05-25-2014, 08:18 AM
I normally don't get great mileage, as I tend to overly enjoy the bike's capability to accelerate 
Last weekend I was doing an afternoon run on the back road to Tucson and decided to channel the spirit of Ferret to see what kind of mpg I could attain. It worked! Using the throttle lock, I spent 125 miles between 65 and 70 and pulled off 53 mpg. That's with the NC deflector up front. I don't think I could do any better unless I went slower.
Not sure how that would work. On a carbed bike your mixture would get richer and mileage would go down. On an FI bike, the computer should adjust your mixture to compensate for the reduced incoming air flow. You'd have less overall power available (due to the intake restriction) for which you'd compensate by opening the throttle further.
Last weekend I was doing an afternoon run on the back road to Tucson and decided to channel the spirit of Ferret to see what kind of mpg I could attain. It worked! Using the throttle lock, I spent 125 miles between 65 and 70 and pulled off 53 mpg. That's with the NC deflector up front. I don't think I could do any better unless I went slower.
(05-24-2014, 11:43 PM)wayne van horn_imp Wrote: as your air filter get's dirty your mpg will go up. I'm not changing my out untill I have 30,000 miles on the bike.
Not sure how that would work. On a carbed bike your mixture would get richer and mileage would go down. On an FI bike, the computer should adjust your mixture to compensate for the reduced incoming air flow. You'd have less overall power available (due to the intake restriction) for which you'd compensate by opening the throttle further.