I took my bike in today for it's 1000 mile service and one of the issues I brought up is bad gas milage. It only gets about 32 - 34 MPG. He said that isn't bad. I read the specs for the bike are 44 - 50 and he said those numbers are never right. Sounds like a bunch of BS to me. What kind of milage do you all get?

 

I have a 07 Road King Classic with 1,400 miles on it and getting around 35-36mpg.
91 octane gas always.

 

I would not go by the specs.
Those are under some sort of ideal conditions.
I think on average I get around maybe 35 to 40
miles per gallon...That includes hills, flat, etc.
I think that works out toanywhere from 150-200
miles per tank. If you have a fuel gage don't rely
on it either.....trust me on that one...
Calgary, Alberta

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if I get to the point where gas milage on my harleys is concerning me,, I;m sellin!!!!!

 

I'm more concerned that it isn't running right. Low horsepower was another issue. I'm thinking they might be related. In other words I'm not so concerned about the gas milage as I am just making sure it is close to where it should be. I haven't been able to go more than 135 miles on a full tank even on the freeway.

 

Your bike's just fine. Those HD numbers for gas mileage are B.S. My '07' Heritage Classic gets 35 mpg. I replaced the stock ECU with a Thunder-Max. I'd rather have the engine running a bit cooler than worry about a few more miles per gallon.

 

Thanks guys! I feel a little better now.

 

Your mileage sounds about right, I'm getting 30 mpg around town and around 40 mpg running the freeways...if I keep it under 80mph. I have V&H exhaust, SE A/C, SERT and had mine dyno tuned, it is running cooler but I think my gas mileage dropped a little.

 

mine is real simple when I need more I stop and get it. It has worked so far. The only difference in now and 40 years ago no 1 would ever believe what 5 gallons of gas cost now.

 

I usually get around 30mpg in the city and 40 - 42 on the highway travelling at 70 - 75 mph. The best I've ever gotten was 48 mpg on a group charity run doing around 60 mph through the local hills.

Cheers!
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