Forum: Motorcycles
07-31-2012, 08:17 PM
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Re: My Honda CBF125 on 150mpg :)
Which is getting annoying, because that should be a 90-day list and that single tank owns everything since a year and a half :confused:
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Forum: Motorcycles
07-16-2011, 08:58 PM
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Re: My Honda CBF125 on 150mpg :)
Teresa needs 2.5l oil and a filter every 10000km. One single spark plug + valve check (4 valves) @ every 20000. Air filter, practically as it gets dirty, I even had a 10000km period when it remained...
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Forum: Motorcycles
06-27-2011, 03:09 PM
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Re: My Honda CBF125 on 150mpg :)
I like the belt, it lasts quite long and needs no lubing nor anything.
The downside is that it doesn't warn me that it's about to wear off like a chain does (we needed to regularly adjust it when it...
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Forum: Motorcycles
06-27-2011, 01:42 PM
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Re: My Honda CBF125 on 150mpg :)
I don't think so. AFAIK a bit more energy is lost through belts than through chains. Our chain driven bike coasts a bit better at lower speeds (though it can be anything, not just the belt...)
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Forum: Motorcycles
06-27-2011, 03:22 AM
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Re: My Honda CBF125 on 150mpg :)
My clutch plates had to be replaced soon after I got Teresa, at 46k km. I don't know anything about the first owner, but I used engine braking very much at the beginning, down to almost zero, with...
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Forum: Motorcycles
06-26-2011, 09:38 PM
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Re: My Honda CBF125 on 150mpg :)
Hm, that makes sense. I don't really know how strong are those gears. "May" not be designed to drive that much weight :D
On durability of other parts: the first drive belt lasted 63k km for me,...
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Forum: Motorcycles
06-26-2011, 11:34 AM
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Re: My Honda CBF125 on 150mpg :)
I've heard several times about 'wearing the starter' - is that something real? It's just an electric motor, a simple and sturdy thing, I'd expect it to drag me through the continent if I had a...
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Forum: Motorcycles
06-26-2011, 06:03 AM
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Re: My Honda CBF125 on 150mpg :)
Huh, you're hardcore or the CBF is very special :D
Teresa would be very angry with me if I shifted at 2700. I know it from the sounds she makes :D So I shift at 3200-3500, depending on the gear and...
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Forum: Motorcycles
06-25-2011, 03:45 AM
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Re: My Honda CBF125 on 150mpg :)
That's why BSFC diagrams are used: those are nice 2D pictures with rpm and load axes so one can tell in a moment what's the best. It's hasty to say things like 'it's best at (half of) peak torque',...
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Forum: Motorcycles
06-24-2011, 09:08 PM
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Re: My Honda CBF125 on 150mpg :)
It's not enough, it doesn't say anything about efficiency at different loads at the same rpm. Some say that the engine is most efficient at the torque peak, but I'm not convinced at all. And they...
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Forum: Motorcycles
06-23-2011, 08:01 PM
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Re: My Honda CBF125 on 150mpg :)
I think the modern CBF is fuel injected, at least it surely is in Europe (Daniel wrote he lives in Portugal), just like their CBR125 which I had been eyeing with before buying Teresa.
That bike...
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Forum: Motorcycles
06-23-2011, 06:06 AM
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Re: My Honda CBF125 on 150mpg :)
It makes sense, even though I've never seen any BSFC data about motorcycles - but gasoline engines are usually more efficient under load. Therefore I always try to keep rpms as low as possible and...
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Forum: Motorcycles
06-19-2011, 08:20 PM
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Re: My Honda CBF125 on 150mpg :)
Do you have a modified tank on this bike? Factory data mentions a 10l tank (but even that could give you great range at 162mpg...)
Anyway, I don't think I can advise you wouldn't already know....
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Forum: Motorcycles
11-23-2010, 12:48 AM
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Re: My Honda CBF125 on 150mpg :)
You're probably right. I actually spend more on maintenance/tax/insurance than on fuel (new tires, clutch plates, battery, water pump, valve shims, fuel filter, drive belt/sprocket, front brake...
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Forum: Motorcycles
11-21-2010, 02:33 AM
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