I use a fairly old Splendor NXG (i don't know exactly how old because it was used earlier by my dad). As we all know the Splendor is popular for its legendary fuel efficiency and toughness.
But for some reason my bike behaves exactly the opposite. It is plagued by a number of niggling problems, foremost of which is its low mileage.
I ride my bike very reasonably keeping within the economy zone mostly riding at 4th gear. I always turn the fuel off whenever i park the bike because ive heard that the fuel will overflow otherwise.
Even after all these precautions i consistently get a mileage of around 35-40kmpl. I have tried changing the oil, increasing the play of the clutch (earlier the bike would start to move only after releasing the clutch up to 3/4th of the play).
I even tried changing petrol pumps thinking that they might be tricking me. Still there is no difference in the efficiency.
Another irritating problem with my bike is that the chain is perpetually loose. I tried changing the chain but the problem still persists.
Could somebody tell me what the ideal time period within which the chain is to be tightened? Also the loose chain is not the reason for the low FE because it remains the same even after tightening the chain.
Can the carburetor be tuned to give better mileage? And lastly does cleaning the bike make any difference in its FE (i rarely clean my bike)?



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