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Originally posted by Charlie G View Post"Only fe' collected the old way, has any value." from His Majesty O'Keefe (1954 film)
1982 GS1100G- road bike, body, seat and suspension modded
1990 GSX750F-(1127cc '92 GSXR engine) track bike, much re-engineered
1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane; hooligan bike, restored
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Originally posted by Carter Turk View PostYou must have been touring then, with one blast to 90. That's big mpg for an 1100 isn't it?
No, that is about average, I get better with my 80, 1100L, almost 50.
VGustov
80 GS 1100 LT, 83 1100 G "Scruffy"
81 GS 1000 G
79 GS 850 G
81 GS 850 L
83 GS 550 ES, 85 GS 550 ES
80 GS 550 L
86 450 Rebel, 70CL 70, Yamaha TTR125
2002 Honda 919
2004 Ural Gear up
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Originally posted by gustovh View PostYes I was, traffic couldn't seem to get past 50 for some reason, and Kings Valley only had 5 cars in 29 miles, which go by real fast at that speed.
No, that is about average, I get better with my 80, 1100L, almost 50.
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And why do you guys worry about gas mileage anyway?? With the price of gas there I would be brushing my teeth with it.No signature
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Originally posted by trevor View Post220 miles on 4.9 gal is better than 50 Vince..more like 54mpg. I could never get that kind of mileage..never! Might have something to do with my right wrist. lol..
And why do you guys worry about gas mileage anyway?? With the price of gas there I would be brushing my teeth with it.
You need to do the non-metric conversion, his gas was was purchased with fortified US dollars, in US Gallons. All that considered it comes out to be 44.897959 US Miles to the Gallon
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83 GS1100g
2006 Triumph Sprint ST 1050
Ohhhh!........Torque sweet Temptress.........always whispering.... a murmuring Siren
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Right Charlie, but as for my 1100G, I average 45-46 US gal per US miles.
Maybe just one drag race up a slope to 60 mph per ride.
The best mileage I got was from my 93 Kawasaki EX500, like 52-58 US gal per US miles.
Last edited by Buffalo Bill; 05-10-2015, 01:04 PM."Only fe' collected the old way, has any value." from His Majesty O'Keefe (1954 film)
1982 GS1100G- road bike, body, seat and suspension modded
1990 GSX750F-(1127cc '92 GSXR engine) track bike, much re-engineered
1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane; hooligan bike, restored
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Originally posted by Charlie G View PostTrevor,
You need to do the non-metric conversion, his gas was was purchased with fortified US dollars, in US Gallons. All that considered it comes out to be 44.897959 US Miles to the Gallon
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Originally posted by trevor View PostYes Charlie but US gallons are even smaller than Canadian gallons.
VGustov
80 GS 1100 LT, 83 1100 G "Scruffy"
81 GS 1000 G
79 GS 850 G
81 GS 850 L
83 GS 550 ES, 85 GS 550 ES
80 GS 550 L
86 450 Rebel, 70CL 70, Yamaha TTR125
2002 Honda 919
2004 Ural Gear up
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Originally posted by trevor View PostYes Charlie but US gallons are even smaller than Canadian gallons.
44.89 mpg on US gallons vs 50 mpg on Canadian gallons because their bigger. Oh, that makes senseYou should have explained it that way to begin with...
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83 GS1100g
2006 Triumph Sprint ST 1050
Ohhhh!........Torque sweet Temptress.........always whispering.... a murmuring Siren
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Started off to take the wife to German Village in Columbus for Mother's Day lunch only to find out the restaurant would have closed before we got there (me on the bike and her/kids in the car) so we just rode/drove for a bit (80 miles). Unfortunately, the bike died on the way home with a fully discharged battery. I ended up shutting off my headlight, getting a jump, and made it the 20 miles home to the garage. I think the new connector I had to put on my stator wires yesterday isn't connecting properly despite it closing up as I wasn't getting past 11.9v on the meter at 4K RPM. I know the stator is still good (looked fantastic yesterday) and I'm sure the R/R is too so I'll do some testing tomorrow night and may just go back to bullet connectors on that section.Cowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace
1981 GS550T - My First
1981 GS550L - My Eldest Daughter's - Now Sold
2007 GSF1250SA Bandit - My touring bike
Sit tall in the saddle Hold your head up high
Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky and live like you ain't afraid to die
and don't be scared, just enjoy your ride - Chris Ledoux, "The Ride"
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My wife and I rode down to Wheelies today to check out the swapmeet. Enjoyed lunch and a coffee but the vendors were few and far between. Plus they all started packing up at 1:30 or so so I guess it was a bust for them.
Some neat bikes on the street, including a carboned-up Suzuki TL1000S that I forgot to take a picture of.... duh.
We took a leisurely ride out to Jordan River afterwards where it was barely 10 degrees and felt like it could snow at any minute.
Quickly ripped back into town where a random sign said it was 21 degrees.... what a difference a few miles makes!2005 Suzuki Hayabusa
2010 Suzuki GSX1250FA
2015 BMW RnineT
Dave
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Dave, I love your GS!!!! It's so Unique. Did you get new rubber on it recently??? Looks Great buddy!!!
Both you guys (dave and trevor) You have quite the thriving motorcycle scene there. I get excited if I can rally a few guys in our old UJM's to go for a ride. Won't lie though guys You have some of the nicest bikes there (IMO)
I did take the BK to work. 3K miles on it so far this season, Front tire was toast last week the rear is now on it's way out the door. Mich Pro pilot 3's suck on torquey liter bikes (this case big liter)... I'll tally up what I got so far but the past week of 80's + no rain = BIG miles.
Ride safe my GSR Brothers!Jedz Moto
1988 Honda GL1500-6
2002 Honda Reflex 250
2018 Triumph Bonneville T120
2023 Triumph Scrambler 1200XE
Cages: '18 Subaru OB wagon 3.6R and '16 Mazda 3
Originally posted by Hayabuser
Cool is defined differently by different people... I'm sure the new rider down the block thinks his Ninja 250 is cool and why shouldn't he? Bikes are just cool.
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RGM
Went for a little test ride after doing my valve shims and some other stuff. Need to get it insured tomorrow!
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