Does cold weather reduce MPG?
Advanced
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 86
Likes: 1
get a damn projector set up in your garage!!! prop your rear tire off the floor with a jack, put a road cruising video on and ride your bike down the road....errr um I mean wall. this way you can even drink a beer while cruising down the road. plus, this will take your fuel economy back up so you can feel good about how much money you saved!
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 3,886
Likes: 3
This is all making me optimistic about my new Super Glide's gas mileage (not that I was too concerned about it anyway). Its EPA mileage rating (for whatever that's worth) is 35 mpg City and 54 mpg Highway. I'm right at a 1000 miles (all cold weather), and I've been getting a solid 40 mpg in mostly city riding, and on the last 350 miles of almost all mountain highway riding I've gotten 45 mpg (riding at speeds that are marginally low for 6th gear....60-65 mph).
I guess if I was that worried about fuel mileage I shoulda bought a moped or vespa scooter.
I guess if I was that worried about fuel mileage I shoulda bought a moped or vespa scooter.
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,923
Likes: 266
From: Deep in the heart of New Jersey
So ,if you have to burn more fuel to go the same distance in winter, then you had to in the summer, wouldn't there be just as many pollutants in the air, even if the fuel burned cleaner?.,,
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 1,074
Likes: 1
From: Baltimore, MD
Despite the testimony of our in house experts, which we thank sincerely for their well intentioned input, and, of course, we will overlook the conflicting claims all of which are assumed to be correct, my motorcycle defies the laws of physics themselves, apparently, and gets roughly the same mileage in all weather conditions. 
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 6,532
Likes: 132
From: SoCal
Mpg?
Things could be a lot worse than getting a little less mpg when the riding is crappy anyways, my family and myself are healthy at the present, business is down but the bills are gettin paid and spring will be here next week , at least where I live.
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 1,074
Likes: 1
From: Baltimore, MD
(Well, northern hemisphere, anyway)