Mileage on MC 54 250B By bobf (Read 884 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 Honda clone, 244cc, 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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[mcalli]

my mc 54 B only holds 2.5 gallons of gas if I remember correctly.

[bobf]

This could be true. Your 54B 250 has a Linhai horizontal engine and my 54 250B has the vertical Honda clone engine.

But I also notice that the company I bought from says 2.5 and the Rocketa Specs say 3.4.

Really does not matter as I am looking for the average mileage for the 244cc Honda Clone. I can then use the smaller tank size for safety. I will clarify my post to explain the engine size I am looking for.

[JR]

I do two things and I set the tripodometer and figure my mileage at 60 MPG it usually gets 65+ but when I get 180 miles on it or close I gas her up. I do believe that engine gets better than 60MPG too Bob.

Mcalli I think your tank also holds around 3 gallons too?

JR

[speedracer]

I go by the mileage as well. Pushed it once to 196 miles and it still had gas in it. My tank has to be the 3.4 gallon tank. I have no hills to climb, just flat roads and I never push it much past 50 mph and I feel I am getting over 70 mpg. Another I do is not go to WOT to reach the speed I want. The less you push those rpm's the longer the engine is going to go IMO. I know lots use the center stand and rev it high, but I don't see the point in doing so.

[mcalli]

Ok my engine is a cyrus 250 (linhai clone). I filled up from empty to full today. It took 2.5 gallons, exactly. Bike is a 54B. I wish I had a 3 gallon tank. I would have to fill up more often. I'm back to riding (only short distances due to hand, but hey, that's better than I thought. I thought I would be done for the season!

[speedracer]

mccalli, If you are going by the fuel gauge you still may have the 3.4 gallon tank. When I hit a 100 miles it shows less then an 1/4 of a tank. My fuel gauge is all over the place. At times when I fill it up I can go only 25 miles and it shows 3/4 of a tank.