Well Saturday I got 37.5mpgs.
I guess that's not too far off my usual 34mpgs, but the interesting thing is that I rode Two-Up, something I NEVER do. We did a variety of conditions, from cool along the coast, to heavy traffic through Malibu, curvy canyons to The Rock Store, and valley heat down the 101/134/5 freeways to Griffith Park where we saw a live performance of Shakespeare's Othello in the park (One of my top three favorite Shakespeare plays).
Carrying twice the normal load, I expected the mpgs to drop, but they actually rose. Because I had a passenger, I rode very conservatively. No quick starts, high revs, fast passing, hard braking, or sustained fast speeds. Still, a rise in mpgs is the last thing I expected.
Any idea why my mpgs went UP with a passanger?
Mark