10-31-2014, 05:50 AM
That makes sense I basically do all traffic riding and go except a few good runs on the freeway. I don't rev over 4k very often either. How long are your day to day trips?
Mine IS a 2014 6 speed.
I've said it before but I'll repeat. I think my good mileage comes from the environment I ride in. Rural Ohio, very little traffic, few stop lights, few stop signs, steady throttle hand and steady speeds, no hard starts, no hard stops unless someone pulls out in front of me. It would be extremely rare for my tach to see 4,000 rpms. Once I leave my driveway I run mostly gentle curves for basically as long as I want to go, very little shifting, between 45 and 60 miles per hour steady. In that environment I get good mileage. Around 56 mpg.
If I go down into the city, or the suburbs of the city, where there is stop and go traffic, congestion, lots of lights or stop signs, lots of shifting or have to get on the freeway, my mileage drops precipitously down into the 40s.
Didn't buy the bike to get good mileage, not TRYING to get good fuel mileage, it's just a byproduct of where and how I ride.
(10-31-2014, 05:07 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote:(10-31-2014, 04:20 AM)holy666diver_imp Wrote: How is everyone getting such high milage? I am on a 2014 standard six speed. I am pretty tame and average I get high 30s to mid 40s. Is the 2014 models tuned different?
Mine IS a 2014 6 speed.
I've said it before but I'll repeat. I think my good mileage comes from the environment I ride in. Rural Ohio, very little traffic, few stop lights, few stop signs, steady throttle hand and steady speeds, no hard starts, no hard stops unless someone pulls out in front of me. It would be extremely rare for my tach to see 4,000 rpms. Once I leave my driveway I run mostly gentle curves for basically as long as I want to go, very little shifting, between 45 and 60 miles per hour steady. In that environment I get good mileage. Around 56 mpg.
If I go down into the city, or the suburbs of the city, where there is stop and go traffic, congestion, lots of lights or stop signs, lots of shifting or have to get on the freeway, my mileage drops precipitously down into the 40s.
Didn't buy the bike to get good mileage, not TRYING to get good fuel mileage, it's just a byproduct of where and how I ride.
Mine IS a 2014 6 speed.
I've said it before but I'll repeat. I think my good mileage comes from the environment I ride in. Rural Ohio, very little traffic, few stop lights, few stop signs, steady throttle hand and steady speeds, no hard starts, no hard stops unless someone pulls out in front of me. It would be extremely rare for my tach to see 4,000 rpms. Once I leave my driveway I run mostly gentle curves for basically as long as I want to go, very little shifting, between 45 and 60 miles per hour steady. In that environment I get good mileage. Around 56 mpg.
If I go down into the city, or the suburbs of the city, where there is stop and go traffic, congestion, lots of lights or stop signs, lots of shifting or have to get on the freeway, my mileage drops precipitously down into the 40s.
Didn't buy the bike to get good mileage, not TRYING to get good fuel mileage, it's just a byproduct of where and how I ride.