johnpaul
Just got it firing!
I finally got around to changing my fuel filter out for one of the all metal variety a couple weeks ago with about 10,000 miles on the clock, and just got to take it on its first decent ride since the filter swap of about 130 miles round trip. When I first changed it out and fired it up, I thought the bike was running smoother with the new filter, but I assumed that this was more psychological than real. I fueled up on the way out for my recent trip, and then again when I returned, and as is my habit I calculated my gas mileage. I have always been a bit disappointed in the mileage that I got on the V7. I usually get around 42 mpg on mostly highway trips and 39 or 40 with more time on city roads. On this trip though, I got 47 mpg. Could the new filter have smoothed out the V7 AND improved its gas mileage? Or am I imagining the smoothness; and is the mileage a fluke? Admittedly, this is just one trip, and lots of things can affect mileage. Perhaps there is something that I am not accounting for.
Curious if anybody else has had similar experiences.
Curious if anybody else has had similar experiences.