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Longsnowsm · 04-24-2011, 03:56 PM

Bryan,

Everywhere I look on the internet about hypermiling a motorcycle your 101.5 mpg URL comes up! So your famous! I hope you have not wasted all your fame and fortune on some gas guzzling mosters. :-D

I had a few questions regarding your runs. Are you using your speedo for the speed figures are are you going by GPS? What impact on speedo and odometer accuracy was the tire change you mentioned?

With the next generation Ninja I am hoping to hear someone post the results with the next gen(current gen) bikes and what it takes to get decent numbers from that bike. I am considering buying one for this purpose and would love to get some ideas and things that would make the new bike work as well.

Also I was looking to see what kind of numbers your now getting with your taller windshield. I would love to see how your aero mods are benefiting the fuel economy. Also someone mentioned putting something behind the rider for aero. I saw your pics of your bike loaded up. I am wondering if a full fledged givi or other topcase in that passenger seat would be of benefit with the aero.

One other thought as I ramble on... is it possible to get into the Ninja transmission and change the 6th gear into a true overdrive gear? I realize that changing the sprokets is effectively changing the gear, but this affects performance across all the gears and it sounds like it does impact in town/city riding performance. Can the 6th gear be turned into an overdrive on this bike so that it is more suited to highway riding and good fuel economy?

Thanks for taking the time to post your efforts. This has been very helpful and gives me something to shoot for now myself. I recently sold my DL1000 VStrom with the eye toward this Ninja after reading your results. I have noticed that as I grew up so did the size of my bikes, then they grew out as in big fat, sluggish lazy bikes, now as I am even older still I am now shrinking... My bikes are getting smaller and smaller. So this little 250 looks like it is in the sweet spot to me. So this really looks like a lot of fun and your inspiring a lot of people. Thanks again.

Longsnowsm

04-24-2011, 03:56 PM	#218 (permalink)
Longsnowsm EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: US Posts: 70 Peaty - '03 Honda Insight Jimmy - '07 GMC Canyon 2wd, Extended Cab, SL Thanks: 22 Thanked 12 Times in 9 Posts	Bryan, Everywhere I look on the internet about hypermiling a motorcycle your 101.5 mpg URL comes up! So your famous! I hope you have not wasted all your fame and fortune on some gas guzzling mosters. :-D I had a few questions regarding your runs. Are you using your speedo for the speed figures are are you going by GPS? What impact on speedo and odometer accuracy was the tire change you mentioned? With the next generation Ninja I am hoping to hear someone post the results with the next gen(current gen) bikes and what it takes to get decent numbers from that bike. I am considering buying one for this purpose and would love to get some ideas and things that would make the new bike work as well. Also I was looking to see what kind of numbers your now getting with your taller windshield. I would love to see how your aero mods are benefiting the fuel economy. Also someone mentioned putting something behind the rider for aero. I saw your pics of your bike loaded up. I am wondering if a full fledged givi or other topcase in that passenger seat would be of benefit with the aero. One other thought as I ramble on... is it possible to get into the Ninja transmission and change the 6th gear into a true overdrive gear? I realize that changing the sprokets is effectively changing the gear, but this affects performance across all the gears and it sounds like it does impact in town/city riding performance. Can the 6th gear be turned into an overdrive on this bike so that it is more suited to highway riding and good fuel economy? Thanks for taking the time to post your efforts. This has been very helpful and gives me something to shoot for now myself. I recently sold my DL1000 VStrom with the eye toward this Ninja after reading your results. I have noticed that as I grew up so did the size of my bikes, then they grew out as in big fat, sluggish lazy bikes, now as I am even older still I am now shrinking... My bikes are getting smaller and smaller. So this little 250 looks like it is in the sweet spot to me. So this really looks like a lot of fun and your inspiring a lot of people. Thanks again. Longsnowsm