SuzukiSavage.com - Gas mileage

dodd572001 YaBB Newbies Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 12	Gas mileage 05/16/08 at 08:06:00 May have been ask before. Like to know about gas mileage. Savage or S40.
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Re: Gas mileage
Reply #1 - 05/16/08 at 08:21:13

I'm averaging 51.5 driving two-lane highways at 65-70 mph with stop signs every 5 miles or so. I've managed 56 mpg driving 55 mph and taking it easy on acceleration. One day I'm going to do everything right, just to see if I can break 60mpg. Mine is a 1987 model. It's completely stock, except for a fork bag and a five gallon cooler strapped to the sissy bar. No windshield. I'm 6'-3" and 190 and wear loose flappy Carhart clothes. I'm told all of those things are hard on mileage.

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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: Gas mileage Reply #2 - 05/16/08 at 08:54:46 I average about 40mpg in town with a LOT of stop and go traffic.
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Jimmer Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 497 NewportPa. Gender:	Re: Gas mileage Reply #3 - 05/16/08 at 09:48:56 I'm getting 57miles per gallon.Pretty must open road,two stop signs and one stop light. 60 t0 65MPH.
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sjaskow - FSO Senior Member Offline Posts: 365 Frozen Tundra of MN Gender:	Re: Gas mileage Reply #4 - 05/16/08 at 10:29:40 I'm averaging 56.5 on an S40 with a 34 mile a day commute that's probably 85% surface streets.
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Re: Gas mileage
Reply #5 - 05/16/08 at 10:55:09

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I have gotten 54 mpg but .... last tank (first tank after replacing pilot jet) only got 41. That could be becuase I was seeing if I had gotten rid of the backfire, .... lots of rev's then off the gas and clutch in to check for the POP. Also found I had the screw real rich.....

First tank after engine rebuilt was 39, and it was a steady climb to 54. Have 2.5K miles on since the rebuild......

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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: Gas mileage Reply #6 - 05/16/08 at 15:37:13 expect about 45-55mpg. Maybe a bit less. maybe a bit more.
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Sandy Koocanusa Serious Thumper Offline Don't blame me. I didn't vote for him. Posts: 1878 Bigfork, MT Gender:	Re: Gas mileage Reply #7 - 05/16/08 at 17:22:02 As a side note: some of you know my wife just got a GZ250. Well, it finally used enough fuel to make it worth stopping at the station. With only about 200 miles on the odometer, the thing is getting 79 miles to the gallon, at about 50-55 mph. I'm pretty happy about that.
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sammy YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 13	Re: Gas mileage Reply #8 - 05/16/08 at 17:38:42 I have a 2005 s-40 with 7000 miles on it . Just checked the mileage for the first time(bike is new to me ) and got 57.5 mpg. this was a mixture of around town, and cruising the country roads mostly 40-50 mph. or less.Sammy.
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J Mac Senior Member Offline Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez Posts: 408 Louisiana, USA Gender:	Re: Gas mileage Reply #9 - 05/16/08 at 22:00:24 I got 47 last time I checked on my 2003, which has had the half spacer mod and a mixture adjustment. That was mixed freeway and city riding with some hard acceleration.
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mick Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Hell-bound Posts: 7323 Dayton Oregon Gender:	Re: Gas mileage Reply #10 - 05/16/08 at 22:58:19 I live out in the boonies but still have to contend with stop signs,and I have a tendancy to beat every one at the above mentioned,but I'm still in the ball park with 47 mpg, Harley Muffler and a jet change,no white washer.
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ALittlebird Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 495 Louisville, KY Gender:	Re: Gas mileage Reply #11 - 05/19/08 at 15:19:02 2001 completely stock, new engine. Getting 50 in the city.
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6240 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Gas mileage Reply #12 - 05/19/08 at 18:38:39 49 mpg round town modded 06 10k on the od
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28908 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Gas mileage Reply #13 - 05/19/08 at 21:00:02 50+ grinning like a mad man
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Duane Senior Member Offline Creatively Maladjusted Posts: 335 Terra Plane Gender:	Re: Gas mileage Reply #14 - 05/20/08 at 17:41:15 100 miles to a tank every time.
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