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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 06:08 PM
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2005 Fatboy - 88 - 1450 - 47 mpg - stage 1
 
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 06:18 PM
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2012 Heritage with TC103
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Samson TD crossovers + SE heavy breather A/C + SERT

I average 38-40mpg. I rarely travel faster than 75mph.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 06:30 PM
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I have a 2013 Heritage with V&H slip on's, stock A/C, no cat's. Im getting under 40 mpg. Of course it only has just over 300 miles on it. Harley claims it will get 45 mpg on the highway, but I'd be surprised if I did.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 06:36 PM
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I get 38-42 around town and 49 on a road trip.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 06:41 PM
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On the second tank after the 98" kit, I got 35. I have not had my PCIII tuned precisely yet, so I am pleased considering I'm riding with a bit of spirit. Prior to the kit, I was getting 42 in mostly city riding with the Stage 1 and cams. If I babied it, I could get 50.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 07:34 PM
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40 on winter gas, closer to 50 on summer gas...stock 96 with stage 1 and big radius exhaust
 
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 08:04 PM
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Even hotdogging it, it get near 30. I average 35+ in town and have gotten 48/49 on road trips.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2013 | 07:01 PM
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I filled up today. 27.4 mpg in town.
I put ethanol-free premium in her so we'll see what that does.
 
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About 40 if I'm alone, but I mostly ride two up and get 35-6. Once on a road trip I got 46 but that seems out of the ordinary, 2005FLSTF stock.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2013 | 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by BLOWN HOWARD
Whats everybody getting with what mods. for me stock motor with samson cholos non baffled and rsd air cleaner with the sert tuner only getting about 35-36
07 Heritage, Rush muffs, SE/ac, SERT, at 1k.... 26h's Andrews, and another dyno at 16k,, now she gets 41-48 mpg in all types of ridding..

New,, she got 38-40.
Did stg 1 at 1k service, and improved to 40-42.
Around 10k and above she got 41-43.

After the cams at 16k and new dyno she get 41-43 anytime just putting around in town in 2-3-4 gear, and 44-48 on the Hi-way, pending on wind.





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