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posted August 10, 2007 05:18 PM
Gas Mileage??
Ok guys, what kinds of gas mileage are you getting????
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TedG
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posted August 10, 2007 05:24 PM
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nswenson
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posted August 11, 2007 03:36 AM
42mpg commuting 84 miles in mixed traffic. On highway I go about 80mph. During my commute I'm careful with throttle and keep revs low, but still hit speeds up to 90mph sometimes.
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bikelee
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posted August 11, 2007 03:58 AM
mpg
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Ynoxas
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posted August 11, 2007 09:16 AM
When considering entire tanks, my low tankful was 38mpg, my high tankful was 42mpg.
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rep2ny
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posted August 11, 2007 09:24 AM
38 to 42 - average 40. I find the bike's gas mileage computer to be pretty accurate.
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Stalwart
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posted August 11, 2007 09:40 AM
So far WAY better mileage than my old ZX-14. To early to give specific numbers though.
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TedG
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posted August 13, 2007 05:25 PM
 Edited By: TedG on 14 Aug 2007 08:17
After my 400 mile trip with nearly 300 miles of twisty roads and very high altitudes it's at 42.8
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rifleman223
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posted August 13, 2007 09:56 PM
I get an average of 42. Then again, I dont have too heavy of a hand.
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Wii
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posted August 22, 2007 09:56 AM
Everyone has a different riding style so the mileage will vary alot.
My best has been 38.6 and my average usually hangs around 35.8-36.4
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phytrax
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posted August 27, 2007 02:50 AM
That's about the mileage I get on my ZX-14 cruising somewhat fast, 34-35mpg.
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wormgear
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posted September 04, 2007 12:14 AM
42
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bigfatboss
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posted September 04, 2007 07:04 AM
Between 40 and 42.....
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TPXX
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posted September 04, 2007 06:41 PM
So far I am averaging about 40 mpg.
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gpz1100
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posted September 05, 2007 06:30 PM
Edited By: gpz1100 on 5 Sep 2007 21:07
Here's my mpg over the first 1000 miles or so.
--------------------------950.0 26.069 3.2701 85.5 37.0753
Date| Location| Mileage| Gallons| Price/gal| Total | M/G
8/30/2007 Dekalb Amoco 69.3 2.289 3.139 7.19 30.2752
8/31/2007 wooddale mobil 134.4 4.207 3.319 13.96 31.9468
9/2/2007 m.g. shell 99.7 3.012 3.449 10.39 33.1009
9/2/2007 wooddale mobil 137.2 3.322 3.279 10.89 41.3004
9/3/2007 cherry vly mobil 98.0 2.675 3.149 8.42 36.6355
9/3/2007 dubuque conoco 111.7 2.725 3.199 8.72 40.9908
9/3/2007 Dekalb Amoco 140.6 3.515 3.199 11.24 40.0000
9/3/2007 wooddale mobil 46.9 1.035 3.279 3.39 45.3140
9/5/2007 wooddale mobil 112.2 3.289 3.419 11.25 34.1137
Overall avg ~ 37 mpg. The last fill up was lots of city riding and stuck in traffic., 9/3 was a rather lengthy ride (~400 miles) of mainly highway and high speed backroads.
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daysoffIride
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posted September 05, 2007 07:32 PM
What do those numbers mean? looks like a math test..... Forgive me for being an idiot.....
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gpz1100
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posted September 05, 2007 08:07 PM
The numbers look perfectly good in the excel spreadsheet 
basically the columns break down as follows
date | location | mileage reading | # of gals| price/gal | total cost of fillup | MPG
The last number in each row is really what's important. The numbers at the far top are the running totals.
Hope this clears things up.
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stevewfl
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posted September 05, 2007 08:14 PM
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That's about the mileage I get on my ZX-14 cruising somewhat fast, 34-35mpg.
+1
does the concourse have the same HP as the ZX14, or is it tuned down a little for better MPG?
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PaulM
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posted September 23, 2007 07:14 AM
On my first ride (600m) from Calgary to coast I was only getting 300km to the tankful (34mpg) and I was using a lot of gears and different speeds for the break-in. On the way home last week I was showing about 400km range per tank (43mpg) and I was using overdrive for most of the trip. That's a huge difference and a big improvement.
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Bigfatboss
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posted September 23, 2007 05:03 PM
I just finished a 500 mile ride and got an average of 47.6 miles per gallon. My regular average is 42 going back and forth to work
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fastestbusaaround
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posted September 23, 2007 08:48 PM
46-47 MPG highway riding @80-85MPH.
Steve -- not the same power at all. Detuned to keep the ZX14 king of the heap and probably different cams. Still lots of power, just not down low...
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gpz1100
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posted September 23, 2007 08:50 PM
BFB, what speeds did this 500 mile trip entail. I find the way I ride (either over 85), or lower gears through the curves, I average ~35-37 over all (cumulative average over 3K miles is ~37 mpg).
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bigfatboss
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posted September 26, 2007 03:05 PM
Speeds averaging about 70 to 75 and some points over 85, going through canyons. The truest MPG is the 42 in my opinion because they are straighter and flatter stretches on the highway going to and from work. The canyons have alot of mountains and twisties. I was real easy on the throttle much more than normal as it was a morning run and deer are all over the place. I honesty can't imagine getting better than 42. The 47 must have been a fluke.
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fastestbusaaround
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posted September 26, 2007 03:55 PM
I find that the best speed for mileage on the C14 is around 80-85...except on my ZX14, where that gets me about 25...Hmmm...maybe I should try using something higher than 2nd gear eh?:P
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Bigfatboss
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posted September 26, 2007 05:52 PM
the bike loves cruising at 80 all day and the MPG is good at that speed to.
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