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[IMFASTTOO]

I'm 73 and been riding since 1956. I don't hear as good as I did when I was thirty but I been just chalking it up to old age. I didn't start wearing a helmet on the street until about 91 or whenever the helmet law came to California. I wear ear plugs on long trips but not just around town. I the exhaust sounds more comfortable to me at 60 than it does at 80 so rpms do have a bearing on that.

Yes the ear plugs do stop the wind noise when traveling at high speeds and that helps a lot on those long fast rides

 

[Claviger]

I found my NeXX carbon helmet basically removes all wind noise...but.... it resonates with the CES pipes effectively amplifying the sound of the exhaust considerably, so its a trade from 1 to the other.

 

[1olbull]

No thats what they say they get 30mpg I get 40+ the last time I did the fuel check running on the highway I got 44mpg on the modded bike ask PHIL hes been with me and we are always surprised at how good the mileage is

Don't know "they" but I always get around 35 give or take a few.
Largest part of this MPG stuff is how fast one rides.
Even when doing 65 on the slab I have NEVER seen near 40MPG.
Bad me, I reckon.

 

[IMFASTTOO]

Don't know "they" but I always get around 35 give or take a few.
Largest part of this MPG stuff is how fast one rides.
Even when doing 65 on the slab I have NEVER seen near 40MPG.
Bad me, I reckon.

YOUR a bad boy BULL you know it all adds up as to how the bikes setup and how aggressive you ride but who gives a **** anyway its only a few dollars for a tank full of gas and as long as were having fun thats what counts all this fuss over a few dollars worth of gas ride as fast as you want and enjoy yourself

 

[grampi]

If you ride a motorcycle you get pretty good fuel economy no matter what model it is. If you want better fuel economy then maybe a Vespa or one of the little Chinese scooters. If that isn't good enough and you refuse to walk try hitchhiking. I would think that fuel economy is not high on the list of concerns for owners of Rocket 3 bikes.

It is pretty funny that we're talking about improving fuel economy of the largest displacement production motorcycle...

 

[Steel]

I agree that the setup has something to do with mileage. My stock motor never got over 32 mpg. After the Carpenter package I get from 35 to 37.5 on the highway depending on speed. 60-70 gets about 1 or 1.5 mpg better than 70-80. No surprise there. What did surprise me was that two tanks in a row on the interstate at 85-90 mph was my best mileage of 37.5 mpg.
The only reason I can see is that the rpms put me where the torque is higher.

 

[R3T-Too]

I get around 40 when I burn a tank on backroads in the 60-65mph ballpark.
And I do drop about 25% to around 30 when I burn a tank out running over 75mph.

Cost of fuel isn't really a concern, but a 150 mile range is a bit of a let down.

If the BEST mileage I ever got was 30mpg; I'd still love the Rocket.
I'd just love it a bit more if I could ride to the hill country without stopping for gas every 2 hours.

 

[IMFASTTOO]

I get around 40 when I burn a tank on backroads in the 60-65mph ballpark.
And I do drop about 25% to around 30 when I burn a tank out running over 75mph.

Cost of fuel isn't really a concern, but a 150 mile range is a bit of a let down.

If the BEST mileage I ever got was 30mpg; I'd still love the Rocket.
I'd just love it a bit more if I could ride to the hill country without stopping for gas every 2 hours.

I agree that the setup has something to do with mileage. My stock motor never got over 32 mpg. After the Carpenter package I get from 35 to 37.5 on the highway depending on speed. 60-70 gets about 1 or 1.5 mpg better than 70-80. No surprise there. What did surprise me was that two tanks in a row on the interstate at 85-90 mph was my best mileage of 37.5 mpg.
The only reason I can see is that the rpms put me where the torque is higher.

WOW 37.5 at 85-90 mph thats surprising cant complain about that

 

[warp9.9]

I agree that the setup has something to do with mileage. My stock motor never got over 32 mpg. After the Carpenter package I get from 35 to 37.5 on the highway depending on speed. 60-70 gets about 1 or 1.5 mpg better than 70-80. No surprise there. What did surprise me was that two tanks in a row on the interstate at 85-90 mph was my best mileage of 37.5 mpg.
The only reason I can see is that the rpms put me where the torque is higher.

Just think what it would be like if your bike did not have to carry someone the size of a Grizzly Bear

 

[idk]

80mph may not get you there much sooner than 65mph when on short trips, but if you are eating Interstate all day then it can take a good couple of hours of the trip.