MOPED ARMY

i would suggest doing a plug chop immediately, and getting your jetting right.

forget mileage, it will be good no matter what. make sure your shit doesnt explode. thats key.

25:1 is way too rich. I run 40:1 on dino oil and it runs great. If you are going to run a full synthetic you can run at 50:1.

My stock hobbit with a Proma Circuit (essentially the same a s LoeVince) gets about 80mpg. I don't think that the stock one will get any better.

Be sure to wear lot and lots of warm clothes.

I also want to point something out, neither gas mileage nor tuning related. I have ridden 80 miles on a hobbit. if you have the long seat, i suggest practicing your "side saddle" skills. that seat is very very very uncomfortable after a long distance. if you have the nice wide grandpa bike seat, then you're fine.

Thanks for the replies guys. I'm starting from lower manhattan. the goal is to be able to get over 100mpg... if i don't then the trip is going to be way out of my budget, like 6 bucks round trip :)

Anyway, sounds like 100mpg is tough to get. Rats.

I'll try to do some chops tomorrow morning. i'm certainly not lean!

which would get better mileage, a stock one with a grandpa seat or a 82 jet leovince one with a long seat?

With a stock cylinder and a LeoVince, a 78 or 80 is fine. You shouldn't need an 82 jet. I'm running two Hobbits with LeoVince's on them. One has a stock 78 and the other an 80. The plugs look pretty much the same between the two.

In the end, it won't make that much difference. An 82 jet will pass 2.5% more fuel than an 80 jet, so instead of getting 80 miles per gallon, you'll drop to 78 miles per gallon (this is just an example, "your results may vary").

While K&R has had good results with a stock bike and his Leo I had just the opposite with the same set up. I soft seized with a 78 jet and an 80 jet on long rides. Finally had good results with the 82 jet. As others suggested do a plug chop on your machine to be sure.