56 mpg Dyna explained
Road Master
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 774
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From: S.E. Montana
If I'm crusing between 55 and 60 I regularly get 55+ mpg. Running freeway at 75 she drops off in the mid 40's. Of course, my ride is a 98' FXDS 80 ci Evo. When I average the fuel economy,add the price of high test gas, and then subtract the payment (which I ain't got).....I'm movin' over the face of mother earth real cheap.
That's darn good right there. I took my odometer to almost 150 miles once and got skeered. When I got gas, quickly realized that I could have made it into the 170's. Getting mid to low 40's (mpg) right now. I'll report back with more accurate once I get it back on the road and put the tank lift to the test.
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Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Illinois
My 10 Superglide gets 50 mpg all the time. But I am not an aggressive rider. Really! I'm not. On occasion I may have gone over the speed limit. Just a little bit. Not very often. Okay maybe a little more than that. 
I like that speedo/tach combo. Is that a HD item or aftermarket?
I like that speedo/tach combo. Is that a HD item or aftermarket?
2012 FLD getting in the 40s
Totally stock (ok, replaced air cleaner element with a K & N) FLD has been getting consistently about 42 mpg when the weather is 20s-30s in the morning, 40s-50s in the afternoon. As the Michigan spring warms, I've seen 45+. Expect near 50 when we hit summer weather?
I ride 20 miles each way to work every day that I can, mostly 55 mph country roads (I avoid US-23 freeway: it sux.) I keep it pretty tame, except maybe sometimes when I hang with the bikers in Hell.
I ride 20 miles each way to work every day that I can, mostly 55 mph country roads (I avoid US-23 freeway: it sux.) I keep it pretty tame, except maybe sometimes when I hang with the bikers in Hell.
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 676
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From: Glendale, AZ
That's darn good right there. I took my odometer to almost 150 miles once and got skeered. When I got gas, quickly realized that I could have made it into the 170's. Getting mid to low 40's (mpg) right now. I'll report back with more accurate once I get it back on the road and put the tank lift to the test.
Last couple of tanks mine was getting 39mpg but that's a consistent 75-80mph on the freeway but I think I can do better with some easy cruising and warmer weather.
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Tourer
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 300
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From: Fayetteville, AR
My 10 Superglide gets 50 mpg all the time. But I am not an aggressive rider. Really! I'm not. On occasion I may have gone over the speed limit. Just a little bit. Not very often. Okay maybe a little more than that.
I like that speedo/tach combo. Is that a HD item or aftermarket?
I like that speedo/tach combo. Is that a HD item or aftermarket?
It's HD speedo/tach...and they are sweet...over 600 colors to choose from when you set it up! They go for $299 at the dealer. Got mine on Black Friday for $250.