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Re: [ST] Croatia + Alps report



Wow. the other weekend i rode up to Inverness and back, coming over
the Cairngorm mountains to Strathdon (waving at Billy Connolly) and
filled up after, lets say approx 200 miles. That was 45 mpg UK and i
kept it sensible speed wise for me as i was guiding "she who must be
behaved" in the car for a part of the trip. I weigh 211lbs (96kg).
The chain was replaced and the hub was sticking which could have had
factors but bears remarkable similarities to my previous 2000 ST.
Ill try it out at the weekend and see if i can get an accurate
measurement at a consistent speed


> No, she wasn't riding her own bike and no I haven't put the train
> mileage in the calcutation. I guess the trick is the average speed
> which, eventhough I was climbing and accelerating a lot, was still
> slow because of the non stop turns and hairpins. So sporty yes, but
> slow as well. Average probably just 60 km/h or so. In Holland when
> riding over the freeways with speeds between 140 and 160 km/h
> (between 90 and 100 mph) I get between 18 and 19 km per liter =
> between 51 mpg UK / 42 mpg US and 54 mpg UK / 45 mpg US.
> I got a 2001 model, the leanest of them all I believe :-).
> 
> Handy fuel consumption converter:
> http://www.projects.ex.ac.uk/trol/scol/ccfuel.htm
> 
> Emile
> www.piloot.com
> 
> 
> 


-- 
iPat
if you have any preconception of yourself, you cannot comprehend the
unknown, that which is spontaneous.
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