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Old 08-25-2010, 09:29 AM   #181 (permalink)
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hi, i'm new here. i've changed a 150cc fourstroke liquidcooled variomatic 16" scooter to a recumbent sittingposition. this with some gear- and epoxifiberchanges gives a nice mpg-number. my last tank was 109.5mpg at about 65 miles an hour.

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What kind of FE does the 150cc pull off without the streamlining? Now it seems you can exceed 100mpgUS regularly when everything's at its right place. It's great, especially at 65mph! At those speeds both of our bikes start to lose FE to the aero drag, though to a different extent.

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