Q re economy...

I recently bought an 04 XTR which is virtually standard tuning but has some good extras for luggage etc. Lots of varied bike experience and moving "down" for big BM's such as GS's...

My only bugbear at the mo is the mpg side of things. I had done my homework and mentions of 60-70+ were quite common. I have mainly been in the low or mid 50�s up until now with one trip in the low 60's. I hoped you wouldn�t have to drive like a saint to get this and honestly don�t thrash it (well not too often ).

It is often pretty windy in Shetland which may affect lower power bikes more, especially at higher speeds?

The 04�s with original 00 ECU�s (recently uprated TPS) don�t cut it for economy??

You have to ride like a saint to get the big mpg?

The bike is fully serviced, on a paper filter with standard cans and no snorkel (PO removed this and didn�t come with the bike). It runs pretty well but has the odd injection moments but no more that other brands. The plug is fine and there is no excess carbon on the silencer pipes. XT�s in general seem to be well thought out and reliable singles which is why I bought one

My experience of tuning different bikes is that it can release power but usually at the expense of economy. Perhaps the XT bucks the trend and a �KevMod� would make it more useable?

I am also going to stick a Q in the �Ask Kev� section

Ta