Ultima engines your results
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I type paragraphs an iphone all the time, with a loaded 357 on my hip. No need to be a dick and stoop to Tex's level. Really though? A really good friend of mine who is a member here also know's ol Tex and says he's a really good dude, so why not cut him a little slack?
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Got to agree, but I would not have called it a mess, so this time we'll just shoot the phone.
Please appreciate the current Harley demographics - old guys, bad eyes - and paragraphize.
I never learned how to visualize what km per liter meant, only that I remember when the price of a gallon was less than a liter. I always thought it was just a con trick for the oil companies to hide how expensive fuel really was these days.
1 km/l = 2.35 mpg (US) so 30 km/l equals 70.5 mpg. You say 70 to 80 mpg!?!
Please appreciate the current Harley demographics - old guys, bad eyes - and paragraphize.
I never learned how to visualize what km per liter meant, only that I remember when the price of a gallon was less than a liter. I always thought it was just a con trick for the oil companies to hide how expensive fuel really was these days.
1 km/l = 2.35 mpg (US) so 30 km/l equals 70.5 mpg. You say 70 to 80 mpg!?!
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From: Surrey, Great Britain
I won't presume to offer advice, but I can report I have had a very positive experience with the Ultima 107 in my 1992 FXR. I have about 25,000 km (approx, as a dakota digital gauge had to be replaced a while back). No problems with the engine. Lots of power (do not need more). Fuel mileage is mid to high 30's or 40 km/litre. Much better on open road, but I commute in crappy traffic and under those conditions not great (VH short shots don't help). She does like to chew oil............. Some no idea, of course. In the end, my 107 has +25k Km's with no engine issues at all, and that is under wide ranging conditions (canada cold and Auusie heat). I appear to be subscribed to this thread so can reply to other questions. Cheers. And how about those Wallabies! 
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Careful grammar ***** are out in force. I appreciate the advice and taking the trouble to post.
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Oops, I meant 40 mpg. I converted km/L into Mpg in my head, but force of habit saw me still write km/l. Oh, the perils of international relations!
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PS: and I meant to write 40mpg open road (18km/L). Not great, but not sure what we expect with high compression engines. I think the relatively poor mpg of my Ultima is more to do with carb setup, V&H short shots, and an as-yet-unidentified drag in the drive train.
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I type paragraphs an iphone all the time, with a loaded 357 on my hip. No need to be a dick and stoop to Tex's level. Really though? A really good friend of mine who is a member here also know's ol Tex and says he's a really good dude, so why not cut him a little slack?
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Please allow me to insert a couple of carriage returns as an example of
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on hdforums.com.
Last edited by Lucky Luke; Nov 2, 2015 at 11:24 AM.
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I never learned how to visualize what km per liter meant, only that I remember when the price of a gallon was less than a liter. I always thought it was just a con trick for the oil companies to hide how expensive fuel really was these days.
1 km/l = 2.35 mpg (US) so 30 km/l equals 70.5 mpg. You say 70 to 80 mpg!?!
1 km/l = 2.35 mpg (US) so 30 km/l equals 70.5 mpg. You say 70 to 80 mpg!?!