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Posted by CDNRatMan
 - September 27, 2015, 04:48:57 AM

   Hell, if the ticket is waiting for me at to the counter I would come myself.....lol......but any bike mechanic with carb experience would be able to help you out.

Posted by Tfrank59
 - September 26, 2015, 22:05:09 PM

Any chance your guy is willing to come out to Seattle-Tacoma and do a job? ;D

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - September 26, 2015, 03:24:35 AM

  Well Tfrank59, I am not a carb guy either and was hung up on doing the Grampsizimng on  my carb that I never did it, and so I am with you. That being said it might be the time to bite the bullet and find a carb guy, someone you can trust, and who will not need a down payment of your first born or a body appendage let alone be added to your will for doing a hour or so of work for you on the bike.
I have found a really good mechanic who I trust and he charges me $30.00 an hour, if he remembers to ask for his money, and he is willing to help with everything, but can only help me on Sundays so we have a schedule worked out, pehaps find someone for help on your carb.

Posted by Tfrank59
 - September 26, 2015, 00:23:17 AM
Quote from: Troll on September 25, 2015, 18:31:42 PM

Your engine is carburated, so there is no BARO sensor to change the computer's programming based on air pressure. Jetting a carb for a specific altitude is a bit of an art. When I used to go out west into the Rockies with my H-Ds, I would carry spare smaller jets with me, if I was going to be at high altitude for a long time. Higher altitude=less oxygen=smaller carb jets for mixture correction..I'm pretty picky about that stuff.

You know now that I have my exhaust right, I should probably change the jets on my bike.  Trouble is, I'm all thumbs when it comes to carburetor work – I just don't have the skill or patience.  Maybe if I could watch somebody do it or a YouTube I'd have a little more confidence, but I'm afraid I'll make matters worse.  But my bike still has a bit of hesitation when I accelerate from idle.
Posted by CDNRatMan
 - September 25, 2015, 19:18:37 PM

  This should be moved to general discussion as people are comparing a FI engine to a carb'ed engine and the answers are getting confusing.

Posted by Troll
 - September 25, 2015, 18:31:42 PM

Your engine is carburated, so there is no BARO sensor to change the computer's programming based on air pressure. Jetting a carb for a specific altitude is a bit of an art. When I used to go out west into the Rockies with my H-Ds, I would carry spare smaller jets with me, if I was going to be at high altitude for a long time. Higher altitude=less oxygen=smaller carb jets for mixture correction..I'm pretty picky about that stuff.

Posted by Tfrank59
 - September 25, 2015, 16:57:20 PM

Huh, so at sea level to maybe 700 feet above, where I ride mostly, I must be getting piss poor mileage :P

Posted by pcarrell
 - September 25, 2015, 13:52:45 PM

I'm about 900 feet above sea level, so I guess it all makes sense.

Posted by Troll
 - September 25, 2015, 13:15:38 PM

I made some interesting discoveries in the last 62,000 miles about mpg on a 1500. One that really surprised me was that altitude above sea level has an ENORMOUS effect. On a trip out to Wyoming in 2011, I was getting about 37 to 40 @ 65 mph on the level land, and as I climbed into the mountains, my mpg went up. At about 5,000' I was getting 45 @ 70 mph. This was with a completely stock intake system, and the Cobra Peace Pipe, running solo. I've tweaked it about 16 different ways, and now I get 45 all the time at sea level and as much as 52 in the mountains...all at 70 mph

Posted by pcarrell
 - September 25, 2015, 11:06:51 AM

Hmmm, I've never done better then 47mpg on my 1500.

Posted by Tfrank59
 - September 24, 2015, 18:28:25 PM
Quote from: Bucko on September 24, 2015, 12:28:24 PM

The only time I ever calculated the MPG on my 1500 was a few months ago and I averaged 64MPG over 3 tanks of gas but that's using the larger CDN gallon.  It's about 53 in USMPG and that was entirely highway driving.

53 mpg on the highway sounds about right for a 1500 – that's about what I'd expect, actually better than what I'd expect, on my 1500 Valkyrie.  And I'm guessing if I did all highway riding with my drifter 800, I'd get about 50 to 53 mpg too.
Posted by CDNRatMan
 - September 24, 2015, 13:00:22 PM

  Once again there is a huge difference or should be in mpg between a 800 and 1500. Like comparing apples and oranges. The one time were you can not compare the bikes and see what the difference is.

Posted by Bucko
 - September 24, 2015, 12:28:24 PM

The only time I ever calculated the MPG on my 1500 was a few months ago and I averaged 64MPG over 3 tanks of gas but that's using the larger CDN gallon.  It's about 53 in USMPG and that was entirely highway driving.

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - September 24, 2015, 05:38:31 AM

  Well good for you, I looked at your gallery pictures, and a hint......I'll wage you get at least a couple more mpg if you switched to WWW on them rims, and it would look super cool........ ::) ;)

Posted by Tfrank59
 - September 23, 2015, 22:30:13 PM

Well after finally getting my exhaust back pressure right, and running a couple tankfuls of ethanol free gas through her, not to mention just figuring out how she wants to be ridden, I managed to get 45 MPG in a mix of city and highway riding.  I think I'm good with that.

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