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the preacher
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Posted: Fri Nov 28th, 2008 06:02 pm |
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re: gas mileage: I am not a HOG member, so WHO CARES????
ROFL
RSDF
p.s.: uh, I ride a barebones hardtail chopper with a built engine. For some reason, gas mileage is not of great concern to me...lol
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Dave
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Posted: Fri Nov 28th, 2008 12:44 pm |
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Well, I honestly have no idea what my mileage is. No gas gage, no speedo or tach...
Supposedly, I have a 4.2 gallon tank, and a Pingel petcock, that leaves about 1 gallon in the tank when I hit reserve. Normally fill up when that happens. Usually takes 3.0 +/- to fill it. 1-1/2 trips to work (35 miles each way) and I'm gettin' into reserve territory on the last leg. Generally look at my fuel filter when I start the bike for the last leg. I got a glass filter and if its low, it shows there. Almost all of that is 80+/- mph ridin'...
Since I ain't been ridin' it to work and its all street (Stop 'n go) All I can do is open the cap and look to see roughly how much fuel is in there...
Out on the road, when it hits reserve, I start huntin' a gas station. No idea how many miles I've actually gone...
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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Sat Nov 22nd, 2008 08:17 pm |
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marc wrote: Low 40's for me if I do 80 or less...80+ I get high 30's... That's a key point-- as I recall when he was gettin that 50 mpg- we were not on the Interstate- and were only running around 55 to 65 mph thru the mtns. 80 miles an hr or more and my bike gets low 30's at best- On the Interstate we ran 75 mph on avg. That FI makes a big difference it seems in gas economy.
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marc
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Posted: Sat Nov 22nd, 2008 08:08 pm |
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| Low 40's for me if I do 80 or less...80+ I get high 30's...
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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Sat Nov 22nd, 2008 06:59 pm |
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marc wrote: jeffy ole boy wrote: The best I've seen was my bud's bike which is an 06 FLHTC Electraglide. He got 50 mpg when we were coming down from Montana into Wyoming Summer of 07. Down hill in neutral??? Naw, I couldn't believe it either! We were both packed down w/ 2 riders up. I was only gettin about 37 mpg course my bike is carbed. He has FI-- Was downhill from North to South, but mtn terrain. 50 mpg marked the best he got on the 4000 mi trip. Most of time he was averaging about 43 mpg.
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marc
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Posted: Sat Nov 22nd, 2008 06:52 pm |
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jeffy ole boy wrote: The best I've seen was my bud's bike which is an 06 FLHTC Electraglide. He got 50 mpg when we were coming down from Montana into Wyoming Summer of 07. Down hill in neutral???
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the preacher
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Posted: Sat Nov 22nd, 2008 03:49 pm |
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weasle:
Yeah, got the engine back thursday, yesterday after work pulled the oil tank and flushed it out to perfectly clean, ( I HATE WRAPAROUND OIL TANKS, LOL) Had to run here and there for a few parts, HD dealer didnt have most of what I needed. (actually, they didnt have anything I needed) so went to an aftermarket store, auto parts, etc.
Got the engine in the frame this morning, fixing to go back out and bolt it down, start putting stuff back on, might fire it this afternoon. Indy honed the cylinders, put in new rings, balanced everything again. The problem with the seal was what I thought, the flywheels were out, 4 thousandths on the left, 4 on the right. I should be ready to go by tonight.
re: me turning demcrat: I am gonna leave that one completely alone, but any answer I gave you would have something to do with the devil getting his tongue stuck to a steel pipe in hell cause of a drastic temperature change. LOL
RSDF
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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Sat Nov 22nd, 2008 03:32 pm |
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| The best I've seen was my bud's bike which is an 06 FLHTC Electraglide. He got 50 mpg when we were coming down from Montana into Wyoming Summer of 07.
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zippo
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Posted: Sat Nov 22nd, 2008 02:30 pm |
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marc wrote: I know of no harley that gets 53 mpg...Do any of you??? Maybe if ya "cruise" at 35mph and wear your offical HD motor clothes and shiney black clamshell lid.
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marc
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Posted: Sat Nov 22nd, 2008 02:14 pm |
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| I know of no harley that gets 53 mpg...Do any of you???
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marc
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Posted: Sat Nov 22nd, 2008 02:14 pm |
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Dave wrote: the preacher wrote:
Really cool site, but it doesn't tell me how to be cool and neat like you real bikers. Could you direct me to a site that can do that? I want to be the best biker I can be, and need some help. ROFLMBO
RSDF Here ya go...
http://pweb.jps.net/~splaxco/rucool.htm LOL...
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weasle1
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Posted: Sat Nov 22nd, 2008 02:04 pm |
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| preacher buyin a gold wing aint a good idea , youll never look kool . now becomin a democrat is a kool idea . LMAO. ya gettin grunt back togather finally ??
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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Sat Nov 22nd, 2008 01:56 pm |
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| Hey now, LOL--- I aint got all that fancy junk. No GPS, no hand warmers, no heater.. WOuld like to have a CD -- mines just AM-FM cassette. Cassettes suck. I just listen to the radio. Do have lowers I put them on last week. They help alot in cold weather. The Ultra's have alot more fancier accessories than the Electra's like mine. Shoot, my bike is a 99.. right at 10 yrs old.
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the preacher
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Posted: Sat Nov 22nd, 2008 01:49 pm |
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Jeffy said:
"Hey don't feel bad, I failed the test there too.... LOL!
oh, yeah, that makes me feel a LOT better, since you ride a LANDBARGE.
make sure you turn the radio and your GPS on, set your lower louvers to blow the warm air on your legs, and hope your battery holds out running your electric handgrips and seat warmer.
JUST HAVING FUN....
ROFLMBO
RSDF
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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Sat Nov 22nd, 2008 12:40 pm |
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the preacher wrote: Dave:
Thanks. Didn't work I still aint cool like you guys. Guess I will just go out to the garage and put Grunt back together. Thanks for trying. You think maybe I should by a goldwing and a pair of Nike sneakers? Maybe even become a democrat? ROFLMBO
RSDF Hey don't feel bad, I failed the test there too.... LOL!
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the preacher
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Posted: Sat Nov 22nd, 2008 12:21 pm |
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Dave:
Thanks. Didn't work I still aint cool like you guys. Guess I will just go out to the garage and put Grunt back together. Thanks for trying. You think maybe I should by a goldwing and a pair of Nike sneakers? Maybe even become a democrat? ROFLMBO
RSDF
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Dave
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Posted: Sat Nov 22nd, 2008 11:02 am |
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the preacher wrote:
Really cool site, but it doesn't tell me how to be cool and neat like you real bikers. Could you direct me to a site that can do that? I want to be the best biker I can be, and need some help. ROFLMBO
RSDF Here ya go...
http://pweb.jps.net/~splaxco/rucool.htm
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the preacher
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Posted: Sat Nov 22nd, 2008 10:53 am |
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Really cool site, but it doesn't tell me how to be cool and neat like you real bikers. Could you direct me to a site that can do that? I want to be the best biker I can be, and need some help. ROFLMBO
RSDF
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Redd
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Posted: Fri Nov 21st, 2008 10:14 pm |
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Wasn't real sure on where to post this, here or link of the day. After a great deal of thought I think it fits here better.
http://www.harley-riders-guide.com/index.html
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