i get about 150 a tank before i need to fill up on my old F3. i hit 165 1x, but ran outa gas on the freeway. so after that time, 150 was my max before filling up. running outa gas at 11pm on the dark freeway SUCKS!!!!!!

 

we shall see this weekend i have about 200 miles to do. the bike seems like its running really good.

 

the best i have ever got 155.

 

For city driving the 3k rpm is normal and is what is recommended in the honda manual. (shift points) I notice I start to get my power past 3k and 5k is plenty for city. I weigh 275 and even then I rarely have to get past 5k to get the bike really moving. 7 or 8 k is just going to waste you gas and make more noise. Yea, the bike takes off big time after 8k, but that's what you need for the track.

I suspect that you need to change the plug or coil. The service manual shows tha above 5k there is more voltage generated by the alternator, so that could be where you are getting that cylinder back. However, it's not very normal for a plug to get fuel fouled and then start working correctly again time after time. I suspect you are just getting a weaker spark as compared to the other cylinders, or the carb is out of adjustment and causing the dumping of more fuel than should be in that cylinder. It may be giving the appearance of no spark.

Also, I have 28k miles on my bike. I have been getting 43 mpg with new iridium plugs, high test gas, fresh oil and all other fluids. I feel slight vibrations in all driving from the engine and I suspect the carbs need adjusting as do the valves. I'm wondering if that could give me at least 5 more mpg. I got 164 miles before reserve last week. I'd like to improve that to at least 50mpg if possible.

 

I get about 130 before reserve some times upto about 150 but I ride my bike really hard, it is just a toy after all so I really couldn't care less about the mpg. I have got a diesel Mondeo for milage.

 

my mileage is really weird, i was getting around 120 if i was lucky, then out of the blue i hit 155 as soon as the weather got warmer....if i ride the **** out of it ill get about 140at least till they switch to winter gas again

 

That's what I get for mixed commuting and fun stuff, on a 97 F3 with 28k miles on it. These guys gettin 130 or 150 miles per tank either need to get their engines tuned, or they're making a whole lot of noise riding WOT from stop sign to stop sign.

 

There is nothing wrong with my bike, I can get 160 -180 before reserve If I ride carefully, but I didn't buy it for that, I get pretty muchthe same mpg as my mate gets on his new 600rr.

 

My bike needs some carb work that's what my big issue never got cold enough this winter to put the bike up for the season, and now its summer again....maybe next winter?

 

220 MILES?!?!?!?!?!!? I only get about 90 before the reserve, i do mostly stop and go around town stuff but still... there must be something seriously screwed with my carbs, might they need re-jetting beacuse i have a slip on but it never got re-jetted and it seems like at certain random rmps my bike bogs down a bit mostly the lower rpms (i have stock gearing)