When did your Spyder "loosen-up"?
For it's first 10,000 miles or so; my Spyder averaged 39.3 mpg.
After the trip to Missouri at the end of April, I noticed that it was getting noticeably better fuel mileage.
Since I hit 13,000 miles: it's been averaging 41.6 mpg.
When did you guys notice that things had loosened-up, and your bike was ready to start running the way that you knew it could? :dontknow:
Just turned 10,000 on the 1330 - got three tankfuls at 41 plus MPG
I was thinking that it finally was "broke in". Either that or it always 'seems' to run better after a fresh oil change;)
Maybe you blew the 'carbon' out on your trip to Spyderfest?
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Originally Posted by
Bob Denman
For it's first 10,000 miles or so; my Spyder averaged 39.3 mpg.
After the trip to Missouri at the end of April, I noticed that it was getting noticeably better fuel mileage.
Since I hit 13,000 miles: it's been averaging 41.6 mpg.
When did you guys notice that things had loosened-up, and your bike was ready to start running the way that you knew it could? :dontknow:
:joke: Every now and then you need to open her up a little?:joke::joke:
And then you hit a headwind and get run when you only get 32 MPG..
I know its hard to get an accurate MPG on one tank, and this weekend we had a run of 160 miles mostly into the wind at 70 mph..... result - took 5 gals after the 160 mile run.. Speed and air resistance does take its toll on energy required...but Premium gas was cheap in Oklahoma:)