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Message started by JESPOKER4FUN on 04/18/10 at 17:55:01

Title: Mpg. Test run
Post by JESPOKER4FUN on 04/18/10 at 17:55:01

Just came back from a somewhat long ride. Bike was awesome. Avg. speed was 65 mph. My fuel mileage was great, 54 mpg.

I have the Jardine Rumbler, Stage 1 Dyno Jet kit and K&N air filter.
While cruising in 5th @ 65mph, I rolled on the throttle and that's when I really wanted another gear. Oh well.

Had lots of fun.

Title: Re: Mpg. Test run
Post by Routy on 04/18/10 at 18:17:34

I assume you mean a gear higher than 5th gear.
Curious, what would you expect to gain by running a higher gear ?
If you have a tach, what is the Rs at 65 ?

Title: Re: Mpg. Test run
Post by Sandy Koocanusa on 04/18/10 at 18:20:45

I'm still unclear what Suzuki accomplished with that 5th gear. I get 55 mpg at 65 mph and around 51 mpg at 70-75 mph. That's with a four speed. Kay has the five speed, and doesn't seem to do any better on fuel when we ride together.

Title: Re: Mpg. Test run
Post by groupus on 04/18/10 at 18:49:48

wow, i just did 100 miles today and got 70 mpg! and thats running 80+ mph, full open throttle at times. i have a cone air filter, open harley exhaust and 153.8 main. i can tell its got no guts in the low, so i'll be getting a 50 pilot jet tomorrow; no fiddling with the spacer yet.
there must be some variable effecting it like topping it off more on the second fill up, otherwise i got the most efficient savage out there :D

Title: Re: Mpg. Test run
Post by Serowbot on 04/18/10 at 18:57:06

Yeah,.. that'll be a record... 70mpg?,.. that's good 250cc mileage...

Title: Re: Mpg. Test run
Post by Sandy Koocanusa on 04/18/10 at 19:12:01

I once got 63 mpg running about 50-55 mph behind Kay. That was my record. It's never happened since.

Title: Re: Mpg. Test run
Post by JESPOKER4FUN on 04/18/10 at 20:53:55

We all know that Groupus is still in that wonderful dream.

Title: Re: Mpg. Test run
Post by LostArtist on 04/18/10 at 21:23:15

I get 60-65 mpg all the time, going anywhere between 50 - 70 mph, going to miss those numbers when I get my S 50 on Tuesday

Title: Re: Mpg. Test run
Post by RTC on 04/18/10 at 21:30:54

my buddy has an s50 and on long rides at highway speeds we are running about the same i never got numbers on anything but it seems that we are close enough that the gas cost was about the same.

Title: Re: Mpg. Test run
Post by groupus on 04/19/10 at 06:11:05

yeah, i must have made some error ::). even now my mind is slipping; makes it hard to remember the miles. although, before the cone air filter i could easily get 60mpg

Title: Re: Mpg. Test run
Post by sjaskow on 04/19/10 at 10:20:34

I regularly get 58 mpg on my commute loop (about 80% surface streets/20% highway) on a stock '06 S40. I did have 1 tank of 67 mpg but that was a long ride on country roads averaging 55 mph or less.

Title: Re: Mpg. Test run
Post by Amos on 04/19/10 at 10:54:37

I regularly got over 60 mpg with my windshield on. I took it off and I never did better than 55 mpg. That really surprised me.