1056 Miles on Saturday

Bob Sims bob.sims at us.army.mil
Tue Jul 31 10:10:36 PDT 2007


> I borrowed my friend Dan's(known to some here as "Tequilla 
> Dan")Honda VTX 1800 last weekend and got 20 miles/gal. 
...
> Simply amazing that modern bikes can get the same mileage or 
> darn near what my 5300 pound Chevy 4X4 does on the highway.  
> Seems to defy physics.... 


No kidding, I was thinking the same thing... he should get something more
fuel-efficient, like a full-size pickup truck!

And the "vintage" 45-degree big twin in my Buell gets consistent 45-50
MPG...

FWIW.

Bob



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