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Originally Posted by redyaris
My VT500 at 5000rpm, in 6th gear, at around 75mph gets, aprox 87 mpg....
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Red,
I'm having a hard time believing that you actually get 87 mpg at 75 mph!
I have an old VF500 Honda that gets maybe 85mpg tops at 35 mph. And this includes some EOC as well, along with summer heat and thinner air density. On the highway at 55 mph, it only gets 70 mpg. My guess would be 55 mpg at 75 mph.
My Honda Insight which gets 120 mpg in the same summer conditions as the motorcycle, "only" gets 100 mpg at 55 mph, and I doubt it would still get 87 mpg at 75 mph, even with smooth undersides and long tail.
Something sounds fishy about your claim. Just thought you should know.
Jim.