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    Default Gas Mileage on a 09 Roadster ??

    Hi guys . I have a 2009 Roadster SE5 . The only change i can see is the Can-am / Hindle Exhaust . Does anyone know what kind gas mileage i can expect . I'm sure this has been asked before , but i'v done a search and found nothing ... Thanks all .
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    I had a 09 RS. No Hindle. Over 25,000 miles, we averaged 30 mpg.

    The refill light would come on between 135 and 150 most times.
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    I have a 2012 RS and while I don't monitor mpg real closely I can usually count on about 30mpg plus/minus. I typically start looking for fuel once I have about 120 miles (which is about 2 bars on the gauge) on the last fill up.

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    I have '08 GS, but it's been a long while since I've checked my mileage. The furthest I've gone on a tank was 198 miles, but the light had been on for the last 25 to 30 miles. I checked a few times and I was getting 36 to to 38......so.....

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    30 to 33 mpg depending on how hard I was driving it ………. PS the exhaust isn't going to have any effect on MPG's ...or power either.... the OEM Bosche parameters will adjust to anything you do other than re-mapping ther ECU …..Merry Christmas.... Mike

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    that’s a fair ballpark average, other variables can add or reduce that amount sometimes drastically. 1: shift points try keeping above 5k RPM, solo or 2 up riding, ethanol or non ethanol gas. Maybe more do check the do’s & dont’s for 998 engine.
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    I have the 2012 RSS, and I was getting 35 mpg stock, and now I m getting 42 after the Power Commander 5, and new M2 Vale single can exhaust, the two brothers can.

    When I had my Yamaha FZ09 ECU tuned, they actually improved its mileage by almost 7 mpgs, and fixed a slew of issues, and it was fast after too, I could lift the wheel in 6 with ease. My typical speed is 65 to 70 mph, I am 100+ miles from the nearest freeway corridor, and my elevations constantly change from one to 2 miles in elevation. And with the exhaust, the K&N Filter and the PC5, I got 42 mpgs on the last tank and could be better as I winter start.
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    Thanks guys , I was thinking it was going to be less than that . Just thought with how munch more wind it would catch , gas mileage would suffer . I could live with 30 mpg .
    I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and the best wishes for 2020 . Please ..have a safe holiday season . Our days are just starting to get longer . ;-)
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    My 2009 RS SE5 gets between 27 and 31 MPG very consistently.
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    Yea, and if I am feeling frisky, its around 30 ish, especially in the high country.
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