Sleepy
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Was out on tour yesterday and my Viper was chuggin the gas like I do the beer......both expensive habits! I was riding with another guy who had the same sled and my fuel comsuption was double his. I went through a full tank and we did about 80miles. The clutches are clean, suspension adjusted, and carbs were cleaned last season and only use the good stuff for gas.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
Sleepy said:
Is your seld stock? Do you have any clutch work done to it or aftermarket gearing.
2strokinit
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Undo the tape that is holding the throttle pinned to the bars....
Undo the tape that is holding the throttle pinned to the bars....
Sleepy
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ha- true it was a quick trip, but the other Viper was always in front, just a side note, his Viper was the same if not better on gas than the 2 new 800 Adrenalines that claim "amazing fuel mileage"!
Sleepy
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My sled is stock. Nothing extra.
mod-it
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Both sleds match in clutching and jetting, exactly the same?
swmichsx
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did you check for leaks?
Sleepy
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As far as I know, we were the same sled. Neither one of the sleds have been modified.
Sleepy
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I haven't done a thorough check yet, I did check during the ride and it didn't look like anything out of the ordinary.
progold
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clean power valves.
Sleepy
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they are clean as a whistle, however, I did notice on #1, the first gasket on the power valve has a small leak on the bottom. I'm not sure if that would make a difference. Should they leak a little or be sealed solid?
How do the plugs look? are you sure it was running on all three all day?
devvy2
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thirsy viper
I had the same problem, turned out to be a gas line leak. They get brittle over time and easily crack when removing to clean carbs.
I had the same problem, turned out to be a gas line leak. They get brittle over time and easily crack when removing to clean carbs.
Sleepy
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I just checked them, they are even and brown. I was wondering the same. I have spark on all 3.
bluebullet
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I had the same issue last year and found out I was overreving alot more than my buds Viper. Added some weight to primary, cleaned power valves and new belt and fuel milage came alot closer. If you ride hard overreving will burn alot of unneccessry fuel and your out of your power band! Some Viper's have a history of overreving form the factory. I think shift out is around 8400rpms. I was up almost to 9000rpms. Just what I found. good luck
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Sleepy
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Did you change all the lines? I looked but it's hard to tell. How did you find the problem?