V Rod fuel mileage
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V Rod fuel mileage
Was curious about average fuel mileage on a 03 V-Rod. Bought one for my wife and get about 100 miles before low fuel light, is this normal. It has the 3.7 gallon tank, seems to average 37 miles a gallon, and very hard to top of tank . Maybe someone has my same experience. Thanks.
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37 is about average you will never get 3.7 gallons in the tank.
The most I ever was able to get in the tanks was 3.2 gallons
I since installed a "Ricks tank" and now I have 4.9 gallons usable fuel
its real nice being able to go 170 miles on 1 tank of fuel
The most I ever was able to get in the tanks was 3.2 gallons
I since installed a "Ricks tank" and now I have 4.9 gallons usable fuel
its real nice being able to go 170 miles on 1 tank of fuel
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After riding double with my wife on Sunday, on the back roads letting the bike do what V-rods do, then to work and back yesterday playing with my bud on his R-1 on the way home, then again this morning on the way to work, I finally stopped for gas. 108 miles and 2.6 gallons. Sounds like 41.5mpg to me. 91 miles of that riding double. I have gotten a lot better mileage cruising the Interstate with the throttle lock set, 49mpg. That was also with my wife on the back.
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I probably average low 30's on my 09 Muscle though I haven't really done a lot of highway driving....and I agree I can't top off the tank becuase of how much the bike leans on the kick stand. One time I made the mistake of trying to hold the bike upright with one hand and then pump the gas with the other........needless to say I got gas everywhere and had to wash the bike 
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If I can keep the throttle monkey tamed I get about 40 (70mph and lower) and around 30 (80mph and higher). Not easy to tame the monkey!
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Wife gets around 34 around town and 38 to 40 on highway, depending on how fast running. She has 04 VRCB with Bub jug huggers. Put on a Unlimited Engineering 5 gal tank and made all the difference in the world on trips. Has Sundowner seat, touring windshield, pull back handbars, reduced reach pegs. She loves bike and we have taken a 3500 and 4300 mile trips the last 2 yrs, did trips in 2 weeks each.
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Yesterday at 89.6 miles into our ride, our 06 D took 2.02 gallons. Our son's 82 Honda GL500 took 1.81 gallons. My wife and I were riding double as usual. This was all back roads and even 16 miles of mountain in second and third gears, doing a bit over the posted 35mph in a national park.
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