Suffering gas mileage..

[Fred W]

I have found that whilst riding in the winter with the windshield fully extended and encountering stiff head winds; the consumption of beer and bratwurst will produce a good quantity of methane gas that once expelled, offsets the head wind and fully extended wind shield; thereby giving a null drag vector, allowing my FJR to achieve 42 farts per mile. :drinks:

You must originally be from Wisconsin...

 

[Duff]

36 is about average for me in the winter. Goes up a couple to about 38 in the summer. I think the "mixed" riding hurts a lot more on the Gen2s. My 05 was geared lower and didn't seem to mind the local stuff. My 08 sure likes to stretch its legs though!

 

[Harald]

With winter gas and the vstream shield up high, I get 36 to 38 in the winter. Half my 25 mile commute is highway, but there's lots of stops otherwise. I do notice that leaving every stop light, the cars seem like they're standing still while I accelerate "briskly". I'm guessing that my "brisk" acceleration might have something to do with the lower mileage? <_<

I've also noticed that my bikes computer is optimistic. The mileage reading is 1 to 2 mpg high on the computer compared to my actual calculations.

 

[scmagna]

My MPG indicator is also a few mpg "optimistic".

Kurt