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Brewbrother Serious Thumper Offline Just lending a helping hand. Posts: 953 Gender:	Re: MPG Reply #15 - 03/12/06 at 15:16:44 bentwheel wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03: 59 miles per US gallon. Box stock engine on predominately B roads. The more I ride the more I consider keeping everything stock. I'm starting to enjoy the backfire.
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Brewbrother Serious Thumper Offline Just lending a helping hand. Posts: 953 Gender:	Re: MPG Reply #16 - 03/12/06 at 15:19:29 Paladin. wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03: The majority of my riding is city streets, 30-50 mph. With a lot of 0 mph tossed in due to traffic and signals and stuff. Between the 0 and and 30-50 the throttle tends to stick at wide open. I'm lucky to get 45mpg -- grinning like an idiot. Sounds like paradise.
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SavageDude Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Posts: 561 OC_California Gender:	Re: MPG Reply #17 - 03/12/06 at 17:11:03 Brewbrother wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03: Im considering the spacer change, yet the backfire and excellent mileage are appealing to me. You can learn to not-to-close the throttle completely when approaching or slow down to a stop
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Brewbrother Serious Thumper Offline Just lending a helping hand. Posts: 953 Gender:	Re: MPG Reply #18 - 03/12/06 at 17:17:05 SavageDude wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03: You can learn to not-to-close the throttle completely when approaching or slow down to a stop explain a bit more.
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pgolden Ex Member	Re: MPG Reply #19 - 03/12/06 at 19:38:11 Brewbrother wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03: Are you running high speeds?? What about mods?? My driving is city/2 lane 55 MPH highways. I drive 7.2 miles to work, and 7.4 miles to the golf course. I seldom go over 60 MPH. My signature line has the mods I've done.
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Reply #20 - 03/15/06 at 13:44:54

Savage_Rob wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:

After changing to the 38mm Amal Mk2 carb (stock, with no jetting changes), dropped to 40 MPG. I have since moved the needle clip position to the center notch and rejetted to a #300 (the original stock was a #320) and am now averaging 44 MPG.

This is all with mixed city/suburb and freeway riding. The freeway riding is generally between 45 and 75 MPH.

I happened to get a couple of days in a row where I rarely exceeded 65 MPH on the freeway. For this period, I averaged 51 MPG. There seems to be a steep decline in mileage at higher speeds... at least with my current setup.

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WavJamR Ex Member	Re: MPG Reply #21 - 03/17/06 at 21:13:48 The tank size is the only real downside to the great gas mileage. It's thimble sized. To be able to avoid the local gas station for 5 to 7 days, that would be fantastic. Maybe Lancer has a mod where we could fill the frame with additional gas. Of course, riding with 15 gallons of gas between your legs could be a real fire starter
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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: MPG Reply #22 - 03/18/06 at 02:54:38 KLX does about 45-50 which is good considering the carb has an accelerator pump. Clive W
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Reply #23 - 03/18/06 at 09:41:18

WavJamR wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:

The tank size is the only real downside to the great gas mileage. It's thimble sized. To be able to avoid the local gas station for 5 to 7 days, that would be fantastic.

Maybe Lancer has a mod where we could fill the frame with additional gas. Wink

Of course, riding with 15 gallons of gas between your legs could be a real fire starter Shocked

There's always the TourTank.

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Reply #24 - 03/18/06 at 11:06:24

WavJamR wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:

The tank size is the only real downside to the great gas mileage. It's thimble sized. To be able to avoid the local gas station for 5 to 7 days, that would be fantastic.

Well, for a bit of comparision, I usually hit reserve on the Savage between 100 and 110 miles. On my C50, the low fuel light comes on between 130 and 140 miles. It is rather nice to have that extra cushion. But you know what the funny thing about it is? It hasn't changed my riding style or how often I stop. It really hasn't made a difference for me either way. Go figure.

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Reply #25 - 03/18/06 at 11:17:37

Don't really know, but Don't really care. Roll Eyes

If I wanted a fuel saver, I would buy a scotter, every thursday I fill up, then as the week progess's every time I hit reserve I fill up again, I do very little highway ridding of any distance, seems how I always seem to have the family at that time. compared to my cages I do better, but even then don't care, just want to ride. 8)

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