[BMFR6]

Originally Posted by SVRACER01

it was a free car.

i guess i could but its got 230k miles on it and even though it still gets roughly 30mpgs...its not as efficient as it used to be. im still pissed that i discovered my bike doesnt get the mileage that it should either. i rode an entire tank "behaving" myself (shifting @5500) and got approx 130 miles. 3+ gallon tank = out to be around 40mpgs..not bad right? put the GPS on the bike and discover that the speedo reads 10% higher. so faster i go the more off it is. which in turn means that my ODO is off 10% so now my 40mpgs turns into a little over 30. thats what my fucking car gets. so there is no advantage to driving the bike over the car for me.

did you change the gearing? grab a speedohealer.

[banzairx7]

The speedo and odo. on the bike are electronic. They use the same input pulse from the speed sensor but are independent in their calculations.

[wylee]

Originally Posted by banzairx7

The speedo and odo. on the bike are electronic. They use the same input pulse from the speed sensor but are independent in their calculations.

My TLS speedo was about 10% high compared to roadside rader and my odo was off pretty close to that compared to interstate milemarkers.

[wylee]

Originally Posted by Wanderer

Having moved over here from the UK, I must admit I dont find the petrol prices at all high - and from what my folks back there are telling me, its soaring over there just as it is here.

What really *does* suprise me, is the mindset around cars here. I was looking to replace my wife's 2002 Dodge Neon (urgh) automatic (urgh), so was looking at the VW Golf (Rabbit over here) as a replacement. Smaller, and back in the UK, more efficent. But what I didnt realise here - engine options! No 1.4l petrol, 1.4l diesel - the only option is a 2.5L 170bhp petrol!

Now the more I look at car adverts here, and their specifciations, I'm amazed at two things - the sheer engine size that is seen as 'normal' and the perceived need for huge horsepower, even in boatlike SUVs.
Frankly, I'd love to be able to get some of the smaller, more refined engine designs over here - it's not as if they'd not drop straight into the bodyshells of a lot of the models from the international makes here - many models sold here are also sold overseas with alternate engine options, and far better petrol mileage.

(To put it in perspective, I never owned a car over there with more than 85hp, and 1.4 litre displacement. Even my Landrover (Defender, 110, for towing + work) was a 2.4 diesel making 107hp)

The technology already exists, just let us buy it

Lot's of people complain about cars not getting better mileage, but very few people would be willing to half their HP to double their MPG...it's easier to bitch and hope uncle sam will make it all better.

[SVRACER01]

Originally Posted by BMFR6

did you change the gearing? grab a speedohealer.

no. its stock. speedo healers are expensive.

The speedo and odo. on the bike are electronic. They use the same input pulse from the speed sensor but are independent in their calculations

interesting...but still doest make sense.

[banzairx7]

It makes sense to some idiot in the motorcycle world. It is super annoying that every motorcycle made has an incorrect speedo. If these were cars there would be a class action lawsuit. I verified with my GPS that the speedo was off by 9% and the odometer was dead nuts.

[Stoneman]

I got almost 27MPG with my last tank on my crappy old '84 Chevy - 350 engine with some very mild mods and A/C too! Regular unleaded at that...

After getting schooled on the TL-R mileage, I figured it out to be getting almost 40MPG when commuting. READ: riding mildly, not wildly...

[OreoGitorio]

I paid over 76 dollars the other day to fill up my fucking CAR!!!! (it takes 87)

After I left the gas station I began driving like a total pussy.

[Bhavesh]

why not get a more economical car like a civic, focus, corolla, cobalt, etc.?

[banzairx7]

Originally Posted by OreoGitorio

I paid over 76 dollars the other day to fill up my fucking CAR!!!! (it takes 87)

After I left the gas station I began driving like a total pussy.

Blew past my friend yesterday on the highway on the way to work. Hes usually passing me BTW. Called him later and asked why he was driving so slow- "Dude diesel is $5 a gallon!". Your are not the only one becoming pussified.

[Stoneman]

Originally Posted by Stoneman

I got almost 27MPG with my last tank on my crappy old '84 Chevy - 350 engine with some very mild mods and A/C too! Regular unleaded at that...

Got a tick over 25MPG in same car on my way home yesterday with the A/C actually running. Considering it's almost 25 years old and it's got a 350? Not bad...

[a13x]

Yea friendly check-in from the West Coast.

Just paid $4.55 for 87. Good times!

[Billy]

Interesting graph showing where the high gas prices are hitting the hardest in the US.

The Varying Impact of Gas Prices - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com

[ku996r]

here is a good site to check gas prices.

I've started using cruise control whenever I get on the highway, depending on traffic conditions, I've been getting 3-5 more mpg.

[ku996r]

Originally Posted by wylee

If that happens, this'll be my ride. Golden Eagle Bike Engines, Geared Belt Drive Bicycle Engines / Motors for Mountain Bikes & More

this is more interesting

[Kham]

Originally Posted by TheIglu

How could I possibly live without my truck?

My HOBBIES would suffer. Please big government, get bigger and save me from a small lifestyle change!

ok people keep changing your life style until nothing to change. ride with shorts and tshirts. gears are expensive. for women, ride naked.

[SVRACER01]

Originally Posted by ku996r

here is a good site to check gas prices.

I've started using cruise control whenever I get on the highway, depending on traffic conditions, I've been getting 3-5 more mpg.

just what i thought. the place i usually get gas at is the cheapest