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Tarkor

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  1. I've been doing the above on a regular basis actually. I reset tripmeter A ever time I fill up (trip B reserved for maintenance intervals) and use the pump info as the basis for the amount of fuel. Over the course of 4 tanks, has averaged out to 25mpg +2mpg per tank. All together this is a rather frustrating issue. I'm sure it will probably end up falling under the K.I.S.S. principle as well!
  2. Well, after having it in the shop for a day and putting another couple hundred miles on her, still running into the same basic issues. Realized that I've only been running through about 5 gal at a time, however, that's still breaking down to roughly 25 mpg during a combination of city and highway riding. :sad: I'm becoming a little concerned with this especially due to the 3wk road trip planned the end of August. Going to leave her with the dealer for a few days when she goes in for her 3K service and see if they can figure it out!
  3. Aside from this weekend, I've been keeping her under 6K the majority of the time. Every so often, have to play around :wink: especially when out for a weekend jaunt but mostly just commute type riding. Prior bikes have included a friends '84 ZX750Turbo that I learned to ride on. My first bike was a 94 RF600R which I put 80,000 mi on in 2 1/2 years. Spent a year riding an EX500 as it was all I could afford at the time, now this. Have to say, the XX is the most amazing bike I've ever ridden! :grin:
  4. Appreciate the suggestion on running it at higher rpm's. This is only the 3rd bike I've owned and I'm having to pick up tips as I go, all are appreciated! :grin: I am aware of the fuel gauge reputation for being off a bit, I regularly run it down close to fumes prior to filling it. Living in WA state so the 'pom' comment isn't applicable in my case, quite a few others are but not that one! :wink:
  5. Just purchased a brand new 03 XX 1 month ago. In that amount of time, I've put over 1200 miles on it and I'm not sure how many tanks I've run through. Problem that I'm finding is that I'm getting 120-130 miles on a single tank, roughly 20mi/gal. I'm not revving it particularly high, 5-6K is where I try to keep it, and am doing a combination of city/highway riding. It just went in for it's first servicing, recommended at 600 but couldn't get an opening in the shop until 1200 miles. I mentioned the mileage problem and that every bit of info I could dig out showed a 35-45 mpg rating for these bikes, however they were unable to find anything wrong with it. My question is if this is what I should expect, if there's a change I should make in my riding to improve performance, or if anyone knows what might be causing this? Appreciate any help you can give me!
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