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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by FatBobRay
25 MPG is crap! I average 45 MPG with my 08 FatBob.
yep. i dont believe it myself. but yer ride's got fuel injection, mine has carburator. Your engine burns fuel more efficiently than mine.

when i had this ride with my bro (he rode my dad's 07 ultra), we filled up at the same time, and after like 120km, the ultra fuel was at half and mine was slightly below half mark. not sure if my calculation was wrong. but i had several tests, and came out with +/- same figures.

is there anything i could do to make beter mpg?
 
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 05:44 AM
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I don't know but I'm sure someone will chime in and help ya!
 
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by eazyride
yep. i dont believe it myself. but yer ride's got fuel injection, mine has carburator. Your engine burns fuel more efficiently than mine.

when i had this ride with my bro (he rode my dad's 07 ultra), we filled up at the same time, and after like 120km, the ultra fuel was at half and mine was slightly below half mark. not sure if my calculation was wrong. but i had several tests, and came out with +/- same figures.

is there anything i could do to make beter mpg?
you should take it to the dealer and ask them what they think, look at your plugs, and the inside of your pipes to see if they are sootie
 
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Morloka
you should take it to the dealer and ask them what they think, look at your plugs, and the inside of your pipes to see if they are sootie
yep, sure. i just dont trust the dealer techs. worth a try though. i always go to this regular tech for oil n tune up stuff, besides dealer charge a bit high on labor cost. ow, currently 2 bosch sprkplugs in my dyna. dont know if those would affect that much to the bike.

any1 here use the SE sprkplugs? how are they any different to the reg? what about octane booster?
 
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 12:47 PM
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fist thing they asked me when they thought it was my o2 sensors was have you used octane boosters in your gas, so I would shy away from them if you are gonna try and have the dealer look into it, I would rather use my indy too, but the dealer did my original dyno so I took it back to them
 
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