't assume the valve-clearances to be out of range after so little usage, but will keep that in mind, thx.) I'm wondering how much the cold engine affects it (my commute is 7 miles; it hardly has a chance to ...

Careful though, because it only comes with the cons of FI (Erratic throttle response and complex electrical sensors that can conk out). The fuel economy is rubbish on the other hand...

Hmmm. 29 mpg is 9.47 l/100km. (This is how I prefer to measure as well, but I thought I'd post the silly imperial unit on a UK site... :) ) Anyway; the difference between 8 and 9.5 is massive if we consider that both are "urban" values. I guess I'm gonna have to check the plugs; they will ...

Hi All, I bought a Raptor 1000 a month ago. It's year 2000. After sorting out a few things I started using it for commuting in London, and got baffled by the 29 mpg I got out of it. (I've got the reserve light flashing around 88 miles...) I looked up the specs. on the Net, and found that it's suppos...