23 MPG?!?!?

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23 MPG?!?!?

wraithen
I just recently cleaned out my carb and rebuilt it, I counted turns on all the adjustment screws when i put it back together and installed everything. Is my carb seriously out of whack or whats going on? I should be getting more MPG than that.. The bike seemed to be running fine. It starts right up and idles and i don't hear any weird noises. I don't have a leak in my carbs or anywhere else that i can see. There isn't a smell of fuel in my garage.. Help please.. again..
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Re: 23 MPG?!?!?

Rod_Knockin
Im getting about 31 around town. I dont have much chance to romp on it mostly sitting in traffic and moving with traffic
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Re: 23 MPG?!?!?

gonebiking-2
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Hello again. Have you checked that the vacuum readings on all four carbs are the same ? No leaks ANYWHERE ????  All the jets are ib the right place - on other words you haven`t mixed up the primary with the secondary jets?. The float level should be 15.5mm (0.61") the Primary Jet is 68 and the secondary jet is 102 - thats from the Honda factory workshop manual that I have  What RPM are you doing at say 100KMH /60 mph ?? Also check the number of teeth on the rear sprocket. Front should be 15 and rear anything from 38-44. I know my Honda on long distance touring trips gives me 42-44 MPG , but never bothered to check when running around the city. Idle speed is 1000 rpm +/- 50 rpm
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Re: 23 MPG?!?!?

wraithen
i just took it to the shop, i know i know, i got this far i should figure it out myself. But, i got tired of screwing with it. I just wanna ride the damn thing and get it working how it should be. 3 months ago i didn't know nothing about nothing bike wise. I'm quite a bit better but, my patience isn't all that robust. thanks for the assistance guys. i'm sure ill be bugging you all again.