What did you do to your Yamaha today?

Checked valve clearances, built a PVC carb rack, replaced the tach gear seals and started cleaning the carbs. Feels like I should have a longer list, given how much time I spent in the garage.

 

Swapped in the "extra" swingarm, as it already had great bearings in it. I'll rebuild my old one later when I've got a couple bucks to buy a slide hammer and puller to get the races out. Nice clean swing now, no lateral play. Beautiful!

 

Got pictures of the PVC rack? I'm always interested in different people's approaches for this.

 

This is the one l did, I got the instructions around this site somewhere.

 

After cleaning front brake caliper and installing new lines, I am gettting 5 mpg more than last year on my last couple of tanks of gas. Calipers were probably sticking more than I thought: last year I got 37-40 mpg, this year I'm around 44-45 mpg.

 

Now I'm really jealous! My XJ700N is bone stock and I think perfectly set up--perfect light tan plugs-- and I've never gotten better than 43, and I'm a fairly slow rider.

 

Not sure what to suggest except for maybe doing a air fuel mixture check to verify the current settings or a carb sync.
Most of my riding is back and forth to work which is about 15 miles with very few stops.

 

50 mpg all day long

 

Slowley is moving my project

 

Nice, I occasionally think about a smaller bike for the fuel economy then I open mine up and go NAH I'll deal with it LOL

Project looks likes it is coming along nicely

 

I've been wanting to measure my fuel cost at sedate gentle riding instead of hard acceleration and zooming.

I still haven't managed a whole trip of sedate gentle riding. In three months.

 

Little bit chilly this morning on the way to work 4:45 am. Still better then being in a box though.

 

Mine is mostly town driving, and when I do go highway, we have an 80 MPH speed limit, tends to cut down on mileage for both cycle and cars!

I've owned mine since brand new and don't recall ever averaging more than around 45 mpg for mixed driving.

I posted what I did for people struggling with mileage to check their brakes. I was focused on what might be wrong with my carbs/ignition...

 

I for some reason thought my bike would get closer to fifty for some odd reason.
Guessing that I should be grateful that I am getting 43 mpg.

 

Huh... Maybe mines running rich. Have been too busy with other fires to check, and it feels good with no popping, so it wasn't a priority.

I just get about 34mpg. Mine you... A lot of that is due to how I ride. Could get WAY better fuel economy if I had more that two throttle positions.

 

Absolutely

 

I didn't ride her, because I couldn't start her, because I couldn't remember that I hadn't bought an AGM battery.
Tonight I checked the battery. Electrolyte was low. Topped off with distilled H2O and have it charging on the bench.
Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. (and buy AGM).

 

F**k me I just filled up third tank and after abusing the throttle I just got 37.9 mpg
I did have a huge grin across my face

 

Make and Model:
1985 Yamaha XJ700XN Maxim
Price, suggested retail $3499
Average fuel consumption rate:
44.6 mpg (18.9 km/L)
If this is correct I would think we XJ700x's are doing just fine for MPG, most of the time

 

Hail to the king, baby! Hail to the king.