Gas mileage poll

[aviationfred]

Fred had this plan before the accident. Yes he planning on bringing along a fuel can or two.

I think he shuts off the bike and coasts down hills. Hooks a rubber bungee to trucks for the up hills. Lets not talk about his low drag plan.   

Kurt

There are no hills in Kansas to coast down.  Bungee cords to a truck is an idea though.. For the low drag plan, I could spray the bike with a good coating of Pledge furniture polish. 

Fred

[FJscott]

My SV1000 gets around ... not enough.

Don't think its you.  I have a Cagiva Navigator with the TL1000 engine and it doesn't match the FJ for mileage.
As a matter of fact, neither does my Aprilia Shiver and that's only a 750cc V-twin.  FJ's hard to beat.

I'll bring a tow rope to this years ECFR

That one was more of an inside joke.. I ran out of gas on the cherohala two rallies in a row... come to think of it one of those was on my YZF600....

[yamaha fj rider]

I really do not think about gas mileage. Ridding Sunday, three quarters throttle, 7,000 rpm plus, going up the canyon. What was I thinking? The guy on the R1, not fast in the turns but when he goes full throttle down the straight, that bike is fast. I just got out horsepowered. Man I need EFI. That will also fix the fuel mileage.

Kurt

[anson45]

I have gotten a low of 35 mpg (US) back in '03 and '04. The past couple of years I routinely get 48-54 mpg. I stay off the highways and ride very sedately. It's a cop magnet to begin with and I got old. It's basically stock tune with a Uni air filter and stock gearing. I have a slow bike to ride fast, my XS650 and the '89 I like to ride slow. The Venture is for long rides.
Anson

[Burns]

just did a 1000 mile trip - averaged 49