twowheelnut
R.I.P. Our Motorcycling Friend
You're a fat ass? :dntknw:Man.. on a good tank I only get 38 and my rear tire, no matter what brand, is shot by 3k.. What up wid dat?
You're a fat ass? :dntknw:Man.. on a good tank I only get 38 and my rear tire, no matter what brand, is shot by 3k.. What up wid dat?
It's amazing, the difference that altitude makes. Last summer, Santa Fe to Cortez via Chama, I went 240 miles without hitting reserve. Here, I routinely hit reserve at 200.I ride very conservatively and in the rarified O2 above 7k feet and regularly get 50-52 mpg by the 'pump math' on my 03. In stop and go downtown traffic I get about 44-46. I once got 182 miles on 2.3 gallons. That was from Leadville, CO to Montrose, CO via Carbondale and CO133. From Leadville at 10k, up over Independance Pass at 12k and pretty much all downhill from there to Montrose at like 4k. It was pretty amazing pulling into a station 180 miles down the road with 5 of 8 bars showing. LOL I let everyone else get gas, and rode all the way to Durango, coasting in to town just as I hit reserve. I think it was at like 290 on that tank.
Now THAT brings back memories. Here's a link for the younger (read under 40) riders to splain' that statement. https://www.robothalloffame.org/hal.html Didn't remember that the film came out in 1968. Oh yeah, I'm averaging 43 mpg in the twisties.Not totally accurate, but scads better than HAL 9000.
For some of us that never goes away!Hey.....we may be young and dumb but at least we're full of.........oh, nevermind.
The freeway through town is being re-routed and there is heavy enforcement. Each way on a 28 mile stretch there are typically 4 to 6 DPS vehicles, half beemers, and all with their eyes open.What the hell? How did you do that? You get stuck behind a whole herd of cops?...but then again I stayed within 5 mph of the speed limit.
I'd have to agree with this totally. My commuting milage is around 39-40mpg wiht a 60 mile round trip every day. When out riding with my wife and her Sv650, I can manage about 44-45mpg while still having some fun in the twisties. Won't hear a complain from me as it's way better then the 32-34mpg I was getting from my Vmax while being gentel with the throttle.Commuting to work seems to be the worse. cruising with v twins the best
I average between 36 and 40 mpg. I keep wondering if there is something wrong with the way my engine is tuned or if it's the gas here in SE PA. I would be so happy to get 40+mpg on a regular basis. Only time that happens is on long trips to rural areas in warm weather. Least I get 4.5k to a rear. One thing I've noticed, this bike likes to work, my gas mileage actually improves when its loaded up.Man.. on a good tank I only get 38 and my rear tire, no matter what brand, is shot by 3k.. What up wid dat?
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