SavageShy
Member
(2000 sportster 1200c) Ok guys, ive done a complete tune up, new plugs, taylor 11mm wires, and a carb clean. Ive got se slipons and a hammer air cleaner and i i finally got a chance to get real mpg numbers (no carb drain and removal) and im sitting at 30 mpg!! Now, ive known the bike is a bit rich with stock jetting, probably due to altitude, and its still ~35-40° here, so i let it warm up for quite a while, and ride with the choke on for a substantial amount of time each ride, and with the accelerator pump im losing a squirt of gas every time i blip to downshift, and im pretty heavy on the throttle when accelerating, but 30 mpg still doesnt seem right. So the question is, is this normal for winter driving conditions like ive described? Or is something seriously off here?
Secondly, i dropped down to a 165 main right after my fill up, and the bike is definitely closer, but it still hesitates in mid rpms when i give it throttle so im wondering if thats just normal for these cv carbs, or if thats thats a sign of it still being too rich at this point? The local Harley guy says its fairly normal, but i i a perfectionist when it comes to these things and want to be sure.
So do I need a driver mod, or just more tuning? Or both?
Secondly, i dropped down to a 165 main right after my fill up, and the bike is definitely closer, but it still hesitates in mid rpms when i give it throttle so im wondering if thats just normal for these cv carbs, or if thats thats a sign of it still being too rich at this point? The local Harley guy says its fairly normal, but i i a perfectionist when it comes to these things and want to be sure.
So do I need a driver mod, or just more tuning? Or both?