Fuel Mileage

[Ray]

If you look at the average efficiency on my NAV V post under the performance thread, you'll see that my efficiency was 42.8 mpg - a match to 3 significant digits. Coincidence?

Aha! No matter how I ride - steady or giving it the beans from time to time - I get 42.8 mpg, and now you have the same mysterious mileage ... to the same significant digits as well. I am starting to think that this is no coincidence. Too suspicious if you ask me.

Anyone else see fuel consumption lower than 42.8 mpg?

Well.... For what it's worth, I drift above 50 mpg fully loaded and touring on good asphalt. The mileage on the NAV V was from a flat, relatively straight and high speed loop - STL-Toledo-Chi-town, which included about 80 miles of gravel (with the traction control off).

Still gets back to Darrell's theory - which I share. MPG is primarily controlled by the right wrist. As demonstrated by your purchase of the R and the K&N filters and aftermarket can, you seem like a more aggressive rider now, than when you bought the bike.