Bryan, you could try running some seafoam on each tank. I recently got a cbr which PO didn't use much in the last 5 years. After cleaning the carbs I was getting 25 mpg. I started adding between 1/4 to 1/2 pin of seafoam at each tank refill. In a couple of weeks it when up to 35 mpg.
Javier. On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 8:22 PM, Bryan McGee <[email protected]> wrote: > thanks for input .I will watch it as ride more, it will get better i'm > still getting a feel for the bike..thanks guy's > > --- On *Tue, 7/5/11, Graham Rogers <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Gas mileage > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2011, 6:54 PM > > > I have always used 87 octane in all my Nighthawks and they have run fine. > Never took notice of gas consumption though, Graham > > On Jul 5, 2011, at 6:35 PM, Bryan McGee wrote: > > The bike 84 nighthawk cb650sc and after 4 weeks of hard work putting > this old girl back together it's 95% there ,So my Question is I put 55 miles > on her first day on the road and i went though 2 gals of gas put i know I > used the wrong octane of 87 . I read the manual and it should be 93 octane . > Could that be the factor or something else..? Everyone is so help full I > feel you are in my garage side by side with me... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]<http://us.mc1606.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<http://us.mc1606.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
