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Scooters - 125 to 300 => Downtown 300 => Topic started by: Cortez on June 18, 2012, 01:07:17 PM

Title: 73MPG!
Post by: Cortez on June 18, 2012, 01:07:17 PM
Manage to score a record in low fuel consumption yesterday - I got almost 73MPG on a 150 mile trip.

What's so great about it is that my GF was with me, we had the underseat and huge heavy 50l topcase filled with
spare clothes, rain gear, I brought my dSLR too etc. My big windscreen isn't helping things either (I actually lost some
of the top speed because of it) and at the 50-55mph average we were doing, the Dr Pulley sliders are making the engine
work at 5500 revs most of the time, while it would have been 4500-5000 on a stock setup.

Given all that stuff, I think that was an amazing fuel consumption figure, even if we were only doing 50-55mph on average.

(http://www.zaslike.com/files/hjhh1sb3thxouatzu6rp.jpg)
Title: Re: 73MPG!
Post by: bdrannik on June 18, 2012, 02:16:06 PM
Which  fuel mileage app for Android are you using?  Looks good..
Title: Re: 73MPG!
Post by: Cortez on June 18, 2012, 02:17:48 PM
App?
You're looking at Opera browser screenshot, and what's taking care of my
MPGs is in my signature line.

Title: Re: 73MPG!
Post by: jwalz1 on June 21, 2012, 03:24:09 PM
I only have two tanks so far on my bike but the first one was if I remember correctly 70.5 and the second was 71.5.   Most of my mileage is at speeds above 40 mph, and the second tank was mostly 65mph +.  

I think 75 is certainly doable if I would lay off the throttle.
Title: Re: 73MPG!
Post by: de-dee on June 21, 2012, 10:00:25 PM
  I installed my top box & side boxes my milage droped from 300 km. to flashing light to 200 km. to flashing gas light,. I dont go far with all the boxes on, the next time I go on a trip, I will try just the top box,. de dee
Title: Re: 73MPG!
Post by: jprestonian on June 22, 2012, 07:24:09 AM
That's pretty awesome!  I hope it continues to improve for you.

On my 2007 People 250 (carbureated), I have been getting record mileage this summer. At just over 36,000km, it's running better than ever, and scoring between 66-74MPG pretty consistently since I started this job with the ~30-mile interstate commute. It seems to LOVE being pushed to ~90% of capacity for 30 minutes twice a day.  :)  There's a few miles that're not on the interstate, but I estimate about 23-24 miles of the ride is on the superslab, and the P250 seems to be loving it.
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