5 bike review tips to save fuel

NGK do Brasil Technical Assistance Consultant, Hiromori Mori reinforces important care, such as tyre calibration and candle inspection, that ensure more safety and less costs for motorcyclists

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São Paulo, October 2022 - Motorcycles are an excellent option for both individual and professional transportation in the brazilian's daily life in large urban centers. The correct maintenance of the equipment ensures savings and safety to the user, preventing the biker from leaving you in the hand when you need it most. Care ranges from a simple tyre calibration, that affects fuel consumption and safety, inspection of candles and maintenance items recommended by the manufacturer.

Hiromori Mori, NGK do Brasil Technical Assistance consultant, Japanese multinational ignition systems specialist, Highlights five review tips on the bike to help the biker identify minor malfunctions in the operation, Maintain safety and save fuel:

1. Replace the sails as recommended by the motorcycle manufacturer: postponement of the exchange may force the ignition system and cause increased fuel consumption, as well as damage to other components;

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1. Avoid water jets under high pressure in the ignition system: water is conductor of electricity and can generate faults and oxidation in its components;

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1. Avoid the use of aggressive chemicals that attack metal and rubbers during motorcycle washing: this can lead to a degradation of the rubbers, in addition to oxidation stains on metals and failures in the ignition system;

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1. When inspecting or changing spark plugs, observe the appearance of burning and the presence of a black soot: essa situação indica uma mistura rica de ar / combustível, it is necessary to review the power supply system;

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1. Apply the correct sail to your motorcycle: NGK makes available in its site www.ngkntk.com.br a quick consultation through which the user can find the correct product for their motorcycle - recalling that the candle must be installed with the tightening torque specified by the manufacturer.

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"Professional motorcyclists should take even more rigorous care, since they use the motorcycle in more severe conditions such as the daily use of the motorcycle and the high distances traveled in a single day", alert Mori. "In these cases, high fuel consumption, possible equipment failure and lack of constant maintenance directly impact the cost and profitability of the bike and can, inclusive, generate physical damage to the motorcyclist.

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It is also important to remember, according to ngk expert, that motorcycle tyres directly interfere with fuel consumption and safety. A care worth emphasizing concerns the design of the tread - rubber part of the tire that is in direct contact with the ground. "There are specific tires for each motorcycle - in the case of sports models, for example, rubber is softer. Furthermore, some tread drawings may consume more fuel than others", there is a tendency to greater wear”.

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A good option that NGK makes available on the market, are the candles of Iridium IX, the technology of iridium candles, allows the reduction of the diameter of the tip of the central electrode of the candle. This way we will have more energy to burn the fuel that enters the engine. Facilitating departure, providing better accelerations, more stable idling and improving consumption at constant speeds.