Hello mate, yeah i think the q4 might be my next purchase. Maybe next spring though as i doubt i will be using the bike a lot more unfortunately until then.
Thanks for the reply

 

Can I get some feedback on your fuel economy after removing the o2 censor?
Any other observations welcome too.

 

Not emplied my tank yet, i will let you know.

 

Mine has never changed
Stock exhaust with O2 sensor approx 60m until fuel light came on
Powercore 4 with O2 sensor left hanging freely again approx 60m until fuel light
Powercore 4 with O2 sensor eliminator again approx 60m until fuel light came on.

May just be that I am only doing a lot of small journeys etc but I always seem to be hitting around the same milage

 

Wow really? You only get 60 mles before the fuel light?

I have stock EFI bike except for Snorkel and Airfilter, I get 80 miles until fuel light comes on (5.5 liters or so).

 

Most of my journeys are literally stop start.
In the morning the bike idles for 5 mins to warm up ride it 2-3 miles to work and same from work to home.

 

Did this mod 18 months ago ~ bit of wire (in the outside two terminals) neatish bit of taping up; then you can use the tang that held the switch originally by turning the socket upside down, nice and neat and a 30sec job to revert to standard {not sure why you would}. My only mods of note are a 13tooth front sprocket ~ better for the rough stuff; foldy mirrors; hand guards; removed foot-peg rubbers ~ less slippy in the mud: heated grips ~ as I am a soft southerner; knobby tyres for muddy places.

If you fancy a bit of gentle dirt running without too much fear of getting stuck or parked under your bike - head to Long Preston on the A65 from Gisburn, turn right outside the Rohan Shop / towards the pub, then take the first left ~ posted as a dead end ~ keep following that lane it goes from tarmac to hard-pack, keep going stop at the top to admire the views, then carry on, eventually you reach tarmac follow this lane and you appear topside of Settle. Approx 3 or 4 miles or so, nice gentle way into a touch of Green Laning. Then, get a little more adventurous and head to Slaidburn and head North West out of village past medical centre to a right turn to Wood Hse and Higher Wood Hse. At grid ref SD 6828 5668, you should find a gate this is posted no Motor Vehicles (specifically 4 wheels) ~ but Motorcycles are not excluded, look carefully at the picture on the red circle sign. follow this mostly hard pack through a couple of gates (use the small side gates, the main gate is usually locked), keep going for 12 miles over Salter Fell ~ Hornby Road. On a nice day its lovely / lonely / some great views into Cumbria. Eventually you reach a farm follow the tarmac past High Salter / Middle Salter / and surprisingly Lower Salter to the brilliantly named Butt Yeats, feel pleased with yourself.
One minor bit of caution about 2mile in there is a 200yrd section climb up which has been stoned up, if you are any good go for it, if you are me keep to edge and take it easy ~ only tricky bit on the run. Also, keep to the track "off piste" running is not ok as there is some important plants / plus the farmers get the hump if you scare the sheep - abuse this and we loose it.

Enjoy

Will

 

Think you might have to arrange a ride out mate, I'd definitely be up for that.

 

When my bike was new & untouched in any way! It got 170km (105m) until fuel light came on.

Put on a FMF, did the clutch mod & 02 eliminator & got about 140km (85m) from full to fuel light.

Now with FMF, clutch mod, 02 elim, 331 big bore, PCv, webcams, drilled airbox...basically the full Monty!! Worst case (pulling wheelies & racing to the redline all day etc) = 110km (68m) .......but a healthy mix of 50/50 normal riding/racing riding will be about 120km (75m).

I have never riden the bike sensibly for a whole tank, so don't know what she would do in terms of max km's with economy style riding!

Hi ANT
Your bike will still feel slow as it still has a very restrictive pea-shooter exhaust fitted!! I recon about 17hp stock.....about 20hp with what you have done so far & probably about 22-23hp when you fit a aftermarket exhaust!! The exhaust will tie everything (all mods) together......I know 22-23hp sounds weedy but I only get around 30-32hp with everything I have done.

 

Thanks for that one!
It looks like just a nornal road on OS maps, but an aeriel view shows it is, as you say, unmetalled. There is a track 2km east of that lane (heading ~south from Scaleber Force) but it's a dead end. Could be worth a reccy though.

Oh, and I get 105 miles full to fuel light, pre and post clutch switch mod. Must use the right wrist more :-).