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Re: [ST] Re: Gas mileage?
I do not have the smell of gas when the bike is off. However, when I start
it there is a heavy smell of rich gas. I discovered that the previous owner
had a triumph carbon fiber can on it prior to selling it to me. He put the
stock one back on before selling the bike to me. I called a triumph dealer
and asked if the bike should be retuned to the stock can. They said
definitely, and that a "can" that was not matched to the tune could cause
bad gas mileage. Sooo, I took it in and had them download a tune. It made
ABSOLUTELY NO DIFFERENCE, the mileage is the same. I just got back from a
ride, and sure enough the light came on at 120 miles. I rode until the gas
gauge was almost out of red at 133 miles. I topped off the tank and it took
exactly 4.7 gallons, so I had .9 of a gallon left before the fill-up. SO
WHAT'S WRONG??? The bike has 8,000 miles on it and is not due for a valve
adjustment until 12,000, could valves be the problem? The dealer also said
I had an exhaust leak but he didn't have time to fix it. Any ideals? I had
hoped the tune would fix the problem, guess not! VB
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