lorenzo Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 So, how long before you have to switch the fuel tap over to reserve usually? 85 miles seems a bit shit, doesn't it? It's about half a mile of urban roads, then onto the motorway for about 8 miles (often sat at a slightly brisk speed, but not 3 figures), then about 2 miles of urban stuff. All the urbanity is at about 30-40, a couple of sets of lights, but nothing involving filtering for miles on end or anything. What're your thoughts, people of PB land? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyJim Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 years back a mate of mine had a '30 and I seem to recall the tank was fairly small - isn't it only about 14/15 litres or something, incld reserve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudgetBoy Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 yep 15ltrs Edit to add:- tank range betwen 130-150 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobert Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 I think the range depends on what temp your thermostat opens at............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banoffee Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Can't remember an exact figure, however with K&N, race can, HRC ignition map and bigger jets... it's not a big figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Filled it up again, just short of 12 litres went in, I'd only done about 3 miles on the reserve. I guess it doesn't like being sat at 90 with a massively oversized rider causing a load of drag. Incidentally, 90 equates to about 9500 rpm, does that sound like stock gearing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMSMJ1 Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 15/40 is stock usually 1k per 10mph so probbaly about right...and to be fair, been a while since I did some mileage on mine but I'd want 100 miles before reserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanerno1 Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Hmm mine does/did around 140km to a tank of fuel,, it's fairly modded mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conica Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 Mine did about 80/90 a tank IIRC, Not on stock jetting though... Might not have even been that good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted October 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 OK then, here's the lesson: A modern fuel injected bike propels me to work faster, with more general lunacy and high jinks involved, and does about 30% better fuel economy. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, carb fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomfoolery Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Hardly a fair comparison though, Loz? I'd argue that your NC is working a lot harder than your 675... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdunc Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Hardly a fair comparison though, Loz? I'd argue that your NC is working a lot harder than your 675... [Pedant] Work done= load carriedX distance travelled. So the NC30 won't be working harder, unless Loz has significantly increased the size of his packed lunch, to build up his winter fat layer.[/pedant] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanerno1 Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 But loz you haven't looked at your carbs,, it could be a fair portion of your fuel is just washing away at your bores... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomfoolery Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 [Pedant] Work done= load carriedX distance travelled. So the NC30 won't be working harder, unless Loz has significantly increased the size of his packed lunch, to build up his winter fat layer.[/pedant] Maybe I used the wrong term. What I meant was the NC will be at larger throttle openings for a given acceleration compared to the 675, which is not having it's motor worked as hard to carry the...er...weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted October 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 But loz you haven't looked at your carbs,, it could be a fair portion of your fuel is just washing away at your bores... I have looked at them, but only from a distance of about 4 feet away, while they were in the bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted October 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 I'm diggin' the gold wheels though josh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyJim Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Mine does 70 miles to reserve, at most. I've had an expensive summer. Oh, that V4 growl. <3 They are such lovely bikes, the '30's. small but perfectly formed. Like kylie's arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMSMJ1 Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Old and jaded... lol I need to get my old moto out for a blast, but it is bloody slow after twatting the Mille about. Old and jaded...arff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted October 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Ha, old and jaded.... I'm enjoying it, but bear in mind it's only a 15 min commute, maybe 25 at peak times. I'm much too big for it of course, but I don't mind. The fuel economy is a bit of a let down, but apart from that I'm enjoying the other aspects of it. Of course it's shit in comparison to my 675, that's really obvious, but it means I can go full whack at times, which I can't on the 675 so easily. The downside is that it lacks that searing turn of speed that you can get in the last 3000 revs on the 675, but I can live with it lower down, despite having to use the gears much more. I do miss the whole thing of checking it down 2 gears to overtake on the motorway and blasting past somebody with a ludicrous turn of speed, the occasional light print wheel as I hit a catseye. It's probably for the best that I'm not able to do this daily.... The chassis is great though, really confidence inspiring, irrespective of the conditions, which is why I bought it. If you want a tidy set of black wheels, they feel like they're powder coated, let me know, go halves on tyres change costs and i'll get you a cuppa too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fontyyy Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 My nc35 does a TD on a tank of fuel...that's all I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted October 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 So, it's thirstier than the 675 when it's going slowly, but the 675's thirstier going quickly. Tom's right (I can't believe I've just said that) though, despite probably going about 5 or 10mph slower on the motorway and certainly taking longer accelerating, the throttle openings on the NC30 are much wider than they are on the 675. I often skip up gears on the triumph, 1st, 2nd, then up into 5th or 6th once I've hit a sensible speed, which I could never do that on the 400 obviously, you just don't have that option. I'd have just assumed that because the 400 was a much smaller capacity that the economy would be at least similar to the 675, which does about 30% more mpg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanerno1 Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 Stop thrashing its tits off then!.... Go on!... Dare ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted October 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 What's the point in that?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanerno1 Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 None!,,, but if you rode it sensibly it would return very economical fuel figures, Meh I'm biased, I've had my nc35 since I was 18, it's heavy and underpowered by today's standards but nothing handles quite like it, it has character and is my mate, something that allot of modern bikes don't have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted October 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 What's "very economical"? I know economy's not the reason anybody buys an nc30, but I chucked £13 worth in there today having covered 82 miles. This coming week I'm going to calm down a bit, at your request Beaner, and see if it matches up to moderate riding on the 675. I bet I don't get 135 miles from a tank, which is what the 675 does on steadier days, dropping to about 120 a tank when i'm being sillier. Even on track it's still turning perhaps 60 miles between fill ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanerno1 Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 It's old mate, get it on a dyno, sort the fueling, £50 easily recouped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted October 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 It's the worst 4 stroke economy I've ever had from a bike, and possibly worse than my old TZR too, which again was a bit underpowered but a good laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted November 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 I've been doing the maths here, it's about the same price to stick the bike in the back of my van and drive it there than to get the bike to do the journey with its own engine! Parking's not so easy as it costs £7 a day, so, as they say in the porn industry, fuck that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipringle Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Is the bastard up for sale yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipringle Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Its the bike I,m on about btw.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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