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Old 09-06-2013, 12:46 AM   #19 (permalink)
PeterS
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Originally Posted by alvaro84 View Post
I have BMW too, but not with shaft - with a belt, and the gears are still factory default after 5 years.

But I still get decent numbers Not as good as sendler does with his CBR250.

It would be nice to try a different ratio, honed to our 56 mph speed limit - but the easiest way would be scrap the whole final drive and go to chains. (Something I'm still reluctant to do )
My next bike will be a BMW G650 cross country , it should be good for 67mpg US in stock form.
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