ksquared
"O Captain, My Captain"
Over the past year I've made what I believe to be an absolutely accurate observation regarding the R3T and it's fuel mileage.
The Touring is VERY sensitive to the windscreen being used. I've documented the fact that using the short screen supplied with he bike will yield between 2.5 and 6 MPG more than when the Tall screen is used. I didn't believe this myself, however, I've now documented the fact on my bike, where no changes of any sort have been made except for the swapping out of the screen. Mine went from averaging about 33 MPG with the tall screen to nearly 39 with the shorter screen. The difference is most pronounced between 50 - 70 MPH, where I can now get nearly 40 MPG on a regular basis.
Running TORS with stock filter and TORS map. No other engine mods. Metzeler ME 880's at 38/F-40/R. Bike runs very strong - at least for me.
If this has been observed by others and previously posted here, I apologize.
The Touring is VERY sensitive to the windscreen being used. I've documented the fact that using the short screen supplied with he bike will yield between 2.5 and 6 MPG more than when the Tall screen is used. I didn't believe this myself, however, I've now documented the fact on my bike, where no changes of any sort have been made except for the swapping out of the screen. Mine went from averaging about 33 MPG with the tall screen to nearly 39 with the shorter screen. The difference is most pronounced between 50 - 70 MPH, where I can now get nearly 40 MPG on a regular basis.
Running TORS with stock filter and TORS map. No other engine mods. Metzeler ME 880's at 38/F-40/R. Bike runs very strong - at least for me.
If this has been observed by others and previously posted here, I apologize.