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What kind of gas mileage are these trikes getting?I got 32 mpg on one tank, the next fill up I only got 28 mpg. It was in heavy headwinds. The bike is a 2012 with a stage one, no catalytic converter in the head pipe. That's all the modifications.
 
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Wife gets 32 to 36 mpg on her 2014 Tri-Glide. Slip-ons only mod. I get about the same, slip-ons only on my 2015 Freewheeler. Both if we keep it under 70mph. She has 21,000 miles, I have 22,000 miles
 
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I have a 15 TG, just about bone stock. I will get around 37 most of the time. I ride mostly around town or back roads. On interstates and strong headwinds it will drop to around 32.
 
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Originally Posted by tacojunkie
What kind of gas mileage are these trikes getting?I got 32 mpg on one tank, the next fill up I only got 28 mpg. It was in heavy headwinds. The bike is a 2012 with a stage one, no catalytic converter in the head pipe. That's all the modifications.
That sounds about right. I have an almost stock 2016 Triglide; only K&N filter and get around 32-34 MPG. I have gotten as low as 22 MPG at speed in heavy head winds
 
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I get 35 to 37 with a stage 1 riding 2 up
 
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Originally Posted by screwball
Wife gets 32 to 36 mpg on her 2014 Tri-Glide. Slip-ons only mod. I get about the same, slip-ons only on my 2015 Freewheeler. Both if we keep it under 70mph. She has 21,000 miles, I have 22,000 miles
Did you take the XiED fuel enricheners off of your trikes?
 
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70 seems to be the magic number for a drop in fuel mileage
 
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Wife gets 32 to 36 mpg on her 2014 Tri-Glide. Slip-ons only mod. I get about the same, slip-ons only on my 2015 Freewheeler. Both if we keep it under 70mph. She has 21,000 miles, I have 22,000 miles
Screwball Are you not on trike talk anymore. Haven't seen your name pop up latley
 
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Originally Posted by DK Custom
Did you take the XiED fuel enricheners off of your trikes?
Oh, gosh NO! After installing the knockoff Megaphones the scoots ran VERY lean. The xid's really did the trick to enrich the fuel / air mixture. Scoots ran like crap without them!
 
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Yes this is still the trike forum
 


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