04-12-2016, 08:53 AM
(04-12-2016, 08:36 AM)Cormanus_imp Wrote:(04-12-2016, 08:22 AM)kmoney_imp Wrote: If i'm in the city. I'm usually going between 40-70kph and usually in second gear for that entire speed range at around 3200-4000 rpm. I mostly do this to actually have some roll-on power in case I need to escape a traffic situation, where braking won't work (e.g., blind-spot look/swerve). I usually run to redline when merging on the highway, just for fun and then click up to 5th to cruise.
I don't find that revving this bike out (within reason) really effects the gas mileage that much, and I still average around 54mpg on most long highway trips. One of my favourite things about adding the full exhaust and intake mods isn't so much the horsepower increase, but how much more free-revving the engine is, especially at the top end -- makes the engine much more flexible and fun to wring up and down.
kmoney, how do you measure mpg in Canada? US or Imperial gallons?
kmoney, how do you measure mpg in Canada? US or Imperial gallons?
We use L/100KMS or imperial gallons, so my figure above would be around 46 MPG in US gallons.