45 mpg now common....thanks to...Mobil 1?
I haven't ridden a lot this year...just under 700 miles, in fact. However, I have noticed that I am regularly getting 44-45 mpg now, when last year I was getting a steady 43 mpg. The weather hasn't exactly been warm here, either.
Perhaps I am riding a bit differently, I dunno...seems as though I am actually revving the flat-6 a little higher than in the past in between gears...perhaps that is actually making the bike a little more efficient?
The only other factor is that I switched to Mobil 1 oil late last year for my annual oil change. I didn't ride it all that much following that oil change, and the weather was colder, so perhaps those two factors made it so I didn't notice an uptick in engine efficiency at that time.
How could synthetic make THAT much difference...I know it supposed to increase mileage, but I figured it is the tenths and hundredths place, not the ones place.
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DaWadd
I get 35 to 40 on average with with synthetic oil and the same with dino. It amazes me the claims of + 40 mpg. Only times I've gotten better mileage was going downhill or with a tailwind. I'm only 175 lbs too."coffee"
I'm right there with you - something about that F6B engine calls for a heavy hand on the throttle. Just in off my new Valkyrie, same engine less weight = oh the power!:clap2: