Adding tooth increases fuel economy
26/01/08 07:18 Filed in: Motorcycle
Madness
WTF?
OK. In the interests of National health, I'll explain.
(I can see hordes of academics running to the dentist asking for more teeth in their mouths just to squeeze a few more metres per litre out of their BMW's)
If you read through my blogs under "Motorcycle Madness" you'll see that I put a 16 tooth front sprocket on my bike.
I can confirm that in addition to giving the bike extra top end range equivalent to a 7th gear, it has increased the km/L from 22 to 24.5. This essentially gives me a slightly uncomfortable range of 530kms per tank. This may actually be more as I was riding the bike a little harder over the test period because of the extra reach I had in top gear.
I will settle down over the next couple of months and will keep an eye on any further increases in economy.
brrrrmmmm brrrmmmm.
OK. In the interests of National health, I'll explain.
(I can see hordes of academics running to the dentist asking for more teeth in their mouths just to squeeze a few more metres per litre out of their BMW's)
If you read through my blogs under "Motorcycle Madness" you'll see that I put a 16 tooth front sprocket on my bike.
I can confirm that in addition to giving the bike extra top end range equivalent to a 7th gear, it has increased the km/L from 22 to 24.5. This essentially gives me a slightly uncomfortable range of 530kms per tank. This may actually be more as I was riding the bike a little harder over the test period because of the extra reach I had in top gear.
I will settle down over the next couple of months and will keep an eye on any further increases in economy.
brrrrmmmm brrrmmmm.
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