Oil consumption in comparison to gas consumption

[smokinfast]

I am new to these triples. Just got a 1975 400 s3 on the road yesterday. Took it for a rip and I used 3/4 of a thank of fuel and barely used any Oil? Is this typically just wonder the ratio ? Three tanks of fuel to one tank of 2 stroke oil
Any help would be appreciated. Just don't want to blow up the bike lol

[Jim]

That sounds about right. When I've figured out what my H2 uses, it comes out to average about 50:1. But when you open the throttle, it's a lot more than that. It's nice not having to carry a bottle of oil around on rides, isn't it?

[smokinfast]

Thanks, I might be over aware or something Jim. I just thought that these bikes would be not as efficent in the oil usage. For , I found out yesterday that these things love the gas lol

[Jim]

How much gasoline they use depends a lot on jetting. I've worked to get my H2 down to as lean as is safe in the area of cruise throttle, and it does about 30 mpg. If I raise the needles a notch in an effort to do something like reduce surging, it drops below 25. I figure 100-120 miles to reserve is bad enough.