OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
03-06-2004, 04:27 PM
#271
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Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
Hey CRWLR,
I wouldn't buy another bike again for commuting for several reasons;
1. The fuel savings won't offset the costs of maintenance and insurance not
even taking into consideration the initial investment. If this becomes your
commuter, what does that make your beemer? You might as well sell it.
2. There is NO debate over safety. In the event of an accident, your odds of
injury avoidance are better driving the losing Pinto in a demolition derby.
When commuting, you exponentially increase your odds of an accident.
3. Nothing sucks the enjoyment out of riding a motorcycle like having to be
somewhere at a certain time i.e. work. I used to enjoy polishing my vintage
GL but it became a chore. Thankfully a caring neighbour rescued this
specimen from me and devotes the time into maintaining it.
My next bike will have no purpose other than to sit and look pretty until I
want to ride it... where I want to ride it.. for as long as I want to ride
it. My next one may be a chopper... it only takes Paul & Vin three episodes
to build one ;-)
-Brian
"CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:104fe5edfh17e5a@corp.supernews.com...
: My commute is such that I could do it in half the time on a bike, but I
need
: more to get Mrs. CRWLR onboard. She is not liking the idea very much.
:
: I want to sell her on the idea that I will save enough on gas for the BMW
to
: finance the payment on the bike. I am talking about a Real Bike here, not
: any sissy scooter. I have my eye on a big-bore, but have not settled on a
: particular make or model. I pretended for a long time that I would want a
: Goldwing or equivelent, but that plan supposes that Mrs. CRWLR would be a
: willing passenger. It seems that she won't even go into the garage if the
: bike is out there, let alone slide it between her knees. I have now
: broadened my horizons to include the cruiser class (Harley and clones) as
: well as the touring class (Goldwing and clones). I have no interest in the
: crotch rockets.
:
: My off topic question is, what sort of mileage do you guys with the Harley
: type and the Goldwing type bikes get? I am hoping the number is in the 35+
: mpg range, but my BMW delivers 25 mpg, so I need a pretty high
differential
: in bike mileage vs. car mileage to make my sales pitch work.
:
I wouldn't buy another bike again for commuting for several reasons;
1. The fuel savings won't offset the costs of maintenance and insurance not
even taking into consideration the initial investment. If this becomes your
commuter, what does that make your beemer? You might as well sell it.
2. There is NO debate over safety. In the event of an accident, your odds of
injury avoidance are better driving the losing Pinto in a demolition derby.
When commuting, you exponentially increase your odds of an accident.
3. Nothing sucks the enjoyment out of riding a motorcycle like having to be
somewhere at a certain time i.e. work. I used to enjoy polishing my vintage
GL but it became a chore. Thankfully a caring neighbour rescued this
specimen from me and devotes the time into maintaining it.
My next bike will have no purpose other than to sit and look pretty until I
want to ride it... where I want to ride it.. for as long as I want to ride
it. My next one may be a chopper... it only takes Paul & Vin three episodes
to build one ;-)
-Brian
"CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:104fe5edfh17e5a@corp.supernews.com...
: My commute is such that I could do it in half the time on a bike, but I
need
: more to get Mrs. CRWLR onboard. She is not liking the idea very much.
:
: I want to sell her on the idea that I will save enough on gas for the BMW
to
: finance the payment on the bike. I am talking about a Real Bike here, not
: any sissy scooter. I have my eye on a big-bore, but have not settled on a
: particular make or model. I pretended for a long time that I would want a
: Goldwing or equivelent, but that plan supposes that Mrs. CRWLR would be a
: willing passenger. It seems that she won't even go into the garage if the
: bike is out there, let alone slide it between her knees. I have now
: broadened my horizons to include the cruiser class (Harley and clones) as
: well as the touring class (Goldwing and clones). I have no interest in the
: crotch rockets.
:
: My off topic question is, what sort of mileage do you guys with the Harley
: type and the Goldwing type bikes get? I am hoping the number is in the 35+
: mpg range, but my BMW delivers 25 mpg, so I need a pretty high
differential
: in bike mileage vs. car mileage to make my sales pitch work.
:
03-06-2004, 04:41 PM
#272
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Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
I believe you Bill... my Suburban got better mileage in the city than my
GL1000
http://members.rogers.com/cherokee-ltd/Bike%20Front.jpg
-Brian
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:404A38A0.633914D2@***.net...
: I'll swear up and down on a stack of bibles I only got about
: eighteen on my '72 sportster.
: God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
: mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
:
: Old Crow wrote:
: >
: >
: > I don't think the stage one mods are that big a concern, Mike.
: > My wife's Superglide with S&S carb, big cam and open drag pipes gets
: > about 45-47 mpg.
: > OTOH, my old shovelhead with the S&S 92" stroker kit only gets about
: > 35(but it pulls oh-so-nice :-) ).
: > Seems to me the guys over on rmh with the newer bikes in stock trim
: > are getting about the same as you or my wife. Fuelies seem to get
: > better mileage than carbed bikes and older riders seem to get better
: > mileage than the kids.
: > For reference, my '74 Sporty and my wife's '72 Sporty both got about
: > 45 mpg, and the 750 Honda I had when I lived in SoCal got about 50(and
: > that was with a big Windjammer fairing on it.
: >
: > Oh, and CRWLR, even if you've ridden a million miles, if you've been
: > off of bikes for a while, take the MSF course...you'll be glad you
: > did, and it might calm some of the wife's fears.
: >
: > --
: > Old Crow
: > '82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
: > '95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
: > ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
: > TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51
GL1000
http://members.rogers.com/cherokee-ltd/Bike%20Front.jpg
-Brian
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:404A38A0.633914D2@***.net...
: I'll swear up and down on a stack of bibles I only got about
: eighteen on my '72 sportster.
: God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
: mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
:
: Old Crow wrote:
: >
: >
: > I don't think the stage one mods are that big a concern, Mike.
: > My wife's Superglide with S&S carb, big cam and open drag pipes gets
: > about 45-47 mpg.
: > OTOH, my old shovelhead with the S&S 92" stroker kit only gets about
: > 35(but it pulls oh-so-nice :-) ).
: > Seems to me the guys over on rmh with the newer bikes in stock trim
: > are getting about the same as you or my wife. Fuelies seem to get
: > better mileage than carbed bikes and older riders seem to get better
: > mileage than the kids.
: > For reference, my '74 Sporty and my wife's '72 Sporty both got about
: > 45 mpg, and the 750 Honda I had when I lived in SoCal got about 50(and
: > that was with a big Windjammer fairing on it.
: >
: > Oh, and CRWLR, even if you've ridden a million miles, if you've been
: > off of bikes for a while, take the MSF course...you'll be glad you
: > did, and it might calm some of the wife's fears.
: >
: > --
: > Old Crow
: > '82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
: > '95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
: > ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
: > TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51
03-06-2004, 04:41 PM
#273
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Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
I believe you Bill... my Suburban got better mileage in the city than my
GL1000
http://members.rogers.com/cherokee-ltd/Bike%20Front.jpg
-Brian
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:404A38A0.633914D2@***.net...
: I'll swear up and down on a stack of bibles I only got about
: eighteen on my '72 sportster.
: God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
: mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
:
: Old Crow wrote:
: >
: >
: > I don't think the stage one mods are that big a concern, Mike.
: > My wife's Superglide with S&S carb, big cam and open drag pipes gets
: > about 45-47 mpg.
: > OTOH, my old shovelhead with the S&S 92" stroker kit only gets about
: > 35(but it pulls oh-so-nice :-) ).
: > Seems to me the guys over on rmh with the newer bikes in stock trim
: > are getting about the same as you or my wife. Fuelies seem to get
: > better mileage than carbed bikes and older riders seem to get better
: > mileage than the kids.
: > For reference, my '74 Sporty and my wife's '72 Sporty both got about
: > 45 mpg, and the 750 Honda I had when I lived in SoCal got about 50(and
: > that was with a big Windjammer fairing on it.
: >
: > Oh, and CRWLR, even if you've ridden a million miles, if you've been
: > off of bikes for a while, take the MSF course...you'll be glad you
: > did, and it might calm some of the wife's fears.
: >
: > --
: > Old Crow
: > '82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
: > '95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
: > ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
: > TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51
GL1000
http://members.rogers.com/cherokee-ltd/Bike%20Front.jpg
-Brian
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:404A38A0.633914D2@***.net...
: I'll swear up and down on a stack of bibles I only got about
: eighteen on my '72 sportster.
: God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
: mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
:
: Old Crow wrote:
: >
: >
: > I don't think the stage one mods are that big a concern, Mike.
: > My wife's Superglide with S&S carb, big cam and open drag pipes gets
: > about 45-47 mpg.
: > OTOH, my old shovelhead with the S&S 92" stroker kit only gets about
: > 35(but it pulls oh-so-nice :-) ).
: > Seems to me the guys over on rmh with the newer bikes in stock trim
: > are getting about the same as you or my wife. Fuelies seem to get
: > better mileage than carbed bikes and older riders seem to get better
: > mileage than the kids.
: > For reference, my '74 Sporty and my wife's '72 Sporty both got about
: > 45 mpg, and the 750 Honda I had when I lived in SoCal got about 50(and
: > that was with a big Windjammer fairing on it.
: >
: > Oh, and CRWLR, even if you've ridden a million miles, if you've been
: > off of bikes for a while, take the MSF course...you'll be glad you
: > did, and it might calm some of the wife's fears.
: >
: > --
: > Old Crow
: > '82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
: > '95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
: > ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
: > TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51
03-06-2004, 04:41 PM
#274
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Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
I believe you Bill... my Suburban got better mileage in the city than my
GL1000
http://members.rogers.com/cherokee-ltd/Bike%20Front.jpg
-Brian
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:404A38A0.633914D2@***.net...
: I'll swear up and down on a stack of bibles I only got about
: eighteen on my '72 sportster.
: God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
: mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
:
: Old Crow wrote:
: >
: >
: > I don't think the stage one mods are that big a concern, Mike.
: > My wife's Superglide with S&S carb, big cam and open drag pipes gets
: > about 45-47 mpg.
: > OTOH, my old shovelhead with the S&S 92" stroker kit only gets about
: > 35(but it pulls oh-so-nice :-) ).
: > Seems to me the guys over on rmh with the newer bikes in stock trim
: > are getting about the same as you or my wife. Fuelies seem to get
: > better mileage than carbed bikes and older riders seem to get better
: > mileage than the kids.
: > For reference, my '74 Sporty and my wife's '72 Sporty both got about
: > 45 mpg, and the 750 Honda I had when I lived in SoCal got about 50(and
: > that was with a big Windjammer fairing on it.
: >
: > Oh, and CRWLR, even if you've ridden a million miles, if you've been
: > off of bikes for a while, take the MSF course...you'll be glad you
: > did, and it might calm some of the wife's fears.
: >
: > --
: > Old Crow
: > '82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
: > '95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
: > ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
: > TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51
GL1000
http://members.rogers.com/cherokee-ltd/Bike%20Front.jpg
-Brian
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:404A38A0.633914D2@***.net...
: I'll swear up and down on a stack of bibles I only got about
: eighteen on my '72 sportster.
: God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
: mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
:
: Old Crow wrote:
: >
: >
: > I don't think the stage one mods are that big a concern, Mike.
: > My wife's Superglide with S&S carb, big cam and open drag pipes gets
: > about 45-47 mpg.
: > OTOH, my old shovelhead with the S&S 92" stroker kit only gets about
: > 35(but it pulls oh-so-nice :-) ).
: > Seems to me the guys over on rmh with the newer bikes in stock trim
: > are getting about the same as you or my wife. Fuelies seem to get
: > better mileage than carbed bikes and older riders seem to get better
: > mileage than the kids.
: > For reference, my '74 Sporty and my wife's '72 Sporty both got about
: > 45 mpg, and the 750 Honda I had when I lived in SoCal got about 50(and
: > that was with a big Windjammer fairing on it.
: >
: > Oh, and CRWLR, even if you've ridden a million miles, if you've been
: > off of bikes for a while, take the MSF course...you'll be glad you
: > did, and it might calm some of the wife's fears.
: >
: > --
: > Old Crow
: > '82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
: > '95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
: > ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
: > TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51
03-06-2004, 04:53 PM
#275
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Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
Of course, if would help if we didn't have to pass everything on
the road. ;-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Cherokee-LTD wrote:
>
> I believe you Bill... my Suburban got better mileage in the city than my
> GL1000
> http://members.rogers.com/cherokee-ltd/Bike%20Front.jpg
> -Brian
the road. ;-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Cherokee-LTD wrote:
>
> I believe you Bill... my Suburban got better mileage in the city than my
> GL1000
> http://members.rogers.com/cherokee-ltd/Bike%20Front.jpg
> -Brian
03-06-2004, 04:53 PM
#276
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Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
Of course, if would help if we didn't have to pass everything on
the road. ;-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Cherokee-LTD wrote:
>
> I believe you Bill... my Suburban got better mileage in the city than my
> GL1000
> http://members.rogers.com/cherokee-ltd/Bike%20Front.jpg
> -Brian
the road. ;-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Cherokee-LTD wrote:
>
> I believe you Bill... my Suburban got better mileage in the city than my
> GL1000
> http://members.rogers.com/cherokee-ltd/Bike%20Front.jpg
> -Brian
03-06-2004, 04:53 PM
#277
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Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
Of course, if would help if we didn't have to pass everything on
the road. ;-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Cherokee-LTD wrote:
>
> I believe you Bill... my Suburban got better mileage in the city than my
> GL1000
> http://members.rogers.com/cherokee-ltd/Bike%20Front.jpg
> -Brian
the road. ;-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Cherokee-LTD wrote:
>
> I believe you Bill... my Suburban got better mileage in the city than my
> GL1000
> http://members.rogers.com/cherokee-ltd/Bike%20Front.jpg
> -Brian
03-06-2004, 05:21 PM
#278
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Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
LOL, I had to remove the fairing if I planned on passing anyone that day. I
found removing the lower fairing looked better, got me an extra 20 mph on
the highway and ran cooler but they went back on for those cold rides in
October - December. I didn't have much use for the extra 20 mph on the
highway when I was looking out for black ice.
-Brian
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:404A4874.73241E51@***.net...
: Of course, if would help if we didn't have to pass everything on
: the road. ;-)
: God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
: mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
:
: Cherokee-LTD wrote:
: >
: > I believe you Bill... my Suburban got better mileage in the city than my
: > GL1000
: > http://members.rogers.com/cherokee-ltd/Bike%20Front.jpg
: > -Brian
found removing the lower fairing looked better, got me an extra 20 mph on
the highway and ran cooler but they went back on for those cold rides in
October - December. I didn't have much use for the extra 20 mph on the
highway when I was looking out for black ice.
-Brian
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:404A4874.73241E51@***.net...
: Of course, if would help if we didn't have to pass everything on
: the road. ;-)
: God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
: mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
:
: Cherokee-LTD wrote:
: >
: > I believe you Bill... my Suburban got better mileage in the city than my
: > GL1000
: > http://members.rogers.com/cherokee-ltd/Bike%20Front.jpg
: > -Brian
03-06-2004, 05:21 PM
#279
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Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
LOL, I had to remove the fairing if I planned on passing anyone that day. I
found removing the lower fairing looked better, got me an extra 20 mph on
the highway and ran cooler but they went back on for those cold rides in
October - December. I didn't have much use for the extra 20 mph on the
highway when I was looking out for black ice.
-Brian
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:404A4874.73241E51@***.net...
: Of course, if would help if we didn't have to pass everything on
: the road. ;-)
: God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
: mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
:
: Cherokee-LTD wrote:
: >
: > I believe you Bill... my Suburban got better mileage in the city than my
: > GL1000
: > http://members.rogers.com/cherokee-ltd/Bike%20Front.jpg
: > -Brian
found removing the lower fairing looked better, got me an extra 20 mph on
the highway and ran cooler but they went back on for those cold rides in
October - December. I didn't have much use for the extra 20 mph on the
highway when I was looking out for black ice.
-Brian
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:404A4874.73241E51@***.net...
: Of course, if would help if we didn't have to pass everything on
: the road. ;-)
: God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
: mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
:
: Cherokee-LTD wrote:
: >
: > I believe you Bill... my Suburban got better mileage in the city than my
: > GL1000
: > http://members.rogers.com/cherokee-ltd/Bike%20Front.jpg
: > -Brian
03-06-2004, 05:21 PM
#280
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Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
LOL, I had to remove the fairing if I planned on passing anyone that day. I
found removing the lower fairing looked better, got me an extra 20 mph on
the highway and ran cooler but they went back on for those cold rides in
October - December. I didn't have much use for the extra 20 mph on the
highway when I was looking out for black ice.
-Brian
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:404A4874.73241E51@***.net...
: Of course, if would help if we didn't have to pass everything on
: the road. ;-)
: God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
: mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
:
: Cherokee-LTD wrote:
: >
: > I believe you Bill... my Suburban got better mileage in the city than my
: > GL1000
: > http://members.rogers.com/cherokee-ltd/Bike%20Front.jpg
: > -Brian
found removing the lower fairing looked better, got me an extra 20 mph on
the highway and ran cooler but they went back on for those cold rides in
October - December. I didn't have much use for the extra 20 mph on the
highway when I was looking out for black ice.
-Brian
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:404A4874.73241E51@***.net...
: Of course, if would help if we didn't have to pass everything on
: the road. ;-)
: God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
: mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
:
: Cherokee-LTD wrote:
: >
: > I believe you Bill... my Suburban got better mileage in the city than my
: > GL1000
: > http://members.rogers.com/cherokee-ltd/Bike%20Front.jpg
: > -Brian
