Re: Fuel economy

[Jim Gillespie <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill Flowers wrote:
> 
> This brings up a question I've never seen a definitive answer to: how
> much gas does the ST use?  The numbers I've seen are all over.
> 
> I've heard city numbers down in the 40-45 mpg range and highway up to 65
> but I don't know if this is accurate.
> 

	Initially I consistently got around 50mpg (Imperial) but recently that
has dropped to the low forties.  I don't know if I've become more heavy
handed, or if the latest tune is not as economical as the preceding one.

> Let's be more precise: if you were NOT in city (stop-and-go) traffic and
> were NOT heavy on the trottle (i.e. just having a fun cruise in the
> country, averaging perhaps 50mph) how many miles per gallon do you
> expect?  Or how far on a tank?  (I can do the math.)
> 
> And what if you were making miles on the freeway in the best Saddle Sore
> tradition, how far between fillups?

	Earlier this year I had occasion to cruise at 60mph for long periods
and I was getting close to 60mpg (Imperial), or nearly 300 miles to a
tank.

                Jim
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