I’m sure you’re familiar with the experience of ‘sticker shock’ – the disturbing realisation that prices have gone up again. Who’d ‘a thought? And despite the fact that I buy fuel all the time, I still regularly get sticker shock at the pump. Why is that ‘$’ wheel going around so fast!

有很多方法可以节省燃料。我的一个朋友曾经赢得了长距离经济的正常运转,据他说,无论如何,由骑在白线在马路边上。不到滚动比路面的碎石性。

我并不是建议你以他为榜样,尽管它可能是有趣的一段时间......没有?好了,这里有一些其他的想法。他们是很明显的,但问自己,如果你经常做他们。

I’ve dug up a few different ones, and I’ve divided them into three types: the good, or the things you might well be doing anyway; the bad, or those annoying ones that we probably know we should do but often can’t be bothered with; and the ugly. The last category consists of things that do work, but that probably aren’t going to win me any popularity contests.

Never forget to check the oil.

The good

1便宜填满。

在澳大利亚,我们有成本的周期,在周末提高燃油价格。我怀疑你,不管你住在哪里,也有类似的东西克在一周的中间填满当燃料便宜。如果可以,填补清晨,当它很酷。冷燃料“收缩”和占用更少的空间比温暖,所以你会得到更多的钱。要小心,虽然;一些自行车油箱得到相当热烈,燃料加热和膨胀,用完溢流管!是的,你好,杜卡迪。

2 Keep weight down.

与其说是一个大问题,因为它是与汽车,但如果你在镇上巡航,起飞背篓里面的内容的。这减少了风的阻力太大,一般。避免其他windcatchers;如果可以的话,起飞前挡风玻璃在村庄,比如。找一个瘦小的女朋友/男朋友。嘿!Did I write that?我衷心希望不会!

3 Set and check tyre pressures.

Underinflated tyres increase rolling resistance. Fuel consumption increases by some 10 per cent for every 0.4 bar that your tyres are down in pressure. Some people suggest that you increase pressure 0.2 bar over the recommended value in order to reduce rolling resistance; that’s up to you.

4 Don’t warm up standing still.

Modern engines generally do not need warming up at a standstill; it seems that they (apparently) warm up more slowly that way. Even if you just leave the engine at idle in neutral, it can use a litre of fuel in an hour. Just take it easy for a while when you start off; don’t ask for top performance straight away.

5使用齿轮。

When you’re slowing down, for instance for a traffic light, change down a gear or more and use engine braking. Do not coast to a stop with the clutch in. Fuel injected engines use less petrol under engine braking, it seems, than they do in neutral.

6平顺流畅。

If you do everything smoothly, including accelerating and braking, you will use the minimum of fuel and you’ll look damn good as well.

Save fuel ,but don’t leave old fuel in the tank for too long. It does go off.

The bad

7润滑并调整链条。

It is an icky job but it needs doing if you want power transmitted with maximum efficiency. Not too tight, not too loose but just right is the rule here. Don’t put it off, just do it – and then keep it properly lubricated. I know a lot of bikes no longer have centre stands, but that’s life. Automatic chain oilers can be a good idea if you tend to procrastinate like I do.

8 Clean or replace the air filter.

Few people worry about this on road bikes. The engine needs to breathe just as it needs to drink. Consider investing in an aftermarket filter; these can be more efficient than the OEM) items.

9 Tune the bike.

Whether you do this yourself or have it done at the shop, do it regularly. The correct state of tune means an efficient engine and minimal fuel use. Keep in mind that reading the exhaust pipe is not as reliable as it used to be when we still had leaded petrol.

10 Lubricate properly.

When all the bits slip smoothly past each other, your engine is happy and rewards you by being a light drinker. So use the correct lubricants (trust your handbook) and change them frequently.

曾几何时,你可以运行与石像鬼油你的引擎!你知道吗?我没有。

11 Change up early

Yes, it’s fun to rev the bike out, and it’s certainly fast when you change up at maximum torque. But it burns a lot of fuel. Change up when you reach the power band but don’t lug the engine in too high a gear either. This makes for a fairly sedate riding style… sorry. You can have fun or bucks, not both. But you knew that, right?

12乘车去设计。

I ran out of fuel on the Hay Plains once (think I70 in Utah, but more remote), road testing one of the earliest fuel injected bikes. I made the mistake of assuming that fuel consumption would be more or less the same at 150km/h as it was at 100. I was wrong. The ignition/injection map of the bike was set for speeds below 120km/h and consumption rose steeply if you went faster.

13 Think “economy”.

Don’t accelerate up hills (this is a natural reaction), keep a steady speed. I have seen it recommended that you turn the engine off on long downhills and coast; this may be illegal in some jurisdictions, and on some high-tech bikes it removes braking and other assistance; check before you roll.

(Photos The Bear)

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