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[DAD]

After 10,000 miles and mostly 2 up, I'm getting 38 to 42 mpg with my setup.

[wenchal]

5k miles and just slightly less then you, 36/37 in town 40 on highway trips. 

[Muley]

I'm seem to stick in the mid thirties on the 08 Ultra, it does run little rich after the dyno tune but performs well. I'll get around 43-44 on the RG with the 95" kit and a combination of town and highway riding. Then again my riding habits are not at all beneficial to increasing mileage.

[dagbre]

I have an mpg of 47, modestly estimated, on my 06 SEFB.

[Cvostu]

for the life of me ,,, i don't know how you can get 47 mpg or so...  i've done nothing but a power commander , se air cleaner and rineharts,,,, what am i doing wrong???if i can get 40 mpg i'm ecstatic,   let me know.

[spydglide]

for the life of me ,,, i don't know how you can get 47 mpg or so...  i've done nothing but a power commander , se air cleaner and rineharts,,,, what am i doing wrong???if i can get 40 mpg i'm estatic,,,   let me know.

short-shifting......riding around w/o revs going much over 2K is my guess.    har!  spyder

[Spike]

when I get 47 mpg I dont reall y run the dog piss out of it and I don't papaw it either. Just somewhere in between. I don't pretend I'm drag racing either comin off a red light. I've had BIG horsepower race bikes in the past and I guess for me it's time to sit back and enjoy the scenery now.   

[Cvostu]

anyway,  im gonna watch my tire pressure and maybe my riding habits can use some improvment too....    thanks

[dagbre]

I ensured a good break-in of the engine. Let the engine run light, no lo-rev dunking w high cyl pressures, modest speeds, a few hot accels but not all the time (I had my first true rear-wheel skid the other day, unleashed full throttle in straight acc 2nd gear onto a freeway. Wheel spun lose on wet asphalt. Unpleasant, but no harm done).

I never expected this mileage on a Harley, though, especially not with stage 1 installed. However, it might change over time, whatta I know. For now, I fill the tank with 3 us gals every 150 miles on touring trips.

The bike has 4500 miles now, running totally trouble-free, which is also a bit above my expectations. Well Done, Pennsylvania!

[spydglide]

I ensured a good break-in of the engine. Let the engine run light, no lo-rev dunking w high cyl pressures, modest speeds, a few hot accels but not all the time (I had my first true rear-wheel skid the other day, unleashed full throttle in straight acc 2nd gear onto a freeway. Wheel spun lose on wet asphalt. Unpleasant, but no harm done).

I never expected this mileage on a Harley, though, especially not with stage 1 installed. However, it might change over time, whatta I know. For now, I fill the tank with 3 us gals every 150 miles on touring trips.

The bike has 4500 miles now, running totally trouble-free, which is also a bit above my expectations. Well Done, Pennsylvania!
You know, Dagbre, now that I think back, my SEEG gave about that same mileage for the 1st 50K miles and then it seemed to gradually slide down considerably w/o any changes (other than suspected lower quality gasoline) to 5 to 7 mpg less.  Kinda got me concerned....esp. since it hit me right when the cost of fuel escalated so much.  Not that there's anything wrong with that... ....just saying.... .  har!  spyder

[RedDevil]

South Carolinian! (redneck swallow)

 

I thought they were only spitters.   

   

[ultrafxr]

I fattened up my sert map just a bit trying to cool it down.  May have to back it down to what it was previously.  Two up pulling the Bushtec in the interstate at 75-80 I was getting 31 to 33.  Then carving the mountain roads in WV without the trailer (still two up) I got 36-39 and I was pushing it keeping the revs at about 3 grand most of the time.  Go figure.

[56FLE]

I fattened up my sert map just a bit trying to cool it down.  May have to back it down to what it was previously.  Two up pulling the Bushtec in the interstate at 75-80 I was getting 31 to 33.  Then carving the mountain roads in WV without the trailer (still two up) I got 36-39 and I was pushing it keeping the revs at about 3 grand most of the time.  Go figure.

ultrafxr,

mr_magoo made the comment in Sedona that when pulling his trailer he got better mpg leaving it in 5th instead of tryin to use 6th. Have you tried something like this?

[jmhenrie]

After about 10000. miles I am averaging 40.5 mpg. but each tank can be all over the place, Have charted out most of my fills and have had anywhere from 32 to 56 mpg, The High and the low both came on the same trip from Spokane to Omsk 150 miles driving the speed limit, It also appears that the better milage tanks are 6th gear at 75, or 3rd and 4th in the hills. 60 miles per hour in 6th seems to be the worst.
Makes no sense to me.
Cheers
Mike

[SERK3]

After about 10000. miles I am averaging 40.5 mpg. but each tank can be all over the place, Have charted out most of my fills and have had anywhere from 32 to 56 mpg, The High and the low both came on the same trip from Spokane to Omsk 150 miles driving the speed limit, It also appears that the better milage tanks are 6th gear at 75, or 3rd and 4th in the hills. 60 miles per hour in 6th seems to be the worst.
Makes no sense to me.
Cheers
Mike

60 MPH in 6th is hard on the motor, you're lugging it, better to run in 5th at 60, bet you will get better fuel milage, even if you are turning more RPM's. It took me awhile to get use to it but i do not get into 6th until 65 or above.