I'm trying to make a habit of including the city where gas was purchased. Take a look again at that one and it will show The Dalles, Oregon. Right off the interstate and next to where I ate dinner that night. Gas around here seems to be all over the place. Cost me 2.91 a gallon to fill up the cage today.
How the heck do you and Mike get into the low 50s for mpg? I am assuming this is freeway mileage. What speed do you ride on the freeway?
No way Freeway miles! Back country roads, no traffic, no stops, where you can't get over 50MPH too often. Frwy is pretty consistant at 40mpg. The last ride on Hwy 2, I got about mid 40's going thru the mountains. Filled up from, 138 and the 15, across the mountain tops, and down to home. Traffic going home on the frwy also kept me well under 35 most of the time.
Second that! Best mileage on my Gen 1 is low RPM cruising, like back roads and slower twisties, where I can get up to 46mpg. But with freeway and/or city riding I get 42mpg.
Are you checking your mileage using the bike computer? I'm asking because when I installed my PC3 the computer started reading wildly optimistic. In other words, I check my mileage manually and I average 37mpg yet the computer tells me I'm getting 48mpg. The problem is that the bike computer only knows how much fuel it's computer is calling for, yet the PC3 is adding extra fuel that the bike computer doesn't know about.
scenic ride with buddies...CMA or PGR escort..."little roads" doing the speed limit or below like 45mph
