A bit gobsmacked!!

[threepot]

Had a spin with two friends up to Ironbridge today. One has just bought a 97 T'bird. Lovely bike with only 14k miles . On the way back , we called in Leominster for fuel . We calculated its mpg ..140 miles covered..he put in 9ltrs of fuel!! Work that out!!!! And I thought my Super3 was good with 55!   

[JayDub]

Its coz its so highly polished - no wind resistance 
...get the Solvol out TP

[nickjtc]

Wow! Lucky you guys for getting such phenomenal mileage.

I have to say (in a very quiet, small, voice, of course) that probably the main reason I let the Steamer go (apart from the fact that a nice man waved lots of dollars at me and I knew it was going to a good home) was that I just could not come to terms with the fact that my four wheeled box on wheels gets 25% better fuel mileage. Minimum.

So the Roadie is a bit of a revelation, needless to say.

[NeilD]

normally 50ish MPG on my thunderbird, unless i'm bimbling with the bonneville in tow when i get a bit more :) not measured it since i put the k&n's and 3-1 exhaust on it - i think any efficiency will be offset by the temptation to make the exhaust sing 

[JayDub]

My Peugeot 1.9 diesel only gives me 42 mpg... And that's with the turbo fuel demand valve disconnected  :icon_rolleyes

[Bixxer Bob]

Had a spin with two friends up to Ironbridge today. One has just bought a 97 T'bird. Lovely bike with only 14k miles . On the way back , we called in Leominster for fuel . We calculated its mpg ..140 miles covered..he put in 9ltrs of fuel!! Work that out!!!! And I thought my Super3 was good with 55!   

So how much does it use when he's not pushing it.....

[threepot]

So how much does it use when he's not pushing it.....

Bob,the pace wasn't fast,but not slow either. We kept mostly to speed limits due to unfamiliar roads,and not knowing where PC Plod likes to 'sit in wait' so to speak.

[Bixxer Bob]

I meant more the sort of walking alongside sort of pushing it, not ragging the fecker...