5000 miles on my stock trike.....mix of hwy. and town riding......last time i checked 36 mpg.......i really don't care what i get.......love the trike......when i need fuel i stop and get it.......take care

 

Fuel mileage is one of the reasons I prefer to ride the older state routes that often parallel the inter states. It's a good way to see the local area & a view of the past. But if I need to get from point A to point B in a hurry then the inter state & a little more expense for gas is the way to go.

 

Thanks for all the viewpoints.
I have gotten about 33 on some tankfuls of mixed city and slow hiway driving.
I guess it really doesn't matter as long as it's so much fun.
I made a west coast run last summer in my Chrysler Sebring convertible with the top down a great deal of the trip. That was what finally convinced me to get a bike and do it that way. I saw hundreds of people on bikes going and coming home and they all looked like they were having a ball.
So when I got home, I started looking.
And now, I'm just gonna ride and enjoy it.
Thanks again.

 

I have a stock 2014 that has been decatted and slip ons , 13,300 miles on her and I have checked my mpg every tank that has been through it ! I have gotten 36 to 25 mpg , always two up . As it has been said lots of varying factors and you have to remember you are pushing more wind than a two wheeler plus weight . And yes very much so mileage will go down considerably going over 75 mph ! My two cents , happy Triking ! Ebert

 

I haven't ridden two-up since I don't have anyone in my life since my wife passed away, but I am pretty heavy anyway, over 300, so that's a pretty good load to haul. And yesterday was really windy heading into a north wind on the way to Beaumont.
I also want to fgure out which brand of gasoline works best in this rig. In my car and truck, my mileage drops drastically on Exxon gasoline. They both like Shell the best.
Yesterday, I started out with Texaco 93 and refilled with Shell 93. Guess I'll just have to see over time.

 

Be sure to stay away from alcohol fuel. Not good for the Harley, & bad millage also.

 

in my area 10-12% ethanol in the norm. non-ethanol pumps are few and far between.
does anyone use additives such as Chevron Techron or octane boosters?

 

I was going to say the same thing.
Here in the Houston-Southeast Texas area, you won't find any non-ethanol fuel.
I know that, on my trip out west in the car, when I got gas that was real gasoline, I got terrific mileage. My Sebring normally gets about 28 on the hiway.
On some tanks, I got as much as 33.5!
But here, it's all ethanol blended.

 

Most of the additives I have seen is to protect against the side effects of alcohol. Or to improve the octane rating. The one problem is the BTU content of the alcohol fuel is so much less than straight gasoline per the same measured amount.

 

My fuel mileage varies significantly. If I ride at a normal ( for me ) pace, usually below 65-70 mph, I get around 35mpg. However, if I let my a**hole override my throttle, my mileage drops dramatically. I've even seen mileage in the high to mid 20's. The last two years, I've pulled a fully loaded trailer over 15,000 miles and I've kept good records of my fuel useage. I seem to be averaging a little under 32 mpg. With a trailer, and on an interstate, I seldom go over 65 mph, but, I occasionally bump up to 70. I have noticed a huge variation in fuel quality in my travels, and I've noticed a corresponding change in my fuel economy. A couple of times, out in South Dakota, I could only get Regular 87 octane gas. It got us through, but the mileage wasn't very good. I've even tried the octane boosters. Honestly, I haven't noticed any better fuel economy using them, but, the bike doesn't seem to ping as much when I add them.