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Apr 21, 2015 | 06:12 PM

oakman24

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I have a 2005 Harley Sportster 1200C. Gas mileage is terrible. Putting stock mufflers back on the bike and new plugs. Is there anything else I can do to improve the mileage? Thanks

Apr 21, 2015 | 06:15 PM

SPRINGER

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Just curious what your definition of terrible is, because it might help to know that to give you some ideas to try.

Apr 21, 2015 | 06:20 PM

oakman24

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I'm getting about 20 miles per gallon.

Apr 21, 2015 | 07:24 PM

LowSodium

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Yeah, that's horrible. Good luck.

Apr 21, 2015 | 07:31 PM

Hippie49

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Welcome to the forum from Kentucky.

That is some pp mileage.
Other than that how does it run?
Do you smell gas?
Some more info please.

Apr 21, 2015 | 07:48 PM

oakman24

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Smell raw gas our of the screaming eagle mufflers that are on it right now. I am putting the original mufflers back on to see if that helps any. It has 15,000 miles on it. It runs great. No other problems with the bike. It simply gets horrible mileage.