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OK, here's the problem
78 GS1000e, Run's very smooth, starts easily...But it only gets maybe 35 mpg..Is this a problem........................................... ...........thanks :?Tags: None
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saaz
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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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.
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Detman101
Originally posted by HoomgarMy 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.
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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Anonymous
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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Anonymous
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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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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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 ken78 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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'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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