Gas Mileage

[Idaho]

This always seems to be a hot topic and all over the map as far as fuel economy goes. I always suspected that it really gets down to how much one twists the throttle more than anything. Most of the time lately I get in the low 30's for mileage. Our interstates in idaho are 75 mph and that is what I ususally ride. With my large lowers on there I'm pushing a lot of air and the bike gladly gulps gasoline.

This weekend I went on a ride with a slow riding bunch that rarely hit 65 and for two straight tankfulls I averaged 44.8 mpg.

Less twisties, more mileage. go figure.

[AlabamaNomadRider]

Drifter, I am going to do a thread about the gas mileage I got on my 2,000 plus mile trip to Texas and back to Alabama. I can say this much for now. I got 38, I think for a low, and 47 mpg for a high. Look for my post on trip to Texas and mpg or something similar.
Gene

[jmorrow]

When My wife and I ride (seperate Nomads), we normally ride the twisted twisties and sweeper roads we can find and will ride a constant 50 to 65 MPH. I will normally get 44 to an occassoinal 46 MPG and she will get 45 to an occasonial 49 MPG. Both are stock except for AM exhaust.

[ringadingh]

When My wife and I ride (seperate Nomads), we normally ride the twisted twisties and sweeper roads we can find and will ride a constant 50 to 65 MPH. I will normally get 44 to an occassoinal 46 MPG and she will get 45 to an occasonial 49 MPG. Both are stock except for AM exhaust.

I get results very similar to yours under those conditions as well. Also when the weather gets colder here in Oct - Dec. I notice I get about 30 miles to the tank less than during the warmer days.

[rayski271]

with me it seems the more i twist the worst it gets this weekend i went on trip had 175 miles on the tank and two bars left i thought it was wrong so i stopped and put gas in and only took 3.8 gallons but yet only get 130 out of a tank most times anyone think its time to slow down ?

[dantama]

I know that moving air out of the way squares with speed, meaning it gets hugely worse with increases of speed.

In my 10 years of owning a Nomad, I've wondered what going down the interstate at a low speed would do for mileage... but I've never been able to bring myself to do it! :)

I get 37ish

[Top Cat]

I average from 39 to 42 most of the time.
Debaffle and cold solinoids removed the rest is stock.
Now if I let Cindy get ahead of me on her Shadow my milage drops some as she likes to gas it on every curve we come out of http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[Jared]

I've gotten as low as 28 and as high as 46.

[dougster]

I just got back from a trip where we did a little of everything, as far as roads and speed. Plus, we were very loaded down with stuff. I averaged around 40 mpg most of the time. On the way home Monday, we rode into a stiff headwind most of the way, and I averaged 28-32.

[Cajunrider]

I normally average 36 - 38 riding 2 up. I did 43.7 mpg this past weekend riding 2 up and not being very aggressive with the throttle. Pulling my trailer normally gets me around 34 or 35. I have gotten as low as 24 coming home from Custer pulling the trailer against some very stiff headwinds in the hills.

[krt]

With my trike kit I get 33mpg all the time. Not much interstate driving. We take more 30-40 mile evening rides.

[ells]

Bounces around 40 mpg with mix of open road and city. For me, 35 is really low and 44 is remarkable.

[petenomad]

Around town, a very disappointing 29-32 mpg. With some highway riding I have managed to get up to 35.

[Idaho]

I know that moving air out of the way squares with speed, meaning it gets hugely worse with increases of speed.

In my 10 years of owning a Nomad, I've wondered what going down the interstate at a low speed would do for mileage... but I've never been able to bring myself to do it! :)

I get 37ish

Yeah Dan, I know what you mean. The only way I was able to slow down was to ride in a group and observe the rules. When I did the mileage shot up nicely.

Looks like most here have the same experience. Nice to know in a pinch if you find yourself getting low on fuel and a long way to go to the next gas station. Slow down and go farther.