[bdesj]

I`m wondering if motorcycles generally get better mileage in town than on the highway. Soon after getting my motorscooter, I contacted Atomic Ass to see what kind of tips he might be able to offer regarding efficiency with CVT and centrifugal clutch, and in the course of the exchanges that followed, he mentioned that his efficiency suffered on road trips. Well, I thought that was some kind of weird fluke for his modified Burgman, but now it looks like my numbers follow the same trend. Is it the same way for all, or even most, motorcycles?

In thinking more about the issue, I see how it could be that way- lousy aerodynamics are known to make high speeds (but how high?) bad for two wheeled FE, and being so light in comparison to cars, it stands to reason that stop and go would affect them less. Maybe I`m just so used to thinking the opposite that accepting thaose differences is a bit difficult.

BTW, that my results "seem to follow" AA`s is really the best I can say for sure at this point because my mileage is pretty erratic. I think some of that has to do with being newly back into the two wheeled world and still not having set manners/methods as well as serious fluctuations in our weather over the few months since I`ve had the scooter. Oh, and I can see for sure that it`s tough to get even fills at the pump, and those small differences in fill level have an exagerated effect on my numbers too- trying to be more careful about visually noting where the gas comes up to.