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Old 06-20-2012, 04:27 PM   #46 (permalink)
redyaris
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Location: Alberta Canada
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redyaris - '07 Toyota Yaris
Team Toyota
90 day: 45.54 mpg (US)

Gray - '07 Suzuki GS500 F
Motorcycle
90 day: 70.4 mpg (US)

streamliner1 - '83 Honda VT500 streamliner
Motorcycle
90 day: 75.63 mpg (US)

White Whale - '12 Sprinter 2500 Cargo Van
90 day: 22.01 mpg (US)
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Did first real road test today and the results are promising, I can stay in 6th gear at highway speed [70 -80 mph] into headwinds and hills. crosswinds cause very little roll or yaw, passing trucks is not a problem in cross wind.
In the rain my hands and feet stay dry, its so nice to have the foam back rest that the wind pushes my upper body against. I have a few more details to finish which should get better mpg and cooler runing temperatures, It is running in the high end of the normal range and the fan does not come on.
I have added some pictures. I was talking to the priviouse owner of the bike and he said that he had been stoped by the cops and told that he was doing 138km/h and the speedo was reading 110 km/h. I also noticed that I was passing most other vehicals at 110 km/h and that suggested that I was going over 125 km/h! that is about a 10mph error at 70 mph...
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Last edited by redyaris; 06-20-2012 at 08:57 PM..
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