Average mileage on MC 54 250B By bobf (Read 639 times)

[bobf]

I was just looking up the mileage on my scooter but could not find the average listed. I did find the spec for the tank and it said 3.4 gallons.

I have the 244cc Honda clone vertical engine.

I am trying to find how much I can trust my tank and gage. I put about two gallons in it this spring after I had taken the gage out and put a new gasket on it. I have now driven about 50 miles. I look into the tank and it looks about half full but the gage says one notch down from the full bar. I may have messed up the gage while taking it out and putting back in while trying to stop the leak.

So now I will probably need to run it based on the average miles per gallon. Fill it up, note the mileage on the speedometer, calculate the next fill up number, and have a good ride.

Anyone have a good average example? Or maybe several from different people.

The alternative of trying to calibrate the gage position by readjusting the float seems to be a bit more trouble than I want to put into it.
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[sunlproblems]

put a 1 liter bottle of gas in your seat run it out of gas from full then you know your bike

[Bashan]

Yeah that would work although I'm not wild about gas under my seat, it can be embarrassing....BA-DUMP! Just do the standard mileage check that you can do with any vehicle. Fill it up to a spot where you can put the same amount of gas in each time, like the metal bar across the spout. Then jot down your mileage and drive it a ways you know won't run it out of gas. Fill it up to the same spot, get the gallons off of the pump, and subtract the first mileage from the second one. Then divide that number of miles by the number of gallons. For example, you put two gallons in the second fill up and drove 100 miles to get to that point. 100 divided by 2 equals 50 MPG. I do it on my motorcycle all the time, it's gauge sucks too. Rich

[bobf]

Both ideas sound good, but I think I might just follow the Bashan way.

I really don't want to start pulling hoses and other under cover things if I don't have to.
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[sunlproblems]

other then not being vented whats the deference my gas tank is under my seat anyway should get around 70 miles to the gallon