Fuel Guzzling Bugger! :(

thats right for an f1 kit... ruined th epoint of me buying the bike for economy purposes

Originally Posted by xXBADGERXx

I checked Morgans site out there VP , says the New carbtune pro is only £55 , is it a simple job to connect and balance then ? My K3 has just started to feel a little rough and I am sure she needs a throttle body balance , and I am a sucker for having all my own tools so would quite happily invest in one of these rather than pay a shop the same price for a one off adjustment probably costing the same as buying one of these .

Yeh, it was pretty simple really. I have a Haynes manual that I used for reference in taking off the air box but I believe you can do it without having to take the air box off.

The most difficult thing I found was getting the rubber nipple off the vacuum pipe on the front throttle body. It's in a bit of an awkward place, particularly if you have big hands.

If you take your time and don't rush it you'll be fine, and the Morgan Carbtune is simplicity itself to use and is good quality. Excellent service too when I ordered mine.

As you say, it's worth just paying the dosh to get the kit and do it yourself. I did mine a few months ago and I'll be checking them again now that the nicer weather is on it's way.

Believe me, if I can do it anyone can! Although I'm an engineer things never seem to go according to plan when I get my tools out.

Originally Posted by Dave20046

I have the same setup (minus the aerodynamics probably...I'm guessing your on a faired one) in my head my mpg is appauling. Roughly it's about £9 for 100 miles I think. I'm going to experiment soon.

Yeah I'm on a Curvy S fully faired. I would have thought it would make that much of a difference to MPG figures. £9 for 100 miles is probably not far off. I get around 130-35 to the light on a full tank. I probably fill up around £11ish when I do. Haven't let it get to the solid light yet. Might try it when I know where the nearest petrol station is

At this time of year road salt can really mess up your brake calipers and cause the brakes to drag. I just overhauled my calipers and get an extra 15 miles before my fuel light comes on.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by stuballs

At this time of year road salt can really mess up your brake calipers and cause the brakes to drag. I just overhauled my calipers and get an extra 15 miles before my fuel light comes on.

By coincidence I'm doing that now, and they were dragging reasonably badly. (jacked it up and turning the wheel was stiff)

Originally Posted by VolatileParsley

Yeh, it was pretty simple really. I have a Haynes manual that I used for reference in taking off the air box but I believe you can do it without having to take the air box off.

The most difficult thing I found was getting the rubber nipple off the vacuum pipe on the front throttle body. It's in a bit of an awkward place, particularly if you have big hands.

If you take your time and don't rush it you'll be fine, and the Morgan Carbtune is simplicity itself to use and is good quality. Excellent service too when I ordered mine.

As you say, it's worth just paying the dosh to get the kit and do it yourself. I did mine a few months ago and I'll be checking them again now that the nicer weather is on it's way.

Believe me, if I can do it anyone can! Although I'm an engineer things never seem to go according to plan when I get my tools out.

Yeah I managed to get in there and install my Scottoiler so I have a good idea where to tap into , I have the Dealer manuals here in PDF format anyway , I`m an engineer as well so will be quite happy to have a bash at this myself , will order one of these next week and see how it goes . Did the bike feel any different afterwards ?

Originally Posted by xXBADGERXx

Did the bike feel any different afterwards ?

Definite sense of it being a lot smoother on the throttle and less 'jerky' if that makes sense. Also, I had an annoying rattling noise coming from the exhaust which went away completely when balancing the throttle bodies. So I'm guessing that this was something to do with weird airflow as a result of the TBs balance being out.

To help people work out averages, my unrestricted naked K3 gets about 150miles before the fuel warning light comes on, but I do ride like a nana. I rarely go over 7,500rpm but usually out accelerate the cars at lights (it's too easy and fun to do). The K3 shows a solid low fuel light (not flashing) and is a 17 litre tank for non-USA markets.

on Severn Circuit rideout i got 88 miles off 7.5 litres which comes in at 53 mpg. It was good as i normally get worse although i had the baffle out and its gone back in as i gotta be use my bike at 6:30 now.

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160+ miles to a tank on my old FI SV and still had plenty left in it.....also quite eailsy get 100 when ringing its neck.

On the CBR its alot worse sadly......did 3 sessions at my last trackday before needing to fill up......that was about 60ish miles to a tank