25.5 mpg from a full tank 🥲

[AestheticsInMotion]

Mostly laid-back commuting, with just a touch of high-speed freeway stuff. I bet it would drop to the teens if I was really hammering it for a full tank. Miles per gallon is uh... Not the busa's strong suit. Now smiles per gallon on the other hand...

@Exage03040 how's the Streetfighter on gas?

[ike808]

@AestheticsInMotion My Road Glide Ultra got 40+ mpg no matter how hard I flogged it. Amazed me every time I filled up.

[Exage03040]

@AestheticsInMotion said in 25.5 mpg from a full tank 🥲:

@Exage03040 how's the Streetfighter on gas?

Nice!

Around 30mpg after break in averaging 40mph. We dance the Jarabe Tapatío down in Mexico a decent bunch, she's a party girl after all.

[Wrong Wheel Drive]

@AestheticsInMotion Haha I like the tire sticker remnants

[Mr.Ontop]

@AestheticsInMotion My Helix gets about 78mpg:)

[AestheticsInMotion]

@Mr-Ontop I'm partial to the Pacific Coast myself, but the Helix is also pretty cool!

[Alfalfa]

@AestheticsInMotion now imagine what kind of mileage you'd be getting in a car from a similar era with similar performance numbers.

[XJDano]

@AestheticsInMotion

45.6 mpg yesterday. Not bad for a leaking 40 year old . And I noticed that I never flipped it off the reserve a couple fill ups ago. Just been filling up at about 160 miles.

[DipodomysDeserti]

@ike808 I like that gold and black! I could vary between 25-55 mpg on my Sporty depending on how hard I hit it. I had a Dynatek ignition and tune on it with a raised limiter, so I could really make it scream (for a Harley). Bring her in to Ramjet. They’ll get that thing sucking down fuel in no time.

[ike808]

@DipodomysDeserti I loved that color scheme but had only seen it on trikes. There is a thin red pinstripe between the gold and black as well.

That was my first and only big bagger. I rode multiple Suzukis before I went down the Buell road with a side trip to Aprilia.

[Manwich]

@AestheticsInMotion

I have to say I'm surprised. I would have thought it would at least get into the 30s.

I thought a lot of people rode bikes to save fuel... but hell... My Honda Fit does way better.

I'm averaging about 39 mpg (US gallons) with my Fit.

[Mr.Ontop]

@AestheticsInMotion I've been looking for a PC but finding a good one is pretty difficult.

[Mr.Ontop]

@Manwich Normal bikes get way better than that, the sport bikes, when ridden... enthusiastically get considerably less

[decay still has too many beaters]

My Grom is sitting at 107mpg average over the last 8000 miles

[orneryduck]

My old Speed Triple reliably managed 38mpg with regular hooning.

[AestheticsInMotion]

@Mr-Ontop huh, they're pretty common up in this corner of the US. Decently priced too.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/mcy/d/snohomish-honda-pacific-coast-pc800/7497106196.html

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/mcy/d/seattle-1989-honda-pacific-coast/7496984344.html

[AestheticsInMotion]

@Alfalfa ha, good point. I'll take this over... I don't know five miles per gallon.

[AestheticsInMotion]

@Manwich I'm a bit surprised too. If I was riding around at 100+ mph the whole time or just constantly scorching the throttle sure—but this was just casual commuting. Although as @Alfalfa alluded to, a similar level of performance from a car of that era is basically a Bugatti Veyron which... Gets about 8mpg under normal driving conditions according to the internet.

[AestheticsInMotion]

@decay-still-has-too-many-beaters disgusting. I keep hoping rising fuel costs will result in a minimoto takeover, but alas...

[decay still has too many beaters]

@AestheticsInMotion Give it time, still lots of room for fuel prices to grow