Joined Nov 2014
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Hi,
Totally noob question:
I recently purchased an RSV Mille 2002 with 27.5k on the clock - lovely lovely lovely bike. However, fuel consumption is a slight concern - yes I know I shouldn't care about it at all (etc etc), however it seems excessive even for this bike.
The dealer put the stock pipe back on it for roadworthy - it came with a very loud Leo Vince SBK pipe (oh yeah!). I didn't ride it for very long with the stock pipe, but it was getting 8 l/100k (29.4 mpg US / 35.3 mpg UK) which is a lot for a bike but fine with me: A range of about 150klm before the reserve light came on.
I put the Leo Vince pipe back on and the bike is now getting about 10 l/100k (23.5 mpg US / 28.2 mpg UK) - a range of about 125klm (77 miles) before the reserve light comes on.
So my question is - can the exhaust pipe make that much difference? Or is there something else I need to consider? Is 10 l/100klm reasonable for this model (it's been pretty consistent whether commuting or riding on country roads)? I have done some searching and it does seem more than most people report.
cheers!
Totally noob question:
I recently purchased an RSV Mille 2002 with 27.5k on the clock - lovely lovely lovely bike. However, fuel consumption is a slight concern - yes I know I shouldn't care about it at all (etc etc), however it seems excessive even for this bike.
The dealer put the stock pipe back on it for roadworthy - it came with a very loud Leo Vince SBK pipe (oh yeah!). I didn't ride it for very long with the stock pipe, but it was getting 8 l/100k (29.4 mpg US / 35.3 mpg UK) which is a lot for a bike but fine with me: A range of about 150klm before the reserve light came on.
I put the Leo Vince pipe back on and the bike is now getting about 10 l/100k (23.5 mpg US / 28.2 mpg UK) - a range of about 125klm (77 miles) before the reserve light comes on.
So my question is - can the exhaust pipe make that much difference? Or is there something else I need to consider? Is 10 l/100klm reasonable for this model (it's been pretty consistent whether commuting or riding on country roads)? I have done some searching and it does seem more than most people report.
cheers!
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