Just got back from the ButterFly. 2000 miles,K100 BMWEML. Passenger and luggage, and wind. I had a couple of tanks that were 22mpg. The overall average was 31mpg. I have the same bike with 2 wheels and its average is 39mpg. Harold
MY 94 FLHT WITH A LIBERTY SIDECAR A 107" S & S MOTOR AND A MIKUNI 45 MM CARB WITH A SIX SPEED TRANS. JUST GOT BACK FROM MYRTLE BEACH SC 780 MILES, AVERAGE ABOUT 70 MPH, I GOT 35 MPG AVERAGE WITH MY SIDECAR FULL OF GEAR.
Without the sidecar I usually get 60mpg on my 750 Honda Shadow Aero. With sidecar I get about 50mpg. I usually don't go over 55mph and I don't rush to get up to speed.
2006 Ural Tourist. Daily commuter. 34+ MPG consistently, distance accurately measured in miles using bike computer not converted from kilometers on the odometer.
Upper 50's in rig mode, low 70's bare.
50-55 mph rig mode, 55-60 mph bare.
I thought for sure I would be the tops 🙁
I've a Valk with a Motorvation sidecar. Average has been 28 mpg highway.
With someone in the car the mileage dropped to 26. Overall 25-28 mpg.
86 Cal2 Guzzi/ SCF hack past 100K mi on rig, over the life of the rig, hack mounted w/5K on bike, been getting 25-30mpg at speeds 70-100mph, speeds 55-70mph up to 39mpg
I'm partway into a 4,000 mile circuit of the northcentral and western states. The bike is a Road King w/TLE, wife, and luggage. At 70 + MPH with a headwind - 29-30 mpg. Today at 60 MPH and no wind I got almost 35 mpg.
My wife of 47 years said "If that's all the mileage we get we could have been in the comfort of a car!".
Who can understand women???
Solo on two wheels, I would get 48 to 50 mpg on my wife's 03 Triumph Bonneville. Two up, we would get 42 - 44 mpg. Adding the side car to her bike dropped the mileage to around 42 - 44 solo and 38 - 42 with passenger. As others mentioned above, speed and head winds have a tremendous effect on mileage. Also, the ethanol blended gasolines have dropped our mileage two to four mpg on our bikes and in our cages.
I had not checked my MPG in some time but did today. I have a Honda shadow 1100 with a Velorex 565. I have been running Gulf reg and am getting 32.11 MPG in town. Oh I have it running a bit rich which is not a bad thing in the Fla heat.
It is a nice evening I think I will go to the beach. 🙂
Hi Group,
Well, with my old '77 XS650 and the "Sport" sidecar, I got between 45 and 50 miles per gallon on my trip to Montana and back. I traveled at between 55 and 60 miles per hour, and that includes three mountain passes. I'm really happy with it, because the car gets about 20 mpg, so it sits in the driveway a lot!
I took my new Royal Enfield Electra with the Cozy Rocket out for a charity ride spin with the "Big Boys" a couple Saturdays ago. I got all smirks and smiles when I pulled up to the group of about 50 cycles waiting to catch the Cherry Branch Ferry. That is until I opened the ball with "I get 64 MPG". I made friends real fast!!!
