Why can't I get 45 MPG like everyone else?
#61
Trying to improve gas mileage has been something that I have been working on for a while. I have an 08 Ultra Classic with Rush slip ons, SE Air Cleaner and a Fuel Commander III. It was getting about 40 MPG on the road. Got rid of the Fuel Commander and replaced it with a TTS Master Tune. With this setup, you hook your laptop to bike and go for tuning runs. After tuning runs, I got my mileage up to 43 average over about 1200 miles. That was with a corrected speedo/odometer that you can correct with the ECM flash. Then I had the dealer install an Andrews 26H drop in cam replacement. WIth a TTS retune of the bike, I am now averaging 44 MPG after about 500 miles. The bike runs better, has more torque and power, and gets better gas mileage. Now the 44 MPG would calculate to about 45.5 with the original speedo calibration.
#62
i get between 36 and 42 mpg with my 07 Ultra depending on how and where i ride,,,,,,i aint real sure about the high 40's just dont seem right to me i sure do wish i could get 48mpg though ! maybe they get that down hill or something ...hehe
and WTF!!!! 7K for an 07 Ultra ???? man what a deal ......with all that money left over you could run 15 mpg for few years and still be way ahead !!!! And be the chrome king of the niehborhood !!!! LOL !!!
and WTF!!!! 7K for an 07 Ultra ???? man what a deal ......with all that money left over you could run 15 mpg for few years and still be way ahead !!!! And be the chrome king of the niehborhood !!!! LOL !!!
#64
I read post where guys ride 80 mph into a 30mph headwind loaded with camping gear and they weigh 400 lbs. and the ol lady is close to that and his bike "consistently gets 45 mpg." Maybe I exgagerate a little.
The best I coax out of Ol Sally here is 37mpg with all stock stuff. After the mods(see sig) is 36 to 35mpg.
I don't hot rod. Shift at 3 grand. Cruise on the highway in 6th between 70 and 75 mph@ around 2500-2700 rpm. I won't "lug it" Stay mostly between 2500 and 3000. Ride solo. Around 240 lbs.(Many years of beers). So why no better on the gas mileage? Other than that she runs great. Any thing I should look for?
The best I coax out of Ol Sally here is 37mpg with all stock stuff. After the mods(see sig) is 36 to 35mpg.
I don't hot rod. Shift at 3 grand. Cruise on the highway in 6th between 70 and 75 mph@ around 2500-2700 rpm. I won't "lug it" Stay mostly between 2500 and 3000. Ride solo. Around 240 lbs.(Many years of beers). So why no better on the gas mileage? Other than that she runs great. Any thing I should look for?
#65
Ride Safe!
#66
LYAO if you like. I'm sure you are one of the ones that doesn't believe anything any one tells you. You know everything already. No, I'm not kidding. Think about all the people doing the little things each and every day, and then add that up. We're talking millions of people refueling everyday! People only think in terms they are familiar with and don't think about the enormity of it all.
Last edited by Raptor1956; 04-04-2009 at 02:50 AM.
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