(20-03-13, 06:49 PM)Dead Eye link Wrote: Really? My red one never dropped below 50 even when absolutely caning it and averaged low-mid 50's
She's constantly up in the 50's for mostly town riding which i'm pretty satisfied with. Maybe sh'e running a bit rich, but i'm not going to screw around with the mixture screws to save 6-7mph per gallon when she is running pretty sweet.
I dunno what your definition of caning it, but there are other basic factors to consider too which willl effect each persons mileage. Like were you riding 1up or 2up?...what kind of weight are you pulling? (i'm 16.5 st and if you were 13st then obviously she is going to drink a bit more carrying an extra 3.5st). I have the biggest top box with a rack that will add another 1.5st to the bike. Then there is more weight if I load it up with gear. Different exhausts will give different power and fuel consumption. Were you travelling mostly on good weather days or into stiff windy conditions??
I guess my figures were based with totally different conditions. Leaving aside the exhaust or other slight mechanical differences that may exist between our bikes, I did a 320 miles on a motorway recently and I was riding 2 up (pulling about 28st) with a top box with gear (another 2st) into very windy conditions. My average speeds were 75mph (35%), 80-85mph (45%) and 90-100mph (20%). My fuel consumption for the whole trip was 45mpg. Maybe I shouldn't have thrown out my figures until I do some one up riding. Even at that, it wouldn't be accurate and can only be estimated. If you are getting 56mpg on your bike over a certain distance and I used your bike under the exact same riding conditions but if I am 3-4st heavier than you, then IMO it would seem to me that the bike will have to do a small bit more pulling for that extra weight which will effect the fuel consumption on the exact same bike....but I stand open to be corrected on that one.