Re: [ST] Gearing

["Rick & Joyce" <rnjwes@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Amazingly, at "tour" speeds, I did not suffer any real penalty
in gas
> mileage, with the 18T, and ~very~ spirited riding in the Texas
Hill Country, > I still got 200 miles to a tank B4 needing fill
up.

I had similar experiences with my 18t installed.

With the 17t, I see a 2-3 mpg drop.  Where I expect to get 48-50
mpUSg with the 18t, I get 45-48 with the 17t.  Last weekend we
rode far enough out of the Portland metro area to be able to buy
non-oxygenated* gas.  The bike ran noticably better & even with
spirited riding, mileage increased to 48.5.
- -Rick in Oregon
'01 Sprint ST

* Portland is one of many areas in the US where the EPA mandates
oxygenated gas (10% ethanol) in the winter months to combat
ozone.  It makes most engines run like sh*t.



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