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Offline MizzouMike

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Re: gas guzzling machine?
« Reply #40 on: February 27, 2015, 12:47:51 PM »
Thanks! 1:16 seems like a good mileage though. I'm hoping to get something like 1:18. That'll give me a range of 385 instead of only 300km.
I don't drive fast or hard and I'm only 60kg. (132 lbs, which also means this is the first bike I can't get up on the centre-stand on my own.  >:( I've owned heavy bikes before and had no trouble at all, but this one somehow requires more weight than I can provide. )

I have  a 250km ride to go tomorrow to photograph a wedding, so I can finally check the fuel consumption on the bike.

(And yes, not measuring in metrics sounds completely silly to me. :P Here, I'm terribly sorry to say, we often even make fun of it: "Do we need real measurements or American measurements?" - "American", which then results in using arbitrary and random amounts and lengths in whatever we're doing. I do get frustrated when trying to cook/bake American recipes using ambiguous and ridiculous measurements like "cups" and "spoons" though. )

(PS: Shouldn't 225 lbs be 102kg then? ;) )

I am 6'3" (1.9m) and 225 lbs (58 kilos 102kg).  aka FAT

Why yes... a svelte 102 as well  :o
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Re: gas guzzling machine?
« Reply #41 on: February 27, 2015, 01:41:27 PM »
Had a 250km trip today. gassed up.

I did 1:16,4

Definitely better than 1:14/15

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Re: gas guzzling machine?
« Reply #42 on: February 28, 2015, 05:39:51 AM »
Is there any difference in the carbs throughout the years?

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Re: gas guzzling machine?
« Reply #43 on: February 28, 2015, 06:48:17 AM »
Is there any difference in the carbs throughout the years?

  how are you asking that, for the US models/ For all models worldwide? Steve

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Re: gas guzzling machine?
« Reply #44 on: February 28, 2015, 05:21:35 PM »
I'd like a "Royale with cheese" and an order of fries please...( or are those Frites... or.... Chips?)

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Re: gas guzzling machine?
« Reply #45 on: March 01, 2015, 10:43:55 PM »
  how are you asking that, for the US models/ For all models worldwide? Steve

I would go with the US models since that is what I have.