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    78 GS1000e, Run's very smooth, starts easily...But it only gets maybe 35 mpg..Is this a problem........................................... ...........thanks :?

    #2
    typical......

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      #3
      Not really typical, I used to get (in what I estimate to be US mpg) 45 on trips, 40 around town when my 78 GS1000 was standard, even when it was suffering low compression.

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        #4
        35 is not bad It depends on your riding style If you get very agressive it could go to 20-25 mpg

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          #5
          My 78 flavor of the same bike got about 20 mpg for the last 3 years. We are rebuilding it now so we have yet to see what it will do now.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Hoomgar
            My 78 flavor of the same bike got about 20 mpg for the last 3 years. We are rebuilding it now so we have yet to see what it will do now.
            8O 8O
            Yikes!! 20 MPG! That is not good. At that rate I would have to fill up by the time I rode from my house to my cousin's in baltimore!

            Dm of mD

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              #7
              I still think there is something wrong with a bike or rider that doesnt get over 40 mpg. even on the 1100s.

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                #8
                I still think there is something wrong with a bike or rider that doesnt get over 40 mpg. even on the 1100s. Oh yes florida is quite flat.

                When I was driving my little kia(std shift of course)) around PA, i still got 37mpg ((on regular gas))which is the same as i get here on local driving. On the road ((I-95)with high test at a constant 80 to 85mph, i always got 37+mpg.

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                  #9
                  I used to get close to 50mpg on my 1100e, that's with v&h 4-1 drop in k&n and jet kit.

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                    #10
                    if the motor is running good check for parasitic losses such as low tire pressure ,worn chain/gears or even sticky brake, while they may seem simple they really add up . i found out my old chain was costing me 7-8 mpg when i went to a new rk x ring

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                      #11
                      Re: OK, here's the problem

                      My 1150E averages 43 mpg @ 70 mph. I've been doing quite a bit of riding lately with a friend that has a 78 GS1000E and for the same speeds, he always beats my gas milage by 2-3 mpg. He seems to be averaging about 45-46 mpg @ 70 mph. (I also just did a tune up on his bike. :-) )

                      Earl


                      Originally posted by ken
                      78 GS1000e, Run's very smooth, starts easily...But it only gets maybe 35 mpg..Is this a problem........................................... ...........thanks :?
                      Komorebi-The light filtering through the trees.

                      I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion. H.D.T.

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                        #12
                        EVILHOBBIT has the 1100 I used to own, I wonder what milage he's getting with it now.

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                          #13
                          '79 GS1000E with pipe/pods/1085 kit. I get about 38 city, 42+ on weekend rides.
                          And on the seventh day,after resting from all that he had done,God went for a ride on his GS!
                          Upon seeing that it was good, he went out again on his ZX14! But just a little bit faster!

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