Gas Mileage?
#11
05-20-2009, 11:03 AM
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Like I said, it's just a thought.. Hope it's true.
I know I was kind-of pi$$ed the other day because I bought a new bike and the dealer only put 1gal of gas in it for me. Luckily, one of the service guys came out and told me before i left with it. Bike doesn't have a gauge, and they put it on reserve? WTF.. it's like they wanted me to run out or something.
Also funny you mentioned 24mpg. Yesterday on my 'cane... I filled up, calculated it out, and I had gotten just under 24MPG. Then I remembered that I hit the trip meter halfway through the tank. Which was stupid because I don't even remember what distance I wanted, or how far it was. Not important, I guess... I just remember hitting the button for some reason..
I know I was kind-of pi$$ed the other day because I bought a new bike and the dealer only put 1gal of gas in it for me. Luckily, one of the service guys came out and told me before i left with it. Bike doesn't have a gauge, and they put it on reserve? WTF.. it's like they wanted me to run out or something.
Also funny you mentioned 24mpg. Yesterday on my 'cane... I filled up, calculated it out, and I had gotten just under 24MPG. Then I remembered that I hit the trip meter halfway through the tank. Which was stupid because I don't even remember what distance I wanted, or how far it was. Not important, I guess... I just remember hitting the button for some reason..
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Like I said, it's just a thought.. Hope it's true.
I know I was kind-of pi$$ed the other day because I bought a new bike and the dealer only put 1gal of gas in it for me. Luckily, one of the service guys came out and told me before i left with it. Bike doesn't have a gauge, and they put it on reserve? WTF.. it's like they wanted me to run out or something.
Also funny you mentioned 24mpg. Yesterday on my 'cane... I filled up, calculated it out, and I had gotten just under 24MPG. Then I remembered that I hit the trip meter halfway through the tank. Which was stupid because I don't even remember what distance I wanted, or how far it was. Not important, I guess... I just remember hitting the button for some reason..
I know I was kind-of pi$$ed the other day because I bought a new bike and the dealer only put 1gal of gas in it for me. Luckily, one of the service guys came out and told me before i left with it. Bike doesn't have a gauge, and they put it on reserve? WTF.. it's like they wanted me to run out or something.
Also funny you mentioned 24mpg. Yesterday on my 'cane... I filled up, calculated it out, and I had gotten just under 24MPG. Then I remembered that I hit the trip meter halfway through the tank. Which was stupid because I don't even remember what distance I wanted, or how far it was. Not important, I guess... I just remember hitting the button for some reason..
The gas gauge was pegged full and the Service Manager told me they had filled the tank w/91 octane and dumped some fuel stabilizer in also. The gauge was almost on empty when I filled it and the bike took 3.5 gal. The book says the capacity is 5.6 gal. so the gauge isn`t to accurate.
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05-20-2009, 03:41 PM
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05-20-2009, 09:26 PM
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Gas mileage
Check behind the bike when you ride , is there a long trail of gas on the road!!
Hawk, I always have gas so looking behind me with my thong flapping in the breeze is just a fact of life!
We looked at gas mileage a while ago on this forum. I get over 50 mpg and at times over 55 mph. 1955, you might consider moving to the desert of Nevada to double your fuel mileage. Of course, eating beans and having more gas is also a desert option!
U gC *(DARn finger were on the wrong buttons again!). I can ride at 120 mph and still get well over 40 mpg. When you get 24 mpg, there is something really wrong. Like Hawk said, don't look behind me for gas, but look behind your bike for gas. Smelling for gas around me is also a deadly thing to do, but does your bike smell like gasoline?
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05-23-2009, 10:50 AM
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05-23-2009, 10:05 PM
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Enrichner stuck on
Good point Tim Buc Two. If your enrichner is stuck it will eat gas. Hey, Tim Buc, have you heard of a place called Cooperstown, NY???
My old Army Buddy, Jeff Hollister, lives up your way. He is now teaching 8th graders and threatens to have me fart in a mummy sleeping bag and hold the hole covered so they can't excape. Seems I did that to him in 1983 while we were on an exercise in Korea and he still remembers it - poor nose hairs of Jeff's! That will teach him to put tooth paste in my boots and put them out in a rice paddy to freeze over night in -30F degree weather!!!
If you ever are in Cooperstown, NY, look up Jeff Hollister and tell him that I said, "Serbs only crap in LT's Hummer seats in Bosnia, not SFC's seats!" He will know what I am talking about!! My Serb ancestors like to have fun during war I guess!
My old Army Buddy, Jeff Hollister, lives up your way. He is now teaching 8th graders and threatens to have me fart in a mummy sleeping bag and hold the hole covered so they can't excape. Seems I did that to him in 1983 while we were on an exercise in Korea and he still remembers it - poor nose hairs of Jeff's!
That will teach him to put tooth paste in my boots and put them out in a rice paddy to freeze over night in -30F degree weather!!!If you ever are in Cooperstown, NY, look up Jeff Hollister and tell him that I said, "Serbs only crap in LT's Hummer seats in Bosnia, not SFC's seats!" He will know what I am talking about!!
My Serb ancestors like to have fun during war I guess!
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We actually were pushing the envelope when comparing to my usual riding style. Had 2 racers in the group who set the pace for the most part. When i got my cane to 135 mph, i was ready to consider a change of underwear, knowing she's still got plenty left before red lining in 6th
Supposedly, the 1KF has up to 178 mph she can put on the pavement...i have no intention of finding out or validating that, though.
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05-27-2009, 10:19 AM
Nor am I suggesting you should..........
However, a while ago on a road we had just checked, 4 lane freeway, my friend and I had the two bikes (CBR1000F and BMW1200RS) at a steady 265KPH which is 165.62 MPH on the flat for around 3 minutes or so - not long, but you cover over 13.35K's or 8 miles.
So yes, they have a lot of go for your buck !!
However, a while ago on a road we had just checked, 4 lane freeway, my friend and I had the two bikes (CBR1000F and BMW1200RS) at a steady 265KPH which is 165.62 MPH on the flat for around 3 minutes or so - not long, but you cover over 13.35K's or 8 miles.
So yes, they have a lot of go for your buck !!