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Old 04-17-2015, 08:27 AM   #20 (permalink)
RedDevil
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I had a Suzuki XF 650 Freewind single and loved it.
Best tanks on that were around 65 mpg - not hypermiling at the time, just steady pace cruising through Spain on a camping trip.

Having said that, FE was bad at highway speed (because of the short gearing) and city (because it was a bucking mule below 3000 RPM, so you always had to shift down even if you did not need the power).

Twins will allow a better ride at lower RPM (than singles) and may be more economical because of it.
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