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aerohead · 10-29-2021, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Piotrsko

How the heck did he get 55mpg on a 'glide? Bets I ever got was 30 with an actual streamlined vetter style windshield.

This would have been in the day of the National 55 MPH speed limit, as with my Honda Enduro. If that made a difference.
I rode the Harley locally, but never on a road trip, so I can't personally vouch for the numbers. Fifty-five mph seemed effortless.
My brother would ultimately teach early- model H-D, at MMI in Phoenix. I couldn't count the number of MCs he's built. He was a very accomplished mechanic and machinist, helping to create Caterpillars for Eagle-Pritcher, in Lubbock. We, as a family, always did our own wrenching. Mom & Dad bought us all Craftsman tool sets by junior high, so the three of us boys were pretty twisted early in life.
Other than a good state of tune, and maybe Lubbock's reduced air density ,I don't don't have an explanation for the Electroglide's mileage.

JSH · 10-29-2021, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by aerohead

This would have been in the day of the National 55 MPH speed limit, as with my Honda Enduro. If that made a difference.
I rode the Harley locally, but never on a road trip, so I can't personally vouch for the numbers. Fifty-five mph seemed effortless.
My brother would ultimately teach early- model H-D, at MMI in Phoenix. I couldn't count the number of MCs he's built. He was a very accomplished mechanic and machinist, helping to create Caterpillars for Eagle-Pritcher, in Lubbock. We, as a family, always did our own wrenching. Mom & Dad bought us all Craftsman tool sets by junior high, so the three of us boys were pretty twisted early in life.
Other than a good state of tune, and maybe Lubbock's reduced air density ,I don't don't have an explanation for the Electroglide's mileage.

I got my first Craftsman mechanic tool set at 10 and still have it. The latches for the plastic case broke and the 3/8" ratchet has been replaced under warranty twice but I'm still using it more than 3 decades later.

Bicycle Bob · 10-29-2021, 05:35 PM

The nice thing about a Craftsman ratchet is that you can press a button to release the socket. The nasty thing about a Craftsman ratchet is that the company stole that idea from one of their own employees, not paying the promised reward.

aerohead · 10-29-2021, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Bicycle Bob

The nice thing about a Craftsman ratchet is that you can press a button to release the socket. The nasty thing about a Craftsman ratchet is that the company stole that idea from one of their own employees, not paying the promised reward.

Don't you just love the American Bar Association?
( simply took off little employee ( stole )

cRiPpLe_rOoStEr · 10-30-2021, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by redpoint5

I consider the CRF300L to be about the minimum for a bike. It's only $1,000 more than the 125, but that gives it a 90 MPH top speed so it can be driven on the highway. It gets 75 MPG.

For an overall commuter, the 250 to 300cc displacement range effectively tends to provide a reasonable balance of performance and economy. Too bad these models available in the United States have a more performance-oriented design which ends up being not so suitable for the needs and preferences of a more austere customer, plus they can be also more maintenance-intensive than the dual-purpose motorcycles available in my country within that very same displacement range.