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Old 09-19-2007, 11:01 PM
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I'm getting 48 to 49 in the city and 55 to 58 on the highway.
 
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Old 09-19-2007, 11:04 PM
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I get around 40-42mpg and I have no idea how people can get 55mpg and up, I guess I am too aggressive then.
 
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Old 09-19-2007, 11:09 PM
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45 mpg
 
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Old 09-19-2007, 11:18 PM
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I can't accurately say, yet, as I'm still in break-in. My first fill-up yielded 42.7, but I'm thinking it will be much better as I ride it more. I'm still varying speeds, and keeping it below 5k rpm as the manual says. I'm riding slightly aggressively to get the rings to seat, but keeping well within maximum recommended RPM. Without a tach, that's just a wild guess, but I'm not wringing it out, so I'm thinking I'm doing ok.

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Old 09-20-2007, 12:22 AM
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As low as 42 and as high as 67. I really depends on the riding, topgraphy, and believe it or not, the brand of fuel. I was surprised today. I had a tank that just kept going, and going, and going. And I rode the bike pretty hard during that entire tank. Average speed was 80, and up to 95 for quite a while up hills...etc etc. Normally my milage goes to hell at those speeds. Not today. I rememberd the miles and gallons to fill up, and just did the calculation. 54.4444. Nothing spectacular, but under those riding conditions, it was surprising.
 
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Old 09-20-2007, 05:50 AM
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42-44

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Old 09-20-2007, 06:01 AM
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I get 55+on the 2006 /1200c and the wife gets 60 on her 2007 / 883L We do the posted speed be it 55 to 70 mph.
 
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Old 09-20-2007, 07:33 AM
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I averaged 52 when bike was stock. I consistently average 43 now. Thats probably 70% highway/30% city. Stock Harleys come very lean. A dyno test on mineconfirmed that. Properly tuned, I don't think a 1200 sportster will average above 50mpg unless you ride like granny.
 
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Old 09-20-2007, 08:35 AM
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In-town (and interstate)riding gets me between 44 and 48 mpg. Riding at 60 mph got me 57.6 mpg on a recent trip.

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Old 09-20-2007, 09:27 AM
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48-50 mpg
 


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