[burkbuilds]

Update on my fuel mileage after the muffler change: I can't really believe it, but I've filled it up twice since I changed the muffler from stock to the "screamin eagle" and I've gone from 70 mpg up to 84 mpg! I wasn't even looking for an increase in fuel economy, I just wanted to get the muffler away from my saddle bags mostly.

(Edit on 4/9/2009) Latest fuel mileage numbers. Kinda looks like whoever said it was probably due to some other factor than this change that made my numbers go up was right. I'm now back to getting 71-72 mpg, which is a little up, but not significantly. Don't know what's up with that. I'm still able to top that hill on hwy 27 without losing any speed, so there has been an increase in power at least in the top end, but I haven't gotten those 84mpg numbers again. If I knew what made the difference, I'd like to duplicate it, but I have no ideas. . . . well, maybe one thought, I made that muffler change over the weekend after I finished the Winter quarter at school, and then the next two tanks were during the week off from school, (that's when I got 84 mpg) and now I've started the Spring quarter again and my mileage has gone pretty much back to what it was before, so maybe I was just riding different routes that week and they weren't as "hilly" as my normal route to school and back is.