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I'm curious, post open road mileage
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?

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Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Reply #1 - 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 Tongue

"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.

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azjay Serious Thumper Offline aridzona... its a dry heat Posts: 816 Gender:	Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage Reply #2 - 08/06/06 at 07:22:59 debby gets 40mpg normally, we've seen 20mpg pushing a headwind at 70mph.
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Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Reply #3 - 08/06/06 at 07:43:40

Oldfeller2 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:

...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.

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911radioman Ex Member	Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage Reply #4 - 08/06/06 at 09:14:32 52-54 mpg usually.
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ThomWill Ex Member	Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage Reply #5 - 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
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Guido Ex Member	Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage Reply #6 - 08/06/06 at 16:34:41 60 miles today 45 to 50 mph avg. 56mpg.
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Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage
Reply #7 - 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.

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Oldfeller2 Senior Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 323 Gender:	Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage Reply #8 - 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
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ALfromN.H. FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Dragon Slayer Posts: 1421 Rochester, New Hampshire Gender:	Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage Reply #9 - 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
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 7280 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage Reply #10 - 08/07/06 at 06:30:36 ALfromN.H. FSO wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08: 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
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911radioman Ex Member	Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage Reply #11 - 08/07/06 at 11:26:44 Just came back in off of a 200 mile run. Ran right about 54 mpg.
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage Reply #12 - 08/07/06 at 13:00:42 I get about 50-52 MPG with the Amal Mk2.
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JerryAssburger Ex Member	Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage Reply #13 - 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" ?
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barb36jack31 Full Member 2005 No Login Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 173 Heathrow, FL Gender:	Re: I'm curious, post open road mileage Reply #14 - 08/09/06 at 13:45:58 54-57 mpg, mixed riding.
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