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worldbound4now
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42-44 city, 38-42 hwy. You can tell where people get in my way and slow me down, or they scare the **** out of me and slow me down.
Metcalfe1963
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I am from the old cruiser club and just have 1500 miles on my 07 but when riding with the group and sticking to the rules I topped out last weekend on a 200 mile ride at 52.2 mpg on the screen. 50+ is common. HOWEVER, when riding by myself to work running 80-90 with a hitch every now and then at a buck 20, mpg rapidly drops to the 44-45 mpg range. Actual gas going into the tank tells me that the screen is pretty close without taking into account that the odometer may be a little high. I have not run any speedo or odometer checks to verify accuracy. Past history on cruisers would indicate as much as 9% error on a kawasaki 1600 and a 5% error on a V-Star 1100. I kept my Speedo-healer from the 1600 and the factory people tell me it will work on the FJR but just have to be hard-wired. Has anyone verified the % error on an FJR?
SilverBullitt
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Whith just over 700 miles on my '06 AE, I am getting about 42 MPG - Just did the engine and shaft oil change at 600 - Runs better every time I get on it.
SMC
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:blink: '06 FJR A, mainly highway driving getting about 40-41 mpg per tank...propensity to pass the high number of gravel haulers that ply the roads around here at extreme bursts of speed culminating in exhilarting terminal velocities?
On a extended road trip last summer I did get one tank that was about 50 mpg.
On a extended road trip last summer I did get one tank that was about 50 mpg.
Last Chance
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37-45 mpg. What can I say. Mostly freeway commuting. Rather spirited commuting at that! :crazy: :dntknw: :dance:
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Flyguy
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This was previously posted elsewhere:
With gas slipping over $3.00/gal and installation of a PCIII days away, I was interested in finding out how what MPG penalty speed caused. I wanted a comparative "before" and "after" so now was the time. I tried to make the test as emphiracal as possible and I believe it is, at least in relative terms.
Method:
I used a running start at the chosen speed. The "average mpg" was reset at the start and recorded at the finish. The test run was 8 miles of very level road that formed a "U" shape thereby negating any wind effect. The throttle lock was tensioned before hitting the reset and there was about a mile runup prior to the startline to settle on the speed.
Conditions:
Bike 2006 FJR AE
Temp 77f
Wind calm
Fuel 78 ron
Tires BT020
Rear 42psi
Front 39psi
Rider 225lbs
Results:
MPH - MPG
50 - 59.0
55 - 57.8
60 - 56.5
65 - 54.8
70 - 52.2
75 - 50.0
80 - 48.6
85 - 46.1
90 - 43.4
I have observed that in checking the actual fuel used in a tank vs the MPG computer that there is a variance that typically exists of 1.5 - 1.8 mpg less.
With gas slipping over $3.00/gal and installation of a PCIII days away, I was interested in finding out how what MPG penalty speed caused. I wanted a comparative "before" and "after" so now was the time. I tried to make the test as emphiracal as possible and I believe it is, at least in relative terms.
Method:
I used a running start at the chosen speed. The "average mpg" was reset at the start and recorded at the finish. The test run was 8 miles of very level road that formed a "U" shape thereby negating any wind effect. The throttle lock was tensioned before hitting the reset and there was about a mile runup prior to the startline to settle on the speed.
Conditions:
Bike 2006 FJR AE
Temp 77f
Wind calm
Fuel 78 ron
Tires BT020
Rear 42psi
Front 39psi
Rider 225lbs
Results:
MPH - MPG
50 - 59.0
55 - 57.8
60 - 56.5
65 - 54.8
70 - 52.2
75 - 50.0
80 - 48.6
85 - 46.1
90 - 43.4
I have observed that in checking the actual fuel used in a tank vs the MPG computer that there is a variance that typically exists of 1.5 - 1.8 mpg less.
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