HP vs Weight answer

[oldbiker]

This is what I received from Ma Kaw. It came from Mark Giest,
Consumer Services. I'm only going to relay part of what he said.
" You pose a great question, where is the 50 MPG bike ? This is a question we have no answer to here, and something that I'm sure could be discussed at length with a mecanical engineer. However some of the here and now reasons for seeing the mileage you mentioned in your letter breaks down to performance. Motorcycles, unlike most cars are designed primarily as performance machines and that typically equates to around 32 MPG from a 5.2 gallon tank for most Vulcan's unless you want to ride your KLR 650 every where."
There's more BS , but that's all it is BS. I'd like to know what the size of the tank has to do with mileage. This guy must be a new hire from a turnip farm.

[blowndodge]

that's a dismal answer oldbiker.

[socwkbiker]

It's not even an answer, it's a bunch of nonsense!

[blowndodge]

It's a Nicoism

[Todd]

weak attempt at an answer huh?

[flightdoc]

do you ( oldbike) only get 32mpg? Ihave a 2005 and consistantly get 40

[Idaho]

However some of the here and now reasons for seeing the mileage you mentioned in your letter breaks down to performance. Motorcycles, unlike most cars are designed primarily as performance machines.

You guys all missed the boat. The real answer is buried in the text. These are real PERFORMANCE machines. Yahooo. hang on tight. Turnip

[dantama]

Perhaps you can debate with him the merits of the old 4.2 gallon tank and how their decision to go with the 5.2 has affected millage?

[donoller]

well no answer you might say but we like the nomad as it is do you want more performance or are you like me i have a r1 in garage for that .do you want just fun to ride i bought the nomad for that .i have two goldwings to travel long distance . they also get in the 40's for mileage you get what you want heck i have some scooters in garage that get 75 to 90 mpg will sell you one of those .

2 goldwings?

[blowndodge]

right under the grammer crackers

[socwkbiker]

2 gw's, a nomad and scooters? Wow, how big of a garage do you have?

It's a Nicoism

And your odometers are all off so it's even worse!!! LOLOLOL

And gas is going to $4.00 a gallon!!! LOLOL

[rewindgy]

Boo Hoo Hoo - up here in the Great White North we have been paying as much as $1.29 per litre or that's $5.16 per Merikan Gallon. That was fro Premium - now it's around $1.09 per litre and we are the one's who make that damn stuff!

Boo Hoo Hoo - up here in the Great White North we have been paying as much as $1.29 per litre or that's $5.16 per Merikan Gallon. That was fro Premium - now it's around $1.09 per litre and we are the one's who make that d**n stuff!