Tango
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Finally put some mileage on Wall E.... At least for us. Went to Ron Netzley for the Lazer Alignment, and Ron Bar install. That was 180 miles round trip at mostly 30-45 mph two lane roads. Empty bike except for me. MPG-WOW! 47mpg. That just blew me away. This past week put 800 miles on, mostly all interstate. We were loaded to the max, two up. Cruise set at 68mph, head winds, even rode a ways with the windshield all the way up. Mileage dropped to 34mpg. Wife commented after I raised the windshield all the way up. "What just happened"? "It is so much smoother and quieter". Coming home, same roads, same speed, windshield down, 37mpg. Had an awesome trip visiting a Transportation Museum in Plattsburg, N.Y.. And the Canadian National Railroad Musuem in Montreal, Canada. Also known as "Expo rail". So, I knew that higher speed meant lower mileage. But the difference with the windshield up really got my attention. Wall E ran great. Now up to 2400 miles. Met some really nice people. :thumbup: Tom :trike:
