Fuel Economy on a GS750

[saaz]

Best way is to get the mains right (flat out under load few a mile ot two, cut the engine then do a reading. Once the mains are ok you can try dropping the needles until you go one too far (will stutter, looks lean on the plugs). Then get the slow circuit right. Unfortunately the idle, slide cutout and needle circuits overlap. If the mods have upset things, to get it really right a chnage in pilot jet may help.

I have a 78GS1000, 1080 kit, stage 3 cams, ported head, 28mm carbs, race type pipe. I get around 16 to 18 km/littre around town and 20 km/litre on most trips. better than it was when standard!

GS750s were never great on the gas....they made a lot of power for their size relative to bigger bikes at the time, and are in a higher state of tune than the 1000s. Sort of like the GSXR750 of their time!!!