license plate and fuel milage

[dstray]

I have the 08 now im looking for something to put on my license plate in maine we can put up to 7 letters do you guys have any good ones .

I also have a question about fuel milage my bike has been getting around 30 miles per gallon its still very cold up here in northern maine and i have been very gentle on the throttle and i only have about 200 miles on it will it get better ???? :huh:

 

[VMax_03]

I have the 08 now im looking for something to put on my license plate in maine we can put up to 7 letters do you guys have any good ones .

I also have a question about fuel milage my bike has been getting around 30 miles per gallon its still very cold up here in northern maine and i have been very gentle on the throttle and i only have about 200 miles on it will it get better ???? :huh:

Try FNFAST or FNQUIK ... just don't let your Momma see it ...

JW

 

[7xray]

NO HOGS should get some results

I get in the 40s but haven't check the mileage for a while.

Cheers

 

[Geezer]

30 mpg doesn't sound right. During the breakin period I got 50 mpg. It went down as the engine broke in and my wrist got stronger. Now I average a little under 40.

Regarding license plates, I prefer to not use one that is easily recognized and remembered so I just take the default when the motor vehicles folks hand them out. Besides, I'm too frugal to pay extra for a custom plate. I remember someone at EOM a couple years ago who had a combination of 0's O's 1's and I's. You could never read that one correctly as it went past at speed.

 

[sonicspeed]

i have an 07 AE that i got back last august. i started out in the mid 40's but now that i have gotten a LOT more comfortable with it, i'm down in the mid 30's

what can i say , i really love that power surge with a heavy throttle hand

as far as the license plate i'm with Geezer on that

 

[twistedcricket]

During my first trip I managed to get around 35mpg. Since then I've been around 45mpg. Might be the "winter" fuel? I've always run 87 octane.

 

[Fred W]

My suggestion for a license plate for an '08:

BAMALAM

 

[dragonchef]

FLYNFJR

HOGEATR

 

[dragonchef]

2DPUBRT

 

[BikerGeek99]

YOMAMA

:dirol:

 

[noob]

QQQQ-2

fork you too

 

[JRO]

How are you figuring your mileage - via computer, or actually doing the math when you refill your tank?

The bike computer will get you in the neighborhood, but there's error, when compared to actual. In any event, your mileage sounds terrible. You should be getting high 30's to mid 40's, depending on how you ride. Check your mileage again, and if it's really only 30mpg, better have it checked.

7 letters on a tag... FJR1300

 

[artistonFJR]

TKITPLZ

NOTABMW

ATGATT

2FAST4U

ONVCATN

NOCAGES

BYBYLEO

OOOOOOH

AHAMAY

 

[FJReady]

If I had a black one I'd want STEALTH on my plate.

30 sounds too low BTW, even when I'm abusing my right wrist, I never get below 35. Normal range is 39-42 for me under normal commuting conditions.

 

[jekirby]

I'm going to be the killjoy here. When I got a set of Alex's reflective stickers, I opted to get the plain ones for the same reason I did not get personalized tags (around here they are called vanity plates )....I don't want to give some idiot a reason to pull close behind me trying to read my plates or see what my side bags had written on them. I have caught myself unconsiousy doing that very same thing and figured, I could skip it.

Hey, there has to be one in every crowd.

 

[xharleyrider]

It is interesting that you are having problems with your fuel gage. My riding buddy who has an 08 too had the same problem. So the dealer took off the tank and replace a sensor, actually they replaced the whole tank. It was the sensor that connects to the fuel tank. Now it is as accurate as mine. 40-45MPG's

 

[RiderCoach Lar]

Sounds like a definite problem with fuel economy. I know it seams too obvious, but you said you've had cold weather: Have you checked tire pressure? :blink:

As far as personalized plates go, if you have to worry about a LEO reading your plates, you probably have bigger problems than what they say :glare:

No suggestions, though (I'm not that creative).

 

[cardingtr]

LOFLT

 

[Jagermeister]

:lol:

even when I'm abusing my right wrist, I never get below 35.

Really? You want to ellaborate? Never below 35 what? :lol: