Well for me I had the best fuel milage that I think I have ever had. Usually I'm making fuel stops about every 150 miles, and that is from running the super slabs at 75 to 80MPH, and in the Midwest most of the time you will have a crosswind or a headwind.
Well, this past ride was on all 2 lane roads at 45 to 55 MPH and the bike just keep going and going just like the Everyready Battery Bunny. I managed to log 285 miles before I stopped for fuel and put in 5.5 gallons of fuel. Amazing 51.82 miles per gallon. I usually get mid to low 30's. So I'm Impressed
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Jim & Karol
2003 Voyager XII
IBA #57976
IBA 1500 miles in 24 hours
IBA 1500 miles in 36 hours
IBA 1000 miles in 24 hours
It's not the destination, It's the ride
Hi,Jim,I was hoping to see you in New Hampshire in June,but that did not happen.
Now we are hoping the rally in Missouri happens.
I am glad to see you finally hit the 50s gas millage .
We rarely get below 50,but we also rarely got over 65 MPH and often do not have stiff winds to deal with.
Incredible MPG. I think the last time I got anything approaching that was on a foray into the Siskiyous on my 63 Yamaha 55cc step thru. Had to turn off the motor for all the down hills. What gear were you in? ( I did hear that MA K made 4 sail kits for the Voyager xii but history has no record ) tunnelz
most of the time it was im Over Drive, unless I was approching at town or going through town or exiting town then it was a gentle flucation in speed whether it was up or down in speed change.
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Jim & Karol
2003 Voyager XII
IBA #57976
IBA 1500 miles in 24 hours
IBA 1500 miles in 36 hours
IBA 1000 miles in 24 hours
It's not the destination, It's the ride
Actually no. I guess my comment was only appropriate for my home region. A "sail" is a door. On the Interstate 80 corridor the joke about the incessant wind is : You only need a motor for westbound travel. To journey eastbound all you need to do is open your doors. I'm sure it works well on I-84 along the river. Places in the mid-west? Just see where the wind farms are built. tunnelz
Barry wrote: ↑Sat Sep 05, 2020 2:27 pm
Oh, you meant foresail. I get it now. LOL
No, I meant what I said, as in the rigging for a two-masted boat such as a ketch or yawl. A two-masted schooner has a foresail and a mailsail, as well as a jib/genoa/spinnaker/gennaker. Then there's the cutter-rigged ketch, which has two jibs.
Nothing at all to do with motorcycles, except WHEN I get another boat and go cruising, I will have to have Gertrude shipped to wherever I decide to settle, if I do. Wonder how much it will cost to ship to Samoa?
Dennis Fariello
Philadelphia, PA
2000 Voyager XII "Gertrude" - deceased
1993 Vulcan 88 "Emily"
2008 Ford CVPI
"I don't like the cut of his jib." Heard this phrase in an old, sailing ship movie, as a kid. I knew it was a sailor's term, but I wasn't sure what it might properly refer to. I knew what the phrase meant, by context (didn't like the look of a fellow in the movie). Now I know where it came from, and what it properly refers to. Thanks! Cheers!
I typically get 150-170 mile per tank in town or on the interstate as well. With the exception of the few days I rode with the guys up at the Wisconsin rally a few years back. We rode back roads at about 45-50 mph and I topped the 50 mpg range those couple days. Amazing how much difference those extra 20 mph kills mileage.
Cheers!