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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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Default Fat Bob - 34.4mpg

So I've been checking my mileage and seeing around 34 mpg. I saw an interview in the paper the other day where an HD dealer was quoted as saying their bikes got an average of 50 mpg. Is this on the 883s?
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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my old fxst gets 50 mpg
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 07:22 PM
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I was getting 40 stock consistantly on my 07 street bob, now, after pipes, filter, fuelpak and XIEDs, I get 45-50 mpg. go figure.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 08:13 PM
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I have checked my SG several times and get around 42 to 45 with a combination of town and highway. Best I got was 50 with about 90% of that being highway running 60 to 65.
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Havent made any long trips on the interstate yet.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 08:13 PM
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I average 45 mpg around town, I averaged 56 mpg on a trip last weekend.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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I sat in alot of traffic this week\\; commuting, so that probably played a big part of a lower mpg.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 08:42 PM
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I usually average around 38mpg on my Bob...
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 08:58 PM
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I'm getting an average of 44 MPG after getting the bike dyno tuned.&nbsp\\; Bike has A/N stage one, PC USB, and as you can see V/H stag shorts.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 09:11 PM
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about 45mpg here.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 09:11 PM
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I don't have a Fat Bob but I got 43.8 MPG on my 2003 FXDL on my last tank, combo of city/highway driving.
 
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