Got a 2000 Vmax 500 twin that is stock. I am getting about 100km to a tank of fuel on groomed trails. Is this average for this sled? Any ideas on getting better mileage....
horkn
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My 97 venture 600 with a 136" track gets about 10 mpg with either 2 up going at a good clip, on the trails, or with me solo on high speed trail running. It's got 6400 miles on it too now, so it's far from fresh. That's about 16 km per gallon. Something must be wrong with your sled. Does it smell gassy? How are the plugs? After that, is the speedo actually somewhat acccurate or at least in line with other sleds you ride with?
No gas smell, and speedo seems to be working fine anmd plugs are new and seem clean. I ran with a guy that has a 700 Mountain max nad he got a little better mileage but not a whole lot. I read some more and it appears to be nature of the beast but would like to see a little better mileage.