Motorcycle Fuel Saving and Economy Tips

Motorcycles are loved by all the teenagers or young peoples. Not only young people’s but also the service holders, businessmen and many more other peoples from different occupation ride motorcycles. Most of those riders didn’t know how they can reduce their fuel cost or they had no headache about, why their favorite motorcycle is consuming extra fuel and they didn’t even thing is there any with their caring. Because of this reason sometimes people pay no attention to have a motorcycle or if they have one they don’t use it for multipurpose, only in need they used to ride their motorcycle.

Follow these guidelines and kick start an awesome journey on the road.

Do this

• Drive at steady speed.


• Maintain correct tyre pressure.


• Adjust drive chain tension correctly.


• Get your engine tuned and motorcycle serviced regularly by a Hero MotoCorp authorised workshop.

Don’t do this

• Do not keep the clutch lever pressed while driving.


• Do not run the engine in low gear for long times.


• Do not park your motorcycle under direct sunlight as it causes evaporation of petrol.


• Do not keep brake pedal pressed while riding.


• Do not raise the engine rpm during traffic halts, switch “OFF” the engine if the halt is more than 30 seconds.


• Do not cover inlet of air filter assembly.


• Do not cover the engine in the front and sides. This may restrict the smooth air flow to the engine fins required for air cooling and the engine may run at a higher temperature.

In case you wish to have the fuel efficiency tested, please visit the nearest Authorised Hero MotoCorp workshop and ask for a fuel efficiency test (KPL Test) done. Make any adjustments that are found necessary.

For Petrol Engine two/ three wheelers the current regulation requirement as follows:

• Idle CO (Carbon Monoxide)% = 3.0 % (Max.)


• HC (Hydro carbon) ppm = 3000 ppm (Max.)

Vehicles which do not undergo a periodic maintenance are liable to emit exhaust gases more than the permissible limit.

Few Important tips to maintain low emission levels:

• Clean spark plug and maintain specified gap between electrodes.


• keep the air filter clean.


• Get the carburetor tuned at authorized Hero MotoCorp Workshop.


• Do not overfill the engine oil and follow the replacement schedule.


• Avoid use of adulterated fuel.


• You should get the emission level certified once every 3 months at any of the authorized emission checking centres.