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Offline ZG

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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #20 on: January 25, 2014, 07:40:04 PM »
Quote from: Slideways on January 25, 2014, 10:22:03 AM
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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #21 on: January 25, 2014, 09:00:11 PM »
Quote from: VirginiaJim on January 24, 2014, 10:04:32 PM
:yikes: You should get an 08/09...no limiter..better gas mileage, faster color.... ;)   We don't need no stinkin eco mode.
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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #22 on: January 26, 2014, 03:32:32 AM »
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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #23 on: January 26, 2014, 04:24:40 PM »
Quote from: twowheeladdict on January 25, 2014, 07:03:56 AM
Are you running in "econo" mode?  I'm in the mid to high 40s on my '12.  I don't do any city riding.  Maybe a 5 traffic light town between stretches of state and county roads.

Yes, almost always (unless I forget to swich to it...)
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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #24 on: January 26, 2014, 05:20:41 PM »
Quote from: Tremainiac on January 25, 2014, 09:00:11 PM
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No linked brakes.

You guys make a lot of sense... nonsense
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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #25 on: January 26, 2014, 08:22:29 PM »
'08 with full Area-P, flies removed, BMC air filter, PCV w/auto-tune.  Dyno showed 151.35 HP.  Mileage overall(combined) is around 37-38. I must be doing something wrong. Everyone else getting 40-55 mpg?  Maybe I'm carrying too much weight, I mean the bike and myself.
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Offline mntbiker-junkie

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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #26 on: January 26, 2014, 09:23:33 PM »
I have a stock 08 and the best I have gotten is 43mpg but I don't ride a lot on the slab  I prefer the back roads and twisties and usually am riding the bike between 3800-4500rpm.  More often it is between 39-41mpg
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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #27 on: January 27, 2014, 05:55:16 AM »
Quote from: mntbiker-junkie on January 26, 2014, 09:23:33 PM
I have a stock 08 and the best I have gotten is 43mpg but I don't ride a lot on the slab  I prefer the back roads and twisties and usually am riding the bike between 3800-4500rpm.  More often it is between 39-41mpg
The best economy doesn't occur on the slab unless you are laying on the tank because the drag is exponential with speed.  Best economy occurs on the 55 mph state roads or 45 mph country roads.
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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #28 on: January 27, 2014, 05:59:17 AM »
Additionally have a very short screen (stock 08) all the way down and in the hottest weather you can stand..
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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #29 on: January 27, 2014, 06:36:27 AM »
Quote from: twowheeladdict on January 27, 2014, 05:55:16 AM
The best economy doesn't occur on the slab unless you are laying on the tank because the drag is exponential with speed. Best economy occurs on the 55 mph state roads or 45 mph country roads.
That's why I don't worry about mpg much.  :)
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Offline Daytona_Mike

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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #30 on: January 27, 2014, 07:07:26 AM »
Your right about the wind drag. when I got 52mpg at 65 mph I was running my shortie windshield,no trunk and no bags.
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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #31 on: January 27, 2014, 10:59:32 PM »
And then the bad idea fairy hit me.... 

I know itd look beyond retarded, but im just curious how much side skirts to direct the wind around the saddlebags, and trunk would help.  Just a small triangle attaching behind the knees, and to the canyon cages.

Not gunna do it cause itd look dumb, but still curious.
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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #32 on: January 28, 2014, 03:42:22 AM »
Oooo, dorky bike syndrome.
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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #33 on: January 28, 2014, 05:45:43 AM »
Quote from: Stephen.G.Fiddes on January 27, 2014, 10:59:32 PM
And then the bad idea fairy hit me.... 

I know itd look beyond retarded, but im just curious how much side skirts to direct the wind around the saddlebags, and trunk would help.  Just a small triangle attaching behind the knees, and to the canyon cages.

Not gunna do it cause itd look dumb, but still curious.

You would need to create a teardrop shape from front to back for the best aerodynamics. Kinda like a sperm going down the highway.  LOL!
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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #34 on: January 28, 2014, 06:30:57 AM »
Quote from: twowheeladdict on January 28, 2014, 05:45:43 AM
You would need to create a teardrop shape from front to back for the best aerodynamics. Kinda like a sperm going down the highway.  LOL!
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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #35 on: January 28, 2014, 06:50:58 AM »
Quote from: twowheeladdict on January 28, 2014, 05:45:43 AM
You would need to create a teardrop shape from front to back for the best aerodynamics. Kinda like a sperm going down the highway.  LOL!

LOL!!! Well, I don't ride a silverdammit, so I'm good there. It just be a dark blue blob lol.

That said, I didn't think about the back pressure/turbulance. I don't think it would be too bad but at the same time, its becoming more and more common to see semi's/ big-rigs/ lorries,  with  skirts, and now back flaps to create the teardrop shape.
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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #36 on: January 28, 2014, 08:10:00 PM »
So much that has been said is correct. Lower drag, hotter weather, go slower, etc. so I present an aero example below that just gives the hypermiler in me a.... well, just you never mind but it does turn me on.



Do this and your Konnie will go longer between gas stops then your bladder can.
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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #37 on: January 29, 2014, 03:40:03 AM »
Do you have the back story on that BMW? Is that a young Vetter?
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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #38 on: January 29, 2014, 03:59:53 AM »
Looks like something out of Tron.
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Re: '08 remapped for economy
« Reply #39 on: January 29, 2014, 04:14:24 AM »
I'm thinking the headlight reflection would be an epic fail in the dark.  :o
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