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Originally Posted by sendler
I rode the Mid Ohio Vetter challenge with 70 pounds of gear on my bike and did 105 mpgUS. I did 95 over the road on the 440 mile trip to get there. Adding mass to a motorcycle will improve the effectiveness of PnG and is only a detriment if you have to do a lot of braking.
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Thanks sendler -
I'm about to add an approx. 65 lb. deep cycle "Group 29" battery to my car to support extended headlight use and longer trips with the alternator disabled (intentionally of course). I'll remove the approx 26 lb. oem starting battery so the net gain will be about 40 lb.
I came to the same conclusion as you, tentatively. I appreciate that you tested and analyzed the question to the extent that you did.
Some of us are driving in the
2012 Boston Greenfest One Gallon Challenge, Aug. 16. Interested? I'm not registered yet but I'm working on it.