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Old 08-05-2009 | 07:24 AM
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My ultra gets anywhere from 35-40 depending on speed. running 80mph it averages 38. it is still better than my truck. besides 140-160 it is time to stop and drink.


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Old 08-05-2009 | 07:58 PM
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i have a 07road king and i just got the best milage i have ever had to a tank and that was 200 miles. it took 17.5 liters to fill it up again which is around 4 -4.5 gallons yet the gauge was at the end and the light was on, would just hate to run out. so i figure tahts 44 miles to a gallon if i did the math right. is that good. i have had lots of tanks around the 150 miles to the tank. the 200 miles to the tank was a long run at 60 mph riding in 5th gear.
 
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Old 08-05-2009 | 08:00 PM
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I average around 40 mpg
 
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Old 08-05-2009 | 08:10 PM
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I have an 06 Streetglide. I was getting 33-35 mpg even after installing exhaust air cleaner Power Commander etc.. I let a qualified Power Commander dealer do a dyno tune on it and wow what a difference. 40-45 mpg. The last 3000 mile trip I took it averaged 41mpg.
 
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Old 08-05-2009 | 08:30 PM
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I'm not sure but I weigh 170lbs, and the past two weekends on good long runs had gotten 47.2 mpg and 48.1mpg. Now I haven't tried to do in the city mpg yet, and I'm not sure if me being under 200lbs has anything to do with it either.
 
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Old 08-05-2009 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by oliver99
i have a 07road king and i just got the best milage i have ever had to a tank and that was 200 miles. it took 17.5 liters to fill it up again which is around 4 -4.5 gallons yet the gauge was at the end and the light was on, would just hate to run out. so i figure tahts 44 miles to a gallon if i did the math right. is that good. i have had lots of tanks around the 150 miles to the tank. the 200 miles to the tank was a long run at 60 mph riding in 5th gear.
That's 43 miles to a US gallon, 52 mpg canadian. Seems really good to me - Way better than I've ever got with my 95" '00 FLHT. I'm sure the Dynojet kit in the carb is hurting my mileage, but best I ever do is 40 mpg cdn. That dynojet is coming out this week.
 
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Old 08-05-2009 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Scooter68
I'm not sure but I weigh 170lbs, and the past two weekends on good long runs had gotten 47.2 mpg and 48.1mpg. Now I haven't tried to do in the city mpg yet, and I'm not sure if me being under 200lbs has anything to do with it either.
I don't know, I way 250, around town I get 45-47, on the hiway if I don't get to excited with the loud handle, I just checked it yesterday after a long day ride the day before and I got 53.6, and for what ever reason every one I know except one person with an Ultra get about the same, I am wondering if there is a difference in the speedometer, I know one guy, I can follow him around all day long and at the end of the day he manages to go about 8 miles more per 100 miles traveled then I do, it would be interesting to know how accurate every ones speedometers are.
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Old 08-05-2009 | 10:30 PM
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40 mpg / give or take. Set the tripmeter and start looking for fuel around 200 miles. Plus I always carry an extra 10 miles worth of premium just for kicks.

 
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Old 08-05-2009 | 11:53 PM
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I ride fast.
75 to 80 back and forth to work...I get 32 to 36 mpg.

out on the open road it really just depends on speed. If I run hard 80 to 85, I get about 35

last trip to Colorado I was getting 45 to 50 cruising up there.
 
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Old 08-06-2009 | 10:39 AM
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