May 12th, 2009, 06:11 PM | #1 |
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Name: Amanda
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gas mileage
What kind of gas milage is everyone getting on their bikes? I have an 09, I don't know what I am doing wrong, I am only getting about 40 mpg, sometimes less.
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May 12th, 2009, 06:14 PM | #2 |
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May 12th, 2009, 06:27 PM | #3 |
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Name: David
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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See the massive thread above. I am getting 48MPG (I was in the 61-70 bracket when I voted before all my mods) with heavy mods and a heavy wrist
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May 12th, 2009, 06:28 PM | #4 |
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plus, how are you calculating your MPG?
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May 12th, 2009, 06:31 PM | #5 |
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Name: Amanda
Location: Martinsville, IN
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I am filling up. Resetting the trip odometer. Then when I fill up again, I divide the number of gallons by the number of miles on the trip odometer.
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May 12th, 2009, 06:36 PM | #6 |
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Name: Sean
Location: Mary Esther, FL
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55-60mpg on my 08. If your getting 40ish mpg you either have an insatiable need for speed or a fuel issue you need to get checked out, i.e. plugs fouled, carbs gunked up, etc.
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May 12th, 2009, 06:36 PM | #7 |
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Name: David
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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When I voted i calculated the L/100kms then I converted that by online converter to US MPG. I did this over 3 fills.
Now I have a Roadtrip application on my iPod where I enter the odo reading at fill, fuel amount in L and I can set it to show me the US MPG, UK MPG, L/100km etc etc. This so far is over 6 fills and has only varied between 47 and 48.9MPG with 47.95 being the average so far.
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May 12th, 2009, 07:31 PM | #8 |
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Name: Bruce
Location: Victoria, BC
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My 2008 gets about 45-48 in the city stop-n-go traffic of my commute.
I get about 55-58 out on the open highway. Yes, it is running fine and there are no fuel issues; the '08-09s just are not as miserly with fuel as the pre-08s.
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May 12th, 2009, 10:07 PM | #9 | |
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any modifications done to your bike? |
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May 13th, 2009, 04:26 AM | #10 |
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I have a pre gen and I get around 55 to the gallon.
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May 13th, 2009, 07:13 AM | #11 |
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Name: Don
Location: Lincoln, NE
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The first three tanks on my '09 have been in the low to mid 50's. 80% in town commuting the other 20% on the road at 55-65 mph.
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May 13th, 2009, 07:29 AM | #12 |
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Name: Amanda
Location: Martinsville, IN
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May 13th, 2009, 09:32 AM | #13 |
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Name: Yancy
Location: Redmond
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My '07 averages about 64 mpg commuting. Best ever was 74 on a long highway trip.
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May 13th, 2009, 11:32 AM | #14 | |
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other than the low MPG, how does the bike run? |
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May 13th, 2009, 02:16 PM | #15 |
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Name: Bill
Location: Tampa Fl
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For my 2008 I log my mileage at most fillups. There are 15 in my log and I'm averaging about 62 MPG in stop and go riding commuting to and from work with top speeds about 60 MPH.
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May 13th, 2009, 02:23 PM | #16 |
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Name: Amanda
Location: Martinsville, IN
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I hardly ever have to use my choke. So it pretty much stays off. Other than the low MPG, the bike runs great. It only has a little over 1000 miles on it. Hopefully the more I ride it, the better MPG I will get.
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May 13th, 2009, 02:33 PM | #17 |
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check to see if the choke is adjusted correctly and that is indeed all the way off when the lever is in the closed position. the procedure is in the owner's manual.
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May 13th, 2009, 06:34 PM | #18 |
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Name: Leo
Location: Phoenix, Az
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I average 45mpg with a 49 tooth rear sprocket and a very aggressive throttle hand. I ride about 80% city and 20% hwy.
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May 14th, 2009, 07:19 PM | #19 |
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Name: Dom
Location: oswego ny
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do u get ur gas at the same place all the time? r they known for crap gas? all the fastracs around here have 10% ethanol or something in them and it makes for crappy gas
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May 14th, 2009, 07:30 PM | #20 |
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Name: Yancy
Location: Redmond
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I ALWAYS get my gas at either Shell or Cheveron. Usually Shell. I've never had a problem. Same for in the cage.
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May 15th, 2009, 08:44 PM | #21 |
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Name: Drew
Location: Daytona FL
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on average i get 65-72 mpg (this is on my 2006)
i'm 200lbs and i do mostly highway driving. i try to never go over 8k rpm currently on stock sprokets Last futzed with by IlBLisSlI; May 16th, 2009 at 02:32 PM. |
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May 16th, 2009, 12:01 AM | #22 |
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Name: Ben
Location: Austria
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With what revs to do tend to ride? If you're always at over 8000 revs, that kind of gas mileage wouldn't surprise me. But if you drive normally at 3000-8000 mostly, then yeah, it seems a bit low.
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May 16th, 2009, 01:10 PM | #23 |
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Name: Amanda
Location: Martinsville, IN
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I usually stay between 7000-8000, sometimes a little higher, but not very often.
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May 16th, 2009, 01:54 PM | #24 |
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Name: Alan
Location: Gastonia, North Carolina
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I average about 55-60 on my '06 , but I'm a heavy fella
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