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50.7 MPG! Anyone have better mileage?

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Old 08-30-2010, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by truckerdave
Ran 208 miles on a tank saturday coming home! 05 FXD, 4.5 gallon tank, 95",5 speed, with 95HP engine. That's riding pretty hard 60-75 MPH and coming through Montgomery and Tuscaloosa AL. Includes warp speed passing on 2 lane road and blasting away from red lights. Most miles i have ever ridden on a bike without stopping. I had previously averaged it out at 75-80 MPH interstate running and got 47 MPG. Kinda proves you can have your cake and eat it too. I run a 42 MM Mikuni/V & H pro pipe with standard baffle holes drilled larger/SE heavy breather.

Riding Hard? 60-75 mph? Thats about the posted speed limit. When I ride hard going through Western Maryland I usually run at 75 - 90 mph.

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glad I'm not the only one. I thought I broke something it dropped so much. I guess there's are two way's to look at that. The OEM HD Program is VERY lean or the PCV (in my case) is VERY rich.
Mine is a 110" also, with "some work", not just air filer, pipes, fuel processor.
 
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60-75 mph they will run you over here in CT at that speed.. pulling about 40..
 
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I have done better than that on my much smaller 80 inch Evo. But not with a 230 lb wife on the back.
 
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I always get about 45 mpg. Doesn't seem to matter if I drive 50 or 80.
 
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I don't get near that good, but guess what I DON'T CARE!
 
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I don't ride a Harley for gas mileage, only reason I ever check is so I know how far I can stretch a tank.
Who cares, and as others have noted, 60-75 is not riding hard, that is a Sunday cruise.
 
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Ah, it's fun to do the math. That and balancing my bank account is the only math I do!
 
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To the ones who ask who cares... who cares?

 
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Originally Posted by truckerdave
Ran 208 miles on a tank saturday coming home! 05 FXD, 4.5 gallon tank, 95",5 speed, with 95HP engine. That's riding pretty hard 60-75 MPH and coming through Montgomery and Tuscaloosa AL. Includes warp speed passing on 2 lane road and blasting away from red lights. Most miles i have ever ridden on a bike without stopping. I had previously averaged it out at 75-80 MPH interstate running and got 47 MPG. Kinda proves you can have your cake and eat it too. I run a 42 MM Mikuni/V & H pro pipe with standard baffle holes drilled larger/SE heavy breather.
Fuel mileage calculated from one tankful is completely meaningless. There is no way you can be sure you filled it to the same level, for one thing.

I record every fuel stop. Since I bought my bike it has averaged 45mpg.
 
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