[RandyO]

I propose a speed tax, all vehicles must have a gps tracking device, those that choose to speed get a bill from the gov't once a month, if you choose not to pay, they push the big red button that disables your vehicles

I get better milage on the highway with my V-strom 1000 than I did with my SV650, my SV would drop from 50 to 35 my V-strom most of my riding and drivng is on rural new england roads, no painted lines, half the time no pavment, when there is, its often broken, strewn with litter (gravel, dirt, sand, leaves, anything) 45-55 is actually ziping along for the conditions

my strom never gets worse than 39, but best is 43 (44 once) and my 39 on the strom is floggin it, highway, I get the same 41-43 that I get on back roads

it's been so long since I've been on the highway in a cage long enuf to use a tank of gas, the 325e that I have now gets 30-32 but I've never had it on the highway or flogged . the 320i that I had before that got 35 on the highway but a spirited drive up Rt 100 and over 17 was usually under 20mpg