T250 oil consumption
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 6:13 pm
Hello all.
I've now got about 400 miles on my '72 T250 after my winter of bringing her back to life. The bike is running great.
Plugs are burning nicely and all is well. Sooooo my question is about oil consumption. Cable is set to the marks, smoke is not excessive and I'm using Yamalube 2S.
I measured consumption very accurately by mileage and compared to fuel consumption and doing the math my ratio works out to 34:1.
This mileage is a mix of in town and highway with a good portion of it running at 90-100kph (55-60mph). And lots of that is in 5th running 6000rpm plus. (hills and head winds negate the use of 6th gear).
I'm happy to leave all as it is but its quite a bit more than my GT500A was using when I had that bike.
I'm curious if any other T250 riders have an idea what they are using? To help compare--- I'd estimate a full tank would carry me about 400 miles.
Relic
I've now got about 400 miles on my '72 T250 after my winter of bringing her back to life. The bike is running great.
Plugs are burning nicely and all is well. Sooooo my question is about oil consumption. Cable is set to the marks, smoke is not excessive and I'm using Yamalube 2S.
I measured consumption very accurately by mileage and compared to fuel consumption and doing the math my ratio works out to 34:1.
This mileage is a mix of in town and highway with a good portion of it running at 90-100kph (55-60mph). And lots of that is in 5th running 6000rpm plus. (hills and head winds negate the use of 6th gear).
I'm happy to leave all as it is but its quite a bit more than my GT500A was using when I had that bike.
I'm curious if any other T250 riders have an idea what they are using? To help compare--- I'd estimate a full tank would carry me about 400 miles.
Relic