The Knight Saber Fuel-up Log
2007 Honda VFR800 Interceptor
Property of revengel.
Added Jun 4 2010
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Jul 14 2010
87 Octane at Liberty in Montgomery Village. This was right after the Oil Change and two long traffic jams at the end of this tank. I'm now at 3400 miles!
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176.4
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4.430
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$2.799
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$12.40
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39.8
Added by revengel on Jul 14 2010 at 2:32 pm
Jul 13 2010
Progress report: I'm pretty into The Knight Saber. I just had her first regular oil change @ 3400 miles (actually it was 3388 but when I pulled into the garage it read 3400 on the nose!) and I'm using conventional oil. I'll hold off on the synthetic for a while at least...maybe when I begin to change my own oil. 3400 / 6 weeks = 550 miles a week...not as many miles as I though I'd have but at 42 weeks that puts me around 23,000 for a year (I expect to ride less often in the winter) which is more than most cars get. I commute about 250 miles per week with the rest pleasure riding...so about a 55/45 split in favor of pleasure riding. Lately I've taken to riding out to Summit Point & I intend to do a couple of track days before the summer/fall season is out. It should be great fun and will get me even closer to the rapport I had with Charlotte - my '86 Interceptor. A few things about MPG, Oil & chain maintenance: The oil change was done at Ram Cycles - complete with filter (of course) and a 27 point courtesy check. Everything passed fine even if I did have a small mishap on July 2nd. Neither I nor The Knight Saber ever hit the ground, and the damage to her was minimal (scratches on grab rail and a little bit of the fairing; had to replace a mirror though). With the way I ride I should change at the 3k mile mark rather than the 8k mile mark as recommended by Honda. If I decide to go with Synthetic I may go to the 8k mark. Ride style: I've taken to higher revs to enjoy the VTEC more, and to make sure I have the power to teleport when needed. This has taken a toll on my MPG and will continue to do so. Chain - I'm going to lube it every 100 miles or so. I'm going to continue to use the Dupont Teflon Multi-use wax (it's a spray) that is in fact designed for chains. I can post a link to the stuff should other riders show an interest. At the way I ride I may need to replace the tires around the end of September. What can I say? I love this bike!
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3,400
Added by revengel on Jul 14 2010 at 2:18 pm
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