[Discussion] TA 200 Fuel Consumption

[jtzx]

oh... i see. thats great.. i super kia su... scared i jam in the middle of the highway without fuel ;-) k thanks for the tip.

[Finrod]

If on the middle of journey, ur bike sputters and loses power, filter to road shoulder to switch tank if ur a noob or learn to switch tank while on the go. On average 1 litre can give u 35km. As TA200 has ard 11.3litre, take 10litre x 35km and so ur average mileage take as 350km plus minus. Safer every 300 go and top up. TA200 is a simple bike to ride, to maintain and also to love. Once u learn all these, its as if its 2nd nature. Personally i amke it a point to top up every 2nd or 3rd day of riding, cant go wrong with that.

[Hydher]

planning ahead never goes wrong.

[VidaK]

when your calculations get better... you can copy what I usually do... calculate how much fuel needed... top-up pump on wednesday to last me til friday, then pump full tank when going for outing...

 

petrol savings...

[jtzx]

ahhh... cool cool man.

[jtzx]

best way to save fuel is to change ur gears early, but not too early till ur bike is getting labour...so far my worse consumption was 33L,cuz i forgot bout my eo till it got burnt away....and best was 42L...cuz i worked despatch wif it and thus i had to cover all e expressway available in sg...haha...and also remember one crucial thing...spark plug...do change it if u've got e spare cash...lyk every 20k km...and also after a new set of plug is installed tune up e carburator

 

fc 35km is it good??

 

just did the sums. millege minus milege divide by the number of Lites i just pump

[Finrod]

35km/litre is the ave for phantom which is good. Better than my Vara which is always below 30km/h. U want better mileage, learnt to change gears using momentum.....no jerking and ride at 60km/h always. Im sure u can get 40km/litre......lol

[jtzx]

35km/litre is the ave for phantom which is good. Better than my Vara which is always below 30km/h. U want better mileage, learnt to change gears using momentum.....no jerking and ride at 60km/h always. Im sure u can get 40km/litre......lol

 

okokok... cause i normally cruise at 80km to 90km as advice from u ;-) maybe i must learn not to throw clutch =p

 

yup wil try to hit better fc the next topups.

[Finrod]

Yupz, dun throw clutch. With time josh, u will understand what i mean by changing gears using momentum. Once u know by listening, u will know when to change, u wun drag, changing gears using momentum will be smoother and good for the bike. Anyways the fast response of ur bike, u can actually do fast clutch. Dunno how to explain lah, can only do it myself....kehkhee

[jtzx]

Yupz, dun throw clutch. With time josh, u will understand what i mean by changing gears using momentum. Once u know by listening, u will know when to change, u wun drag, changing gears using momentum will be smoother and good for the bike. Anyways the fast response of ur bike, u can actually do fast clutch. Dunno how to explain lah, can only do it myself....kehkhee

 

fast clutch??

 

sometime i do change gear fast... like 60km in the meter , i'm on 6 gear already...

[hamsterwhale]

fast clutch??

 

sometime i do change gear fast... like 60km in the meter , i'm on 6 gear already...

 

be sure not to have the bike engine knocking while u change gear fast, cuz u'll feel ur bike feeling very languish...

 

Cheers!

[jtzx]

yup.... no huge knocking sound when i do that ;-)

[tma]

ride on till u run into reserve,not the odometer reading, go fill some 2 litres of petrol(atleast)...now ride on, next time when u run into reserve, note the reading again..

so whatever distance u have covered between the two readings divided by the litres of petrol filled will give you a pretty accurate figure...the more petrol u put, more accurate wll be the value u get.... hope this helps...

sample calculation if u want..

1.1st reserve at 40000km

2.filled in 2 litres

3.next reserve 40070km...

difference = 70km

fc= 35kmpl.

if its ur typical fc that u want to find, ride the bike just the way u drive normally...

riding tips for better FC..

1.ride at an optimum speed...its usually 50 to 70kmph

2.change gears only when u need to...

3.try to maintain constant speed

4.avoid revving unnecessarily

5.avoid switching off engine for very short pauses less than 30 secs

6.maintaining correct tyre pressure

7.increase the quantity of petrol u fill and decrease the frequency,means put 5 litres once and not 1lt 5 times...

8.when u fill petrol run the pump slow, excessive speed causes increased evaporation

well thats pretty much all that i can think of...

[LostRose]

yeah nowadays i dont rev unnecessarily . also i adjust my idling to the lowest possible (not too low of cos, just until the bike doesnt backfire). im also a naturally slow rider i usually cruise at 80-90 max. thus the improved fuel consumption. less traffic lights help too hahah. hmm over time i am learning to love and appreciate my phantom, except for the poor brakes though. any ideas how to improve the brakes?

Edited April 14, 2009 by LostRose

[hamsterwhale]

yeah nowadays i dont rev unnecessarily . also i adjust my idling to the lowest possible (not too low of cos, just until the bike doesnt backfire). im also a naturally slow rider i usually cruise at 80-90 max. thus the improved fuel consumption. less traffic lights help too hahah. hmm over time i am learning to love and appreciate my phantom, except for the poor brakes though. any ideas how to improve the brakes?

 

change the brake hose to braided steel, sure

 

ride on till u run into reserve,not the odometer reading, go fill some 2 litres of petrol(atleast)...now ride on, next time when u run into reserve, note the reading again..

so whatever distance u have covered between the two readings divided by the litres of petrol filled will give you a pretty accurate figure...the more petrol u put, more accurate wll be the value u get.... hope this helps...

sample calculation if u want..

1.1st reserve at 40000km

2.filled in 2 litres

3.next reserve 40070km...

difference = 70km

fc= 35kmpl.

if its ur typical fc that u want to find, ride the bike just the way u drive normally...

riding tips for better FC..

1.ride at an optimum speed...its usually 50 to 70kmph

2.change gears only when u need to...

3.try to maintain constant speed

4.avoid revving unnecessarily

5.avoid switching off engine for very short pauses less than 30 secs

6.maintaining correct tyre pressure

7.increase the quantity of petrol u fill and decrease the frequency,means put 5 litres once and not 1lt 5 times...

8.when u fill petrol run the pump slow, excessive speed causes increased evaporation

well thats pretty much all that i can think of...

 

easier way to remember...

 

pump full tank and calculate last distance travelled divide by how many litres of petrol pump...

 

eg distance 300km, petrol 7L = 300/7= 42.85km/L

 

Huat ah!!!

[jtzx]

yea yea.. my Fc is improving from 35km to now 42km... ;-)

[VidaK]

my city FC is 35km/l

 

my expressway FC is 26km/l

 

average... about 32km/l

 

ha still not so bad!

[chuan.z]

my city FC is 35km/l

 

my expressway FC is 26km/l

 

average... about 32km/l

 

ha still not so bad!

 

Waaaaa... Usually expressway FC will be better than city driving. Means you practically flying on the expressway huh.

[Hydher]

Waaaaa... Usually expressway FC will be better than city driving. Means you practically flying on the expressway huh.

 

You dun know him meh? haha. I ride like sportsbike style 29.5. Slow pick up style best i got was 34... okay la.. beggers cant be choosy. I think its my air intake or perhaps weight.. always pillion.

[VidaK]

Waaaaa... Usually expressway FC will be better than city driving. Means you practically flying on the expressway huh.

 

dead on right...

[hamsterwhale]

dead on right...

 

how u derive the figures???

[VidaK]

how u derive the figures???

 

sometimes I ride only at night (a.k.a. last week), and the roads are empty...

 

wasn't long til I hit reserve

 

the times when I do purely stop and go traffic, I also did burnt one tank...

 

the average is derived from every single petrol refuel in my entire life!

[jtzx]

ah. so this is how u get your fiqures.. chun bo?

[VidaK]

ah. so this is how u get your fiqures.. chun bo?

 

I dun lie to myself

[jtzx]

oh yea.. means should be very chun yea..