RE: [ST] What's *your* mileage?

[peter.chittum@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

I'm 6' and weigh 190-195 at any given time. 

I got 42 mpg for the first two and a half years. And pretty consistently, too. It went up to almost 50 on all-day tours. 

Counterintuitively, after switching to a smaller front sprocket (18t), my MPG have gone up. For example, my last tank was about 45. I think it is because I'm driving a bit slower. With the 19t sprocket, my ideal cruising speed on commutes was around 80-82 mph. This pinned the tach at just under 5k rpms (before the buzz). The smaller sprocket has placed that tach speed around 75 mph. Go figure, I'm driving slower, and getting better economy. 

Peter Chittum
'01 BRG ST
San Jose, CA, USA 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> aronnmail-list@xxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 9:17 AM
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ST] What's *your* mileage?
> 
> 
> This post prompted me to ask: what sort of mileage to
> most of you folks get?  I picked up my '00 RS several
> months ago, and the mileage seems to fluctuate between
> about 38-43, averaging pretty much 40 mpg.  That seems
> a bit low to me compared to other claims I've heard
> (e.g., the quoted post), but on the other hand I'm a
> tall (6' 5"), heavy (230 lbs.) guy (meaning more wind
> resistance and more weight to shove around), and I
> don't exactly ride at a slow or constant speed.
> 
> What's your experience?
> 
> -Aron
> 
> --- RedDawg <RedDawgST@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Has anyone had the problem of reduced mileage over
> > time that has been
> > resolved?
> > 
> > I used to get 50mpg, and it went to about 46 mpg
> > when I changed the
> > front
> > sprocket to a 17 tooth, fair enough. But over the
> > course of the last
> > year or so, the mileage has been slowly going down.
> > I am now getting
> > under 40mpg.
> 
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