As my dad always said to me when I was learning how to drive a manual tranny skip gears and get into your upper gears faster and you will get better gas millage. On my 85 nighthawk 700 going through the mountains of WA state I just got 57mpg and averaged 50 for the whole trip. I usauly go 1st, 2nd, 4th & 6th but sometimes 1st, 3rd 5th 6th with other autos I have had I got up to 15mpg over what the manufacture said I should get useing this method. One other thing I do is if the speed limit is 25 or 35 I will get into 6th and cruise. yes I do get into 7 & 8,000 rpms so haveing fun and conserving gas can be done at the same time you just have to get in tune with gear changing.
Have fun and be safe On Jul 21, 4:29 pm, Mike21222 <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks everyone for your comments, even the guy with the scooter > comment, ha ha ha. > I think I'm gonna hold off for now. It just seemed like a neat idea, > but the more I think about it, the more I think I might be losing a > good thing (the current very well engineered design by Honda), for a > questionable one, (a small (possibly negligible) increase in fuel > consumption). Thanks again. > > On Jul 21, 12:22 am, Mike21222 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hello I have a question. I was just wondering if anyone has any idea > > if going with a larger tire size in rear would give me better gas > > mileage. I have a unique commute where 17 of my 18 miles is Interstate > > 81 (67-77 mph), and I have a total of 2 stop signs each way. If I > > could drop my RPM's by say 3-5 hundred, I'm guessing I might squeeze > > another 3-5 mpg out of it. Forgive my fuzzy math. Any suggestions? I > > just got mine, so I can't even say what my mileage is yet, I'm still > > getting used to it. I'm thinking I should be getting the typical > > 40-50... Oh, BTW, in case you aren't aware this model is shaft drive, > > so conventional gearing ratio changes are out. Thanks > > > Mike21222 > > Fincastle, VA- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
