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Tank ending on 07-24-09: 90.4 mpg
This tank, my mpg was down because i was a little pissed off at a driver on the parkway and had to catch up to him (he was doing 90) so i could give him a piece of my mind. Doing over 90mph on this bike requires WOT. I was doing 55mph in the right lane and he came flying up behind me and nearly clipped me when passing me.... i literally felt the turbulence on my leg coming off his front bumper. He was like a foot away from me. Turns out, it looked like he was a retired trooper or something (he had the NJ Trooper shield on his side window)..... but since when does that give them the right to drive like an idiot? I still yelled and screamed at the guy.
On a side note, i was passing by construction for a new Wal-Mart in town (which I'm absolutely angry about, but that's another story), and my rear tire ran over a stray nail in the road, probably from the workers in the area.
It pisses me off because even though my tires, front and back, have 9,000 miles on them, they still have like 85% tread left!! The tire still holds about 35psi without leaking, but i'm used to running them around 60psi. You cant really patch a motorcycle tire so i had to buy a new one (50$). I guess this could be considered one downfall to using a motorcycle?
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