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May 4, 2020 | 12:07 PM

Marco Shaw

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From: midland tx

Poor fuel mileage

I have a 2014 heritage softail. That just started to get very bad fuel mileage. Plugs r new. And so is the air filter.

May 4, 2020 | 12:24 PM

Hecklerboy

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Could just be some bad gas.
How's your tire pressure?
Have you done any upgrades lately?

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May 4, 2020 | 02:10 PM

Marco Shaw

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From: midland tx

Poor fuel milage

I do have a master tune2. It does smell rich. Could the tuner have changed a bit.

May 5, 2020 | 08:14 AM

VAFish

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What is "Very Bad Fuel Mileage"

What was your mileage before? what is it now? How many tanks of gas are you basing this on?

Also I don't know about your area, but around here they change gasoline formulation between winter and summer to meet emissions regulations. You should get better mileage on the summer blend, but if they haven't changed over yet, and you are just pulling your bike out of storage and taking it for a ride that could be part of the problem.