Gas mileage?
Stage IV
Joined: Aug 2007
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RE: Gas mileage?
I'VE GOT AN 04"FXSTBI NIGHT TRAIN WITHVANCE & HINES BIG TUBES, & WHATEVER RE-MAPPING THAT WAS REQUIRED.( I BOUGHT IT USED.)68/80 MPH. HWY MILES 50 MPG!!! YEAH BABY!! I HAD A COUPLE OF TANKS THAT WER ONLY IN THE MID 40'S AND I WAS BUMMED. BUT THE LAST THREE TANKS WER 50 & BETTER! HOPE IT LASTS. MY COMMUTE IS 37 MILES ON FLAT OPEN ROAD COLD IN THE 05:00 MOURNINGS & LIKE A CONVECTION OVEN IN 18:30 EVENINGS.
Banned
Joined: Feb 2007
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RE: Gas mileage?
My 'ol girl ('97 Fatboy) averages around 39 mpg with mostly hard country road riding. Now on the highway, she does around 45-46. It's running too rich at the moment though, so once I fix that it should get better fuel mileage.
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Southampton, Pa
RE: Gas mileage?
Most of my riding is in the suburbs of Philly and into Jersey and I've been getting steadily 48 to 52 mpg, but I ride conservativly. I think it all depends on how you ride, the harder you twist the throttle the less mpg's. I also tuned my bike with an Air Fuel ratio gauge for how I ride.
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From: Acworth
RE: Gas mileage?
I have an 03 heritage with a larger pilot jet in the carb (runs perfect) and it gets around 50mpg. I had a 98 FXSTC, same set up, it got about 50, Had a 80" shovel got about 50. Had Sporsters that really got great mileage until recarbed and modified
.I have a buddy with a springer softail that a local dealer tuned and he gets about 35mpg. You can smell the raw fuel especially at low speeds, He thinks the shopcan do no wrong ,so I just ride ahead of the fumes.
.I have a buddy with a springer softail that a local dealer tuned and he gets about 35mpg. You can smell the raw fuel especially at low speeds, He thinks the shopcan do no wrong ,so I just ride ahead of the fumes.
