First time today...........
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From: Biddeford, Maine
First time today...........
Cost me over $20 to fill the bike..........$21 to fill the bike up with super............damn that pisses me off.
$4.09 a gallon and of course I was on "E" so it took 5.2 gallons.
Getting 35mpg on the highway right now, average speed is 80 mph, 5th gear at 3200rpm.
Steve
$4.09 a gallon and of course I was on "E" so it took 5.2 gallons.
Getting 35mpg on the highway right now, average speed is 80 mph, 5th gear at 3200rpm.
Steve
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From: Fredericksburg, VA
RE: First time today...........
Get the 6-speed tranny and LOWER THEM RPM's a little more and maybe save a few pennies here and there...
Sad part is its ONLY GONNA GET WORSE MAN...
I am looking at it this way... I would have to pay it either way... Drive or Ride... So... AT LEAST I AM RIDING...
I can't even say that riding is saving me money because my bike and my car get the same MPG... 2007 Mazda 3s 5-speed (35 mpg hwy)
RON
Sad part is its ONLY GONNA GET WORSE MAN...
I am looking at it this way... I would have to pay it either way... Drive or Ride... So... AT LEAST I AM RIDING...
I can't even say that riding is saving me money because my bike and my car get the same MPG... 2007 Mazda 3s 5-speed (35 mpg hwy)
RON
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RE: First time today...........
Would rather pay $21 to fill my bike than the $75 to fill my truck yesterday! Had to laugh the other day, I live 7 miles from work, 14 round trip - when I take my truck it uses 3/4 gallon. When I take the bike I burn 2+ gallons of gas - for some reason, it takes me 80 miles to get home from work - and people claim riding a bike saves gas!?!
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From: Biddeford, Maine
RE: First time today...........
My car gets 25 mpg on average, my bike is getting 35 mpg..................so the bike is still better, and a lot more fun. I'm still working on my DTT to get the mpg up, leaning out the cruise range a bit here and a bit there.
If I could just do 65mph on the highway, I'm sure my mpg would go up...........but that damn freeway just gets me going faster and faster.
Steve
If I could just do 65mph on the highway, I'm sure my mpg would go up...........but that damn freeway just gets me going faster and faster.
Steve
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RE: First time today...........
Hey Maine,
I noticed the same thing.... When the bike hits 80 it uses more gas.... I try to keep it below that mark... But like you said... It sure is hard..
If I ever get my bike back I have more tuning to perform on my DTT also. I want to lean out the cruise to around 14 - 14.3 and measure my head temp. The outside temp is rising fast here in Texas... 90 - 94 all week/weekend.... I need to order a IR gun to keep an eye on the head temp... Like to keep it around 300 but no higher then 340.....
Makes me laugh... just seen the national average for regular unleaded.... 3.80 a gallon and I can't run it... Bike would ping like a bag of marbles
I noticed the same thing.... When the bike hits 80 it uses more gas.... I try to keep it below that mark... But like you said... It sure is hard..
If I ever get my bike back I have more tuning to perform on my DTT also. I want to lean out the cruise to around 14 - 14.3 and measure my head temp. The outside temp is rising fast here in Texas... 90 - 94 all week/weekend.... I need to order a IR gun to keep an eye on the head temp... Like to keep it around 300 but no higher then 340.....
Makes me laugh... just seen the national average for regular unleaded.... 3.80 a gallon and I can't run it... Bike would ping like a bag of marbles
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RE: First time today...........
Have you actually seen UK prices at the moment? I can't imagine what your reaction would be if you had to pay $8.35 for a US gallon!!
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RE: First time today...........
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Gas prices suck!!!!
1. If you are unhappy with gas prices
show me your *****.
2.normally i get a kiss after being screwed
Gas prices suck!!!!
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