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Message started by Oldfeller2 on 08/06/06 at 06:32:41

Title: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Post by Oldfeller2 on 08/06/06 at 06:32:41

I'm curious because there are cars now that do better MPG than I am doing on my 2002 LS.

I've been tracking my open road mileage and I get varying numbers between 46.6 and 51.2 MPG on my 2002 Savage after performing the half spacer mod and turning the covered mix screw out to 2 turns. Pipe is neutral to very slight gold tint (pipe takes a long time to change, most times it gets a cleaning before it develops).

What sort of post-mod open road mileage do the rest of you guys get? What color if any does your pipe develop?

Oldfeller

Title: Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Post by PA KID on 08/06/06 at 07:15:54

A couple weeks ago,neighbor and i went on a smoke's run to the indian reservation.He rode his cavelcade an i rode :P"fancy"my 04 savage,I averaged 60 mpg at 70 mph there an back.126 miles one way,of all the mods i've done(see signature) the pod filter improved my milage the most.Could just be coincidence,was last mod i
did to open up air flow.My Jardine pipe is showing a hint of goldish color about 3" from coupling,about where the internal baffles start restricting the flow.When the bike was completely stock,milage was 57-58,on highway.

Title: Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Post by azjay on 08/06/06 at 07:22:59

debby gets 40mpg normally, we've seen 20mpg pushing a headwind at 70mph.

Title: Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Post by Paladin on 08/06/06 at 07:43:40

Oldfeller2 wrote:

...I've been tracking my open road mileage and I get varying numbers between 46.6 and 51.2 MPG ...

What's an "open road"? Got nothing like that around here. What speeds? Speed is the #1 killer of gas mileage.

On the Lake Run my first leg was down the Pacific Coast Highway mostly 45-55 with slowdowns/stops in the beach communities. Got 57 mpg. Over the coastal range on the twisty Ortega Highway, down to Lake Elsinore, back inland via 2-lane, a few miles of freeway, and city streets. 54.2 mpg avarage for the 152 mile trip over what passes for "open roads" in urbanized SoCal.

A lot better than my normal 45 mpg or so in stop/go city traffic with a tendency to twist the throttle.

Back in the dim past I had a GS450E with a Quicksilver fairling. On a trip from L.A. to Seatle and back I did mostly a steady 45-50 on 2-lane roads and got 80 mpg.
Perry reported similar on his Savage at similar speeds.

Title: Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Post by 911radioman on 08/06/06 at 09:14:32

52-54 mpg usually.

Title: Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Post by ThomWill on 08/06/06 at 10:09:30

I seem to be running right around 58-60 MPG on a 2005 stock setup. I commute in traffic at 40-50 MPH and do not hotdog (much ). ;)

Thom

Title: Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Post by Guido on 08/06/06 at 16:34:41

60 miles today 45 to 50 mph avg. 56mpg.

Title: Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Post by Ed_L. on 08/06/06 at 16:38:54

Riding the superslab at 70 mph with my '02 I'm seeing 48 mpg at the best. This is with no windshield and agressive throttle twisting. Of course the bike is hauling around my 240 lb carcass (lost 25 lbs in the last two months) which beats the hell out of any decent gas milage. A windshield helps a lot with aerodynamics but can make a lot of noise in a full faced helmet.

Title: Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Post by Oldfeller2 on 08/07/06 at 01:39:58

Guys, thanks for the response. Sounds simple enough, heavy hands make for light tanks and we are all guilty .....

Oldfeller

Title: Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Post by albb6 on 08/07/06 at 05:23:55

I recorded milage of 64 mpg with no mods' then after adding a harley pipe and getting re-jetted it dropped to about 58 mpg

Title: Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Post by thumperclone on 08/07/06 at 06:30:36

albb6 wrote:

I recorded milage of 64 mpg with no mods' then after adding a harley pipe and getting re-jetted it dropped to about 58 mpg

bone stock mileage 61mpg/post mods 49 mpg

Title: Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Post by 911radioman on 08/07/06 at 11:26:44

Just came back in off of a 200 mile run. Ran right about 54 mpg. ;D

Title: Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/07/06 at 13:00:42

I get about 50-52 MPG with the Amal Mk2.

Title: Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Post by JerryAssburger on 08/08/06 at 12:05:32

Believe it or not, went to Payson AZ the other day at a steady 65mph and got 56mpg! Can you say, "Happy" ?

Title: Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Post by barb36jack31 on 08/09/06 at 13:45:58

54-57 mpg, mixed riding.

Title: Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Post by PerrydaSavage on 08/09/06 at 14:57:26

I normally run 50-55mpg with my bone-stock '03 Savage with mixed Riding conditions and a gentle throttle ... open road? Well the best I ever got was last summer on a 150km round trip of mostly 50-60kph open road Riding in very light to no traffic ... that time I got 70+mpg.
My last fillup was approx. 4.0 litres for 100km = 1.05USG for 62mi or 59mpg

Title: Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Post by Brewbrother on 08/09/06 at 16:36:56

Oldfeller2 wrote:

City driving I get around 52 mpg. Road trips anywhere from 40-62 mpg.

Title: Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Post by serowbot on 08/09/06 at 23:35:22

58 - 62mpg average. Pushin' hard, hit 92mph, 54mph. Easy mountain cruise, only once, 72mpg.

Title: Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Post by DianeS. on 08/10/06 at 13:22:17

Like Perry I seem to get about 4 litres per 100 km, which would be @ 60 miles per gallon.

DianeS.