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Old 05-23-2008, 09:24 PM   #3 (permalink)
FastPlastic
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98 Cherokee - '98 Jeep Cherokee
90 day: 17.18 mpg (US)

ZX7R Ninja - '99 Kawasaki ZX7R Ninja
90 day: 42.45 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by Lazarus View Post
Welcome to the site. What kind of mileage do you get in the Ninja? Why not work on that first since you drive it more?
Well, the worst I've seen with the bike was about 26mpg. After tuning it up by ear (4 carbs are a pain by the way) I've been seeing about 32mpg. I should get good set of vacuum gauges so I can do it right. But that'll put you back $100 or more.

Not a bad idea to work on the bike. Some of the ideas I had was new flush mount turn signals, better under tail tray (old one is inset 2-3ins) on a side note that would give me more space for storage. I guess I mostly had aero mods in mind.

I would love to hear what others get mileage wise on their motorcycles. haven't really seen anything posted anywhere so I don't know if 32mpg is bad for a 750cc.

Phil
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