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Old Jun 9, 2015 | 01:09 AM
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Rolling thru NW Montana. 98* But the Tri-Glide is running great. 217 ET and getting 37 mpg.

 
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Welcome to MT. Be safe out there I am starting to see deer carcases on the sides of the road here and there so be careful. If you are able get off the road by 8 PM. Deer here in some parts are thick as fleas after dusk.
 
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Kevin, that is great. Beautiful MT, and loved riding the Bear Tooth.
Had some very good food at the Soda But Lodge in Cook City. Salmon was to die for.
 
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Kevin,
When you are riding, about where do you keep you RPM at?
If I keep RPM higher, around 3500, or so I keep my temps down a bit. But just not used to riding with that RPM level. I normally am at around 3K DOWN to 2500.
 
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Welcome to MT. Be safe out there I am starting to see deer carcases on the sides of the road here and there so be careful. If you are able get off the road by 8 PM. Deer here in some parts are thick as fleas after dusk.
Thank you. Yeah, we always try and be off the road by 6pm at the latest....every now and then we go a bit later, but not after dusk.

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Kevin, that is great. Beautiful MT, and loved riding the Bear Tooth.
Had some very good food at the Soda But Lodge in Cook City. Salmon was to die for.
Yes, Bear Tooth is Mary's favorite road in the USA. We had a very good meal in Cook City a few years ago.

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Kevin,
When you are riding, about where do you keep you RPM at?
If I keep RPM higher, around 3500, or so I keep my temps down a bit. But just not used to riding with that RPM level. I normally am at around 3K DOWN to 2500.
If I am running any kind of a load (20% throttle or more in 4th or higher) I want to be at least at 2900 RPM. I don't mind it being at 2500 RPM if it is a low load (less than 20% throttle).

If I'm riding hard, I live between 3000 and 4200. Cruising, most of the time I'm at 2900 to 3200. In the pic above I am going downhill, no load, 10% throttle and around 2800 rpm...but that does not happen often...was slowing down for the cage in front of me.
 
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Thanks Kevin, enjoy the trip.
 
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hey kevin that rear tire on the front rotating backwards, hows it working, i'm getting ready to mount one on my tri glide this week. mich ll.

not worried about any warranty's, just more mileage.

have a safe trip.
 
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What tune are you running to get those results?
It seems no matter what I do with the PV, my 2011 TG runs really hot ( 270-285) and I get about 30 MPG, highway riding at 65 to 70.
 
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what do you use to keep track of the temp and mileage?
 
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I use the gauge setup in the PV to monitor temp and other functions.
Mileage is calculated by hand when I fill up.
 
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