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Old 12-13-2009, 09:33 PM   #11 (permalink)
Frank Lee
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Blue - '93 Ford Tempo
Last 3: 27.29 mpg (US)

F150 - '94 Ford F150 XLT 4x4
90 day: 18.5 mpg (US)

Sport Coupe - '92 Ford Tempo GL
Last 3: 69.62 mpg (US)

ShWing! - '82 honda gold wing Interstate
90 day: 33.65 mpg (US)

Moon Unit - '98 Mercury Sable LX Wagon
90 day: 21.24 mpg (US)
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Seriously I haven't had much luck modding bikes but then I haven't done much modding either.

I did gear up a chain drive CB450 with a larger front sprocket; engine was noticeably more relaxed especially on the highway but I don't have fuel logs or any memory of an fe increase. I always air bike tires up to the top end of the specs but not way over like on cars. I short shift and skip shift; accel briskly and cruise slow and steady and that's about it for technique. I've never gotten fe that's really spectacular on a bike. That Ninja on here with over 100 mpg, though, he's found some things that work.

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