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43 MPG!
09/13/16 at 22:38:38

took my 'new' '08 out for a ride to Squamish BC today. 183 kms round trip. Twistyturny, upydowny, 43mpg only, mostly 98 kph. This with 150 main jet and white spacer mod. Also, it stalled a couple times after a long run at speed, in traffic. Raptor coming in mail.
Not exactly what I expected, but bike ran strong.

For comparison, I may take my'08 'tracker' on same trip next sunny day Cool

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: 43 MPG! Reply #1 - 09/14/16 at 01:59:28 That's not great.. it's about what I am getting,
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eau de sauvage Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2565 Queensland Gender:	Re: 43 MPG! Reply #2 - 09/14/16 at 03:57:04 we get about 55mpg but I think they jet it lean in Australia.
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Online Thumpers Rule Posts: 5107 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: 43 MPG! Reply #3 - 09/14/16 at 06:48:36 Chimp , Is your tracker a Ryca?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: 43 MPG! Reply #4 - 09/14/16 at 07:26:03 It's possible you took a little too much off the white spacer. but I wouldn't count mileage in the twisties, grins is what matters.
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Re: 43 MPG!
Reply #5 - 09/14/16 at 07:58:10

The 05, with cam, Supertrapp, main jet, spacer mod, desnorkelled, K/N air filter, jackrabbit starts, more often than not I was using every turn to see what I could get out of it and me , and I got 49, my girl got 51.
Not that that little detail is something to make me Unhappy with the bike. But I Could be happier, if I could squeeze that mileage out of it. I don't ride near as hard now,

I won't be putting the k and N in this one

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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: 43 MPG! Reply #6 - 09/14/16 at 12:22:02 I got 73 stock but since I've rejetted it's down to around 60-65.
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norm92de Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1180 El Paso TX Gender:	Re: 43 MPG! Reply #7 - 09/14/16 at 12:33:59 I get a fairly dependable 60 mpg. out of mine. You also know I don't thrash it.
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Tocsik Serious Thumper Offline the singularity Posts: 1163 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: 43 MPG! Reply #8 - 09/14/16 at 13:08:31 I was averaging mid-50's with I first got mine with 2745 miles on her. I'm at about 12K miles now and averaging a little over 50 mpg with a 140/90 rear tire and Kawasaki front pulley. I average every 10 tanks or so.
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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2641 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: 43 MPG! Reply #9 - 09/14/16 at 13:38:28 2008 rejetted and white spacer mod, DYNA muffler. Last I was tracking mileage I was 45-55mpg, but mostly under 50mpg since I do a lot of around town-ish riding.
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zipidachimp Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1417 surrey, b.c. Gender:	Re: 43 MPG! Reply #10 - 09/14/16 at 13:40:56 RUT: tracker is homemade, 140/90 rear, tall shocks, tracker bars, more of a 'hotrod' bike than a true tracker. Don't know the mpg of this one.
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Online Thumpers Rule Posts: 5107 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: 43 MPG! Reply #11 - 09/15/16 at 10:11:28 Yeah I have only seen pics of 3 other Ryca trackers,1 was the one Ryca built the blue one on their website. Everybody builds the CS1
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Re: 43 MPG!
Reply #12 - 09/15/16 at 10:31:05

When I first got my Savage and was riding cool and calm - I got 62 mpg .

As time went on and my engine got a cam, Wiseco, headwork, a Mikuni Rounslide and a different exhaust......it am in the 50-55 mpg area.

When I am riding around on the Dragon or Route 28 and trying to scrub the rubber off the sides of my tires.........it can drop below 50 mpg.

If you get 43 mpg riding around normally - you either have the bike jetted to rich, the engine is in need of some valve or piston ring work - or you keep riding into a strong wind or uphill all the time. (I imagine a large windshield and saddlebags can cut mileage down).

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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: 43 MPG! Reply #13 - 09/15/16 at 11:03:09 Where should I start with leaning the bike down a little? Denton, TX elevation is 642 ft. Surrounding area varies from 500 to 900 ft. I have 52.5 Idle Jet & 152.5 Main Jet with 3 Washers under the needle. The Idle Screw is out about 2 1/2 turns. The bike runs good and is very smooth. Kenny G
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Re: 43 MPG!
Reply #14 - 09/15/16 at 11:05:18

Kenny G wrote on 09/15/16 at 11:03:09:

Where should I start with leaning the bike down a little?

Kenny G
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Do you know what jets are in the carb now? Do you have the stock air filter, and a stock or Dyna muffler?

For sea level and a bit higher....like up to 2,000 feet, a #150 Main, #50 pilot and 3 washers on the needle is a good starting point.

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