Re: [ST] July Rider

[david.funk@xxxxxxxxxxx]

An average of 36 mpg is very low, even for magazine testers.

I think a good mpg and a good range between gas stops is very important in a sport touring bike. Good MPG is nice, but good range is required. Sadly the Sprint ST has been headed the wrong direction for years. First a smaller gas tank, then lower mpg, and now it sounds like out right bad mpg.

My '00 ST averages around 47mpg. Even hard riding rarely cause the mpg to fall below 44. And in the right conditions (leading a CHP parade down HWY 5) will exceed 50 mpg.

David W. Funk
'00 Sprint ST
Pleasanton, CA


> The July issue of Rider just appeared in my mailbox - There's a full test of 
> the new ST.  It's even on the cover!  They seem to like the bike and think 
> it's an improvement over the previous generation.  A couple of surprising 
> things though - They mention less wind protection then before and their test 
> unit averaged only 36 mpg.  This is a pretty big difference from my '01 - my 
> low fuel light usually comes on around 190 - 200 miles, their '05 had the 
> light coming on 115 and 140 miles.  I guess the bumped up displacement and 
> horsepower increase can account for some of that, but it still seems pretty 
> low.
> 
> John in NJ
> '01 BRG ST
> 
> 
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