Showing posts with label Mileage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mileage. Show all posts

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Motorcycle Gas Mileage

!: Motorcycle Gas Mileage

With insane gas prices, people are looking at motorcycle gas mileage. More people are considering motorcycles to reduce their gas costs. I've gotten over 50mpg on my 2004 Road King Custom, which has the five speed transmission. The new six speed will no doubt give you better mileage.

As you can see by the list below, Harley-Davidson motorcycles get great gas mileage ranging from around 53mpg for the big Screamin Eagle Ultra Classic and the Screamin Eagle DYNA, both with the 110 cubic inch engine to around 60mpg for the 883 Sportster.

If you're considering a motorcycle to lower your gas costs, keep in mind the type of riding your going to be doing. If you're thinking about an 883 Sportster to commute to and from work, remember the types of roads you'll be traveling on. The Sporster gets great gas mileage but I would not want to spend a lot of time on the highway with it. If you are going to be doing a lot of highway riding, I would consider something bigger. Either way, you'll be saving money on gas and having fun doing it. Here is a mileage estimate list for Harley motorcycles.

Sportster 883 models: 60 HWY/45 CITY

Sportster 1220 models: 57 HWY/42 CITY

DYNA Super Glide: 54 HWY/35 CITY

DYNA Super Glide Custom: 53 HWY/34 CITY

DYNA Street Bob: 54 HWY/35 CITY

DYNA Fat Bob: 53 HWY/34 CITY

DYNA Low Rider: 53 HWY/34CITY

DYNA Wide Glide 105Th Anniversary: 53 HWY/34 CITY

Screamin Eagle DYNA: 53 HWY/36 CITY

VRSV V-Rod: 42 HWY/34 CITY

Night Train Softail: 54 HWY/35 CITY

Softail Custom: 54 HWY/35 CITY

Fat Boy: 54 HWY/35 CITY

Rocker,Rocker C: 54 HWY/35 CITY

Softail Deluxe: 54 HWY/35 CITY

Heritage Softail Classic: 54 HWY/35 CITY

Electra Glide Standard: 54 HWY/35 CITY

Road King, Road King Classic, Road Glide, Street Glide: 54 HWY/35 CITY

Electra Glide Classic: 54 HWY/35 CITY

Screamin Eagle Road King: 53.5 HWY/37.7 CITY

Screamin Eagle Ultra Classic: 53 HWY/36 CITY


Motorcycle Gas Mileage

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Should You Buy a Motorcycle to Save on Gas Mileage?

!: Should You Buy a Motorcycle to Save on Gas Mileage?

Ouch! The pain at the pump hurts doesn't it? Yeah, we're all feeling it. And many people have considered alternatives to paying the high prices for gas. Some alternatives include buying a bus pass or carpooling. And those are all sensible ways to save money on gas. Surely, they are helping some people to beat the pain at the pump.

However, have you ever thought about buying a motorcycle to save on gas mileage? Motorcycle gas mileage and car gas mileage definitely are two completely different things. And with the way gas prices are currently going, gas mileage must be better in motorcycles than it in cars right? Well maybe.

While it's true that motorcycles are much smaller than cars. They aren't necessarily the better buy when it comes to transportation.

Smaller vehicles take less gas to run them. So yes, if you purchase a motorcycle you will spend less money on gas than you would if you purchased a car. However, motorcycles certainly aren't cheap these days. An inexpensive motorcycle can run you about two grand. Do you know how much gas you could put in your car with two grand? And motorcycles have no way of protecting you from the weather if it rains or snows.

And often, people find that they get such a kick out of riding their motorcycles that they spend more time riding around than they would if they were in a car. Therefore, they eventually end up spending more money on gas.

When deciding whether you should by a motorcycle to save on gas mileage, it's also good to think about the fact that there are a lot of factors that influence a motorcycle's gas mileage such as the size of the motorcycle and the way you ride it.

If you by a very large motorcycle, it may take so much fuel to power it, that you really end up getting about the same amount of gas mileage you were when you were driving a car.

So, should you buy a motorcycle to save on gas mileage? Still the answer is maybe. A motorcycle can't really replace a car when it comes to comfort and protection from the outdoors. But for some consumers who are just plain sick and tired of the pain at the pump that may be ok. Motorcycle gas mileage will probably keep on looking better and better to those people when compared to car gas mileage.


Should You Buy a Motorcycle to Save on Gas Mileage?

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