good mpg!! :)
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Tourer
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From: southampton,uk
good mpg!! :)
Just hused my first tankfull on my iron since fitting a pcv so full stage one tune and although I did fill with bp ultimate I got 51.36 mpg with 50/50 town/open road riding, seems good to me?
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what pipes?
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I've always gotten exception mileage from Sportsters and Buells (sporty based engine).
My carb'd 883c would return me 53-ish during my normal commute and got just over 60 on open 2-lanes.
I rode my XB12R on a 1500mi trip and got at least 1/2dozen fillups in the 60-63mpg range. My worst tank of the entire trip was going through Deals Gap and I got 53 that time. Running 85-90mph in Alabama got me right at 60mpg.
I've owned 3 XB's (ridden 2 of them extensively-the 3rd was flipped for a profit) and that mileage was typical for all of them.
I don't know what Harley has done with the Sporty engine but it is BY FAR the most frugal engine I've ever ridden on top of.
My carb'd 883c would return me 53-ish during my normal commute and got just over 60 on open 2-lanes.
I rode my XB12R on a 1500mi trip and got at least 1/2dozen fillups in the 60-63mpg range. My worst tank of the entire trip was going through Deals Gap and I got 53 that time. Running 85-90mph in Alabama got me right at 60mpg.
I've owned 3 XB's (ridden 2 of them extensively-the 3rd was flipped for a profit) and that mileage was typical for all of them.
I don't know what Harley has done with the Sporty engine but it is BY FAR the most frugal engine I've ever ridden on top of.
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Cruiser
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From: Texas
I wish I got that kind of mileage. I get 36 city and 45 highway. 1200 though... Still most people seem to get better than I do.
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