Re: [ST] July Rider

[Neil Lindsey <Neil.Lindsey@xxxxxxx>]

Hey Jim,

Steve was wrong and he knows it.  Apparently you don't agree?

I had stated that the Imperial MPG figure was always higher than the US
MPG equivalent and that's exactly what your equations show.  So the
number being quoted in the mag review could not have been the Imperial
specification by accident.

For the record, my '03 RS (box-stock except for one less tooth on
countershaft sprocket) typically gets in the low 40's for IMPERIAL MPG.
This contrasts sharply with my former (absolutely box-stock) '99 ST
which averaged in the low 50's (overall).  I attribute the difference to
the 10 extra ponies of second-generation RS engine, coupled with my
tendency to flog the RS more than I ever did with the ST.  The RS is
lighter, narrower, has sharper steering geometry, and after 5 years of
riding Sprints I feel pretty comfortable, almost to a fault.  I have not
been on any sustained LD trips with the RS yet, but during such a trip
with my ST (round trip Vancouver, BC to Edmonton) I kept detailed
records and AVERAGED exactly 60 Imperial MPG.  The best I achieved was
66 MPG and the worst was 56 MPG.  At the time I thought that was
fantastic.

Neil

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Leach" <leachsr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: [ST] July Rider


> Hey Steve !
> I think you're wrong about being wrong  :-p
>
> 1 Gal. Imp. = 1.2 Gal US   fraction = 6/5 Gal. US
> 1 Gal. US = 0.84 Gal Imp  fraction = 5/6 Gal. Imp.
> 120 MPG Imp. = 100 MPG US       (120/6 X 5)
> 120 MPG US =  144 MPG Imp.      (120/5 X 6)
>
> Even more Latin
> non illegitimae carborundum est.
>
> Jim L   (ex Imperial guy now metric)
> 00RS
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Lawler" <slawler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 10:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [ST] July Rider
>
>
> > In a previous email, Neil Lindsey wrote:
> >
> >> Errr Steve, are you sure you haven't got that backwards?
> >>
> >> Since the UK gallon is larger, your vehicle will go further than
with a
> >> US gallon.  In other words, mpg numbers are always higher when
using UK
> >> gallons (compared to US gallons).
> >>
> >> It was a nice idea though, certainly worth considering.
> >
> > DOH! Right you are.
> > More Latin: Mea culpa.
> >
> >
> > -- 
> > Steve Lawler
> > Verona, NJ, USA
> >
> > 2001 Sprint ST "Blue Devil"
> >
> > "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain."
> >             -- Friedrich von Schiller
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