drop in gas mileage

fatoldfool · 09-09-2012, 10:33 AM

My trip out to the farm and riding around in the fields and woods for quite a while dropped the mileage on the 3rd tank to 61.73. My 3 tank average is 83.14 mpg. I'm thinking with colder weather and longer warmups it will drop the average more. My best mileage on the last HD 883 was 64 and the worst was 38, just for an unfair comparison.

alantf · 09-09-2012, 12:41 PM

From what I've read in the past, mid sixties seems about the average for the GZ. I work my mileage out (convert from litres) into English MPG, & get around 72, so I reckon that I, too, get mid sixties American MPG.

Water Warrior 2 · 09-09-2012, 04:23 PM

Riding around in fields and the woods will do that.

mrlmd1 · 09-10-2012, 10:57 AM

Just for laughs - check your tire pressure. It may have dropped with cooler temps.

dentheman · 09-12-2012, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Water Warrior

Riding around in fields and the woods will do that.

Yup, using the low gears will do it.

09-09-2012, 10:33 AM	#1
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09-09-2012, 12:41 PM	#2
alantf Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tenerife (Spain) Posts: 3,715	Re: drop in gas mileage From what I've read in the past, mid sixties seems about the average for the GZ. I work my mileage out (convert from litres) into English MPG, & get around 72, so I reckon that I, too, get mid sixties American MPG. __________________ By birth an Englishman, by the grace of God a Yorkshireman.
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09-09-2012, 04:23 PM	#3
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: drop in gas mileage Riding around in fields and the woods will do that. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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09-10-2012, 10:57 AM	#4
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Re: drop in gas mileage Just for laughs - check your tire pressure. It may have dropped with cooler temps.
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