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Old 10-24-2015, 11:26 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sendler View Post
Fuelly is a good reference to see what Honda has done with these new affordable world bikes. Obviously the numbers are lower than a hypermiler can get since most people in the USA never touch their bike unless they are going out to burn as much rubber and gas as possible.

Generally true, but a bit overstated.

If what's happening on college campuses is a hint of our future, we'll see a lot more, rather-sophisticated scooters in the next few years. However, it's unlikely we'll see them on I-95. The impressive mpg numbers they rack up is in large part due to the speed regime in which they operate. IIRC, my RD-125 Yamaha got about that same 45 mpg at highway speed as my RD-400, GS1000, and ST2.

What I found impressive about the NC700X is in the comparison to a motorcycle of the same class, it does much better. Take the also 45 mpg SV650S, for example:
Suzuki SV650S Mileage | Fuelly
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