On a flat highway traveling 60 to 70 mph mine will show an instantaneous of 50mpg or more in high gear. What I've noticed is that I get great mileage in high gear and it drops considerably in any of the other gears and it really doesn't seem to matter much about the speed so I usually short shift it and get it in 6th gear as quickly as I can. This thing has so much torque that it doesn't seem to care....it just pulls. I ride mainly country roads, so I can keep it in 6th gear most of the time. If I have to do a lot stop and go driving then the mpg suffers big time.
Any one else not seeing these kinds of numbers? Seems everyone here is getting 6-8mpg more than I am. My bike is low miles and runs great otherwise. Any suggestions where to look? If I could get 150+ miles on a tank, it would make life a lot easier. Been looking at other bikes recently, ONLY because of the range I get on a tank. Sick of having to search for a place to fill up twice on every ride.
Wish I knew why mine gets such crappy mileage? I don't hammer on it, as I've got my Ducati when I want that. I'll show instantaneous of 42mpg at 75mph on a flat hwy, but my overall average sits at 34mpg around town and short hwy. Curious what yours shows instant at hwy speed?