Emerald Fuel-up Log
2001 Kawasaki W650
Property of chukcha14.
Added Jul 20 2023
Showing all fuel-ups and notes
Jul 28 2024
In Bellingham. Mostly hwy.
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33,647
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2.592
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CA$5.60
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CA$14.50
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49.9
Added by chukcha14 on Jul 28 2024 at 11:43 pm
Trip to Bellingham
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33,610
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0.717
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CA$6.98
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CA$5.00
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0.0
Added by chukcha14 on Jul 28 2024 at 11:38 pm · partial
Jul 22 2024
Washed the engine with degreaser. Checked spark plugs. They seem gray with carbon not really orange at all. I cleaned them with carb cleaner and wire brush and put them back. I’m doing too many short trips and it fouls them up. Idle screws at 2.7/8ths.
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33,481
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3.275
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CA$6.81
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CA$22.30
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0.0
Added by chukcha14 on Jul 22 2024 at 2:46 pm · missed
Oiled chain
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33,411
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0.750
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CA$6.67
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CA$5.00
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0.0
Added by chukcha14 on Jul 22 2024 at 2:39 pm · partial
Jul 11 2024
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33,302
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0.747
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CA$6.70
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CA$5.00
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0.0
Added by chukcha14 on Jul 11 2024 at 9:54 pm · partial
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33,284
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0.730
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CA$6.84
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CA$5.00
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0.0
Added by chukcha14 on Jul 11 2024 at 9:52 pm · partial missed
Adjusted idle screws to 2.7/8th and it started in 32C weather as it should by manual without choke.
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33,223
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1.406
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CA$7.11
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CA$10.00
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0.0
Added by chukcha14 on Jul 11 2024 at 4:18 pm · partial missed
Jul 4 2024
Replaced the Chinese front bearing with allballz bearing. Opened up the rear wheel bearings, removed excess grease. Cleaned and put new grease in much smaller quantity. They seem to rotate a little more freely. Will replace them soon. I really don’t understand why the fuel consumption became so low. I remember riding in hot weather last month and it was close to 5L and now it’s 4.2L in 23C weather. This time I went for 100km ride on stable Hwy speed. It seems that running this engine cold on short distances is the most likely reason for high fuel consumption. Rear tire is super soft. I don’t like it. It’s too narrow for the rim.
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33,082
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2.445
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CA$6.54
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CA$16.00
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56.7
Added by chukcha14 on Jul 4 2024 at 1:04 am
Jul 1 2024
Cleaned and Oiled chain with gear oil.
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32,944
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2.565
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CA$6.73
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CA$17.28
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50.6
Added by chukcha14 on Jul 1 2024 at 3:25 pm
Jun 25 2024
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32,814
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2.264
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CA$6.99
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CA$15.82
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56.0
Added by chukcha14 on Jun 25 2024 at 5:11 am
Jun 21 2024
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32,687
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3.015
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CA$7.03
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CA$21.19
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46.0
Added by chukcha14 on Jun 21 2024 at 4:47 pm
Jun 14 2024
Replaced front tire.
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32,549
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2.990
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CA$7.00
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CA$20.93
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47.4
Added by chukcha14 on Jun 14 2024 at 2:09 am
Jun 1 2024
Short trips to work and back. 80% in the city. Idle screw is at 2.5/8th turns out. Starting ok. Choke is needed on warm days for 2km. When engine fully hot the sound is kinda rich. I may have to lower the mixture to 2.5 turns for the summer.
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32,407
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2.825
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CA$6.93
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CA$19.58
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46.6
Added by chukcha14 on Jun 1 2024 at 12:00 pm
May 25 2024
Idle is at 2.5/8 now. I lowered it slightly because 2.3/4 turns out was sounding too rich when the engine is fully warmed up. The current setting however feels just right when the engine is hot even though it does take slightly longer to warm up the engine holding the choke on for a bit longer. Gotta play with the jet needle a bit to enrich the mid rpm range. Main jet is ok, but needles need to be slightly different to make the 3000-4000 rpm pull smoothly.
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32,275
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2.864
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CA$7.04
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CA$20.15
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52.3
Added by chukcha14 on May 25 2024 at 11:50 pm
May 16 2024
Cleaned and oiled chain with ipon chain grease. Idle is @2.3/4 turns out now.
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32,126
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2.602
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CA$7.18
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CA$18.70
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48.5
Added by chukcha14 on May 16 2024 at 8:05 pm
May 12 2024
Set the idle screws to 2.3/4 turns out. I’m leaving them like that for ease of remembering.
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32,045
Added by chukcha14 on May 12 2024 at 8:52 pm
Cleaned the chain fully to a spotless level with first the simple green; dried: then powerful blast of ipon chain cleaner that brought it to a supremely clean state. I let it evaporate the chain cleaner and proceeded to wipe off the chain with a clean paper towel to the point where there were were little dust left on it. Carefully protecting the tire and the muffler I proceeded to apply the ipon chain grease in short even streams making sure to cover the inside of the chain and the side. Then I did the same thing but from the other side of the chain to make sure the chain grease covers both sides of the chain. I then started the bike on a center stand and span the wheel for 30 seconds to make sure that the grease really penetrates all the nooks and crannies of the chain and rollers while the centripetal force pushed the grease out to spill over the outside of the chain. It’s so perfect that when the wheel spins I can’t hear the chain links spinning around the sprockets. Rear sprocket was cleaned thoroughly as well. Rear rim and some dirty spokes were cleaned with kerosene.
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32,045
Added by chukcha14 on May 12 2024 at 8:47 pm
Trying to see how much gas 2.7/8 turns take vs 2.5/8 turns. Trip to chilliwack.
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31,999
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1.347
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CA$7.11
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CA$9.58
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65.0
Added by chukcha14 on May 12 2024 at 2:24 pm
Carbs are set at 2.7/8 turns out
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31,912
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2.959
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CA$7.56
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CA$22.36
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46.6
Added by chukcha14 on May 12 2024 at 2:21 pm
May 7 2024
Oiled chain
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31,772
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2.814
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CA$7.82
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CA$22.00
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0.0
Added by chukcha14 on May 7 2024 at 1:29 am · partial
Oiled chain.
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31,643
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2.896
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CA$8.81
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CA$25.51
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45.5
Added by chukcha14 on May 7 2024 at 1:17 am
Apr 28 2024
Right after this fuel up I installed a 16 tooth engine sprocket. Cleaned the sprocket area. Updated the tension of the chain. Oiled the chain.
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31,511
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1.609
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CA$6.84
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CA$11.00
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48.4
Added by chukcha14 on Apr 28 2024 at 10:45 pm
Apr 22 2024
Set the idle screws to 2.5 turns out and the engine warm up time was cut in half. The bike runs much smoother.
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31,433
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2.523
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CA$7.49
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CA$18.90
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49.9
Added by chukcha14 on Apr 22 2024 at 11:37 pm
Apr 19 2024
Cleaned the chain very thoroughly and lubed it with gear oil. Temperature outside is 7-9C in the morning and 14-19C in the afternoon. Using lots of choke to warm up the engine. Engine warm up is very slow and it takes a twist of throttle to kick start the bike on choke. I think I need to revert back to 2.5 turns out on both idle screws and balance the carbs.
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31,307
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2.960
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CA$7.83
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CA$23.18
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44.7
Added by chukcha14 on Apr 19 2024 at 10:43 pm
Apr 11 2024
Inspected the spark plugs and found that they looked normal and without any significant deposits anywhere. Electrode colour is gray and insulator is very light brown. Then I realized that these plugs are old! (They worked because I gapped them correctly) I replaced them with freshly washed brand new plugs. I can hear less hiccups and it warms up better still at 2.3/8ths turns.
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31,175
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2.581
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CA$7.53
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CA$19.44
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50.6
Added by chukcha14 on Apr 11 2024 at 7:10 pm
Apr 6 2024
Adjusted chain tension. Installed usb phone charger. Carbs still at 2.3/8 outside temperature is about 6 to 10 Celsius. Lengthy choke warmups up to 2km long. Engine hesitation when cold is noticeable. It looks like I need to put it back to 2.5 turns out.
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31,044
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2.637
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CA$7.98
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CA$21.05
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48.1
Added by chukcha14 on Apr 6 2024 at 11:19 am
Mar 30 2024
Figuring out if the carb adjustment of 2.5 turns out is good or not. Small part of this distance the carbs were set at 2.3/8th turns.
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30,918
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2.470
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CA$7.18
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CA$17.75
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48.0
Added by chukcha14 on Mar 30 2024 at 12:27 pm
Mar 25 2024
I set the idle screws to 2.5 turns out and the bike really liked that. The bike warms up much faster than on 2.1/4 turns before; however, when the bike is fully warmed up I could feel just a tad of hesitation sometimes and the exhaust smells like gasoline. I need to revert back a bit and try the factory recommendation 2.3/8 turns which is half of quarter turn back in from 2.5 turns.
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30,819
Added by chukcha14 on Mar 25 2024 at 7:07 pm
Mar 21 2024
The bike wasn’t running right. It was running too rich with lot’s of vibration on all rpm’s. Idle screws had nothing to do with it. I took off the carbs again and realized that I swapped the main jet needles between cylinders. This caused the richness and vibrations. After that I rechecked and adjusted the floats and put back the 2.1/8 turns out for idle screws. The main vibrations at speed were gone and solved, but the idle was too lean with lots of shaking popping sounds on deceleration. So I put the idle setting back to 2.1/4 turns out. The bike likes this setting a lot more. Vibes are almost gone, but idle is still too lean and the bike takes a long time to warm up. I’ll leave it like that for now. Need to check out the fuel economy at this setting. I think I’ll set the idle screws at 2.3/8 later.
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30,758
Added by chukcha14 on Mar 21 2024 at 1:43 am
Missed 2️⃣ fuel ups where I was running very rich AFR due to untuned carb.
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30,799
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2.214
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CA$7.49
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CA$16.58
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0.0
Added by chukcha14 on Mar 21 2024 at 1:29 am · missed
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