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57 MPG, hot dang!
05/02/12 at 17:54:43

Saw my best mileage today on a 90 mile trek through rural central Ohio. Done with my 2006 S40's stock mufflers and jet running with the choke fully closed (as normal). A possible factor might have been a previous tank's dose of Seafoam, but who knows? Anyway, I was pretty happy with her performance on the bi-ways and meager fuel costs, so I thought I'd share.

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heroicseven Full Member Offline oops, I broke it. Posts: 245 San Diego Gender:	Re: 57 MPG, hot dang! Reply #1 - 05/02/12 at 18:32:21 Thats awesome, I used to think my little honda got good gas mileage until I bought the savage. It feels good to walk away from the pump for less than 15 bucks.
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Re: 57 MPG, hot dang!
Reply #2 - 05/02/12 at 20:40:57

heroicseven wrote on 05/02/12 at 18:32:21:

Thats awesome, I used to think my little honda got good gas mileage until I bought the savage. It feels good to walk away from the pump for less than 15 bucks. Grin

Hey,, I have a pickup, an 87 model, 300 6 banger & I can walk away from the pump for less than a dollar,, only problem is, I hafta Keep walkin..

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Bubba Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 956 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: 57 MPG, hot dang! Reply #3 - 05/03/12 at 10:38:31 my new/old peugeot moped gets 100/mpg but I have to pedal up hills...
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28657 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: 57 MPG, hot dang! Reply #4 - 05/03/12 at 10:53:42 Ain't it great! ... ... I average around 60mpg, on rural jaunts... but, there's a penalty at freeway plus speeds... mileage drops for me at 65+ speeds...
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 906 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: 57 MPG, hot dang! Reply #5 - 05/03/12 at 15:16:09 My bike seems to run smooth and strong ,butdoesn't get as good gas mileage. I have to fill up after 70 or 80 miles. But I never run it to reserve,but pretty close.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: 57 MPG, hot dang! Reply #6 - 05/03/12 at 15:18:14 How tight is your rear brake set?
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BuckRYCA Senior Member Offline Posts: 258 New London, CT, USA Gender:	Re: 57 MPG, hot dang! Reply #7 - 05/03/12 at 16:48:25 Averaging 55 mpg on my converted 1996 Savage (Ryca kit) with 21K on it. That's good, but averaging 85 mpg on my TU250. That's something else! Most of my riding is on back roads in CT, RI, and MA.
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RycaShawn Full Member Offline Ryca Fan Posts: 145 Los Angeles Gender:	Re: 57 MPG, hot dang! Reply #8 - 05/03/12 at 23:27:42 I'm so jealous. I'm at about 30mpg
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Wake51 Full Member Offline Murphy's Law Posts: 214 St. Louis Gender:	Re: 57 MPG, hot dang! Reply #9 - 05/03/12 at 23:44:42 The weekend before last I was running at 57 MPG. And I slightly under filled the tank. This was on rural back roads running between 50-65 with some sustained stints at 70-80. Running an HD muffler, K&N cone, and re-jetted. Needless to say, very happy for the MPG that comes with the pull.
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Reply #10 - 05/04/12 at 04:57:27

Never have figure out,......
Here's my stocker, at sea level (drilled exhaust) supposedly running on the lean side (145 main) from the factory, and leaner yet w/ relieved exhaust,.....and averaging 45 mpg,.....mite get 50 riding like grandma on her way to church !

Then we have these modifides,....running on the rich side. (150-155 main) averaging 57-60 mpg,.....

Now,........I never was the best at math,......so I'll let the techs tell me, which bike is running leaner ?? Undecided

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: 57 MPG, hot dang! Reply #11 - 05/04/12 at 06:21:45 Leave the white spacer along and you will get the good mileage,Just up the low and high speed jets and you will have the power when you need it. I've been doing this for over 40 years,I always get over 60 miles per gallon,I really don't hot rod much.
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Reply #12 - 05/04/12 at 07:41:39

Bill may be onto something. I didn't modify the white spacer.

I started with 155/55 jets, but that was too rich (black spark plug). Backed off to 152.5/52.5 and added the crumbcup mod (more back pressure, better torque) to the minimal Emgo muffler.

I'm relatively easy on the throttle and a smooth shifter, as evidenced by the fact that I often get over 10K on my rear tires.

Fuel consumption goes up the the cube of velocity. Keeping it under 60mph and short shifting really up the mpgs.

You want to short shift anyways with a big thumper. That's what it's about. It's not a high-strung multi. Use the torque, Luke. Use the torque.

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RC Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 83 Quartz Hill Ca. Gender:	Re: 57 MPG, hot dang! Reply #13 - 05/04/12 at 12:05:59 My powerplant is totally stock except for the idle screw and K&N air filter. I live and ride at about 2500 feet and always get right at 57 or 58 mpg, I thought that was normal, great for a bike that's this much fun but normal.
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RycaShawn Full Member Offline Ryca Fan Posts: 145 Los Angeles Gender:	Re: 57 MPG, hot dang! Reply #14 - 05/04/12 at 12:47:58 Hey guys. I get a backfire almost every time I kill the motor. Definitely running rich huh?
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