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Originally Posted by galahs
The GS500 and GS500F are great alround bikes with decent power and great fuel economy.
The air cooled, twin will easily cover 370km from 17 litres sitting on 110km/h. I have got the best fuel economy at about 80km/h where I can get about 3.5L per 100kms.
When conserving fuel, I find as long as I up shift at 5,000rpm and at lower speeds keep her at about 4,000rpm I get really good economy without labouring the engine.
I increased my front gearing from 16 teeth to a 17 tooth sprocket, and this has resulted in about a 300rpm decrease which has made doing highway speeds more economical.
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I am presently working on a pair of aluminium Cargo boxes that will fit close behind the riders legs above which I will mount a long tapered cargo bag right behind the riders back, in the hope that I can get to 87mpg. I have also bought a new rear tire [Dunlop D404, 130/90 - 17] that is 7% larger than the stock tire and will bring the rpm at 110 km/hr [70mph] down to 4100rpm. If this all works as planed then it will be worth going to Carmel California [2500km from here] and the Vetter challange!
