mpg

Okay, so I have owned my 2005 vmax for several weeks now, and have about 4 fuel ups. Each fuel up has been at 80 miles, the fuel light doesn't come on, but the bike starts to stall out causing me to switch the gas over to reserve and find a gas station. here are my main concerns. I know...

I cannot figure out what is going on. I'm only getting 27MPG. Steve O has been helping me try to track down the issue without much luck. I was only getting 25 MPG so we are moving in the right direction. A/F screws have been checked and adj.(by Steve O) I found the PO has shimmed the...

Hey guys, let me just explain first that where I am there is not a lot of good mechanics for me to just go and drop off my bike and explain my problem and pass by a few days later to pick my fixed bike up. Where I am, I go through one hell of a hassle just to find replacement levers for my...

Ive had my Max for a couple years now and have never done a tune up or replaced any parts other than an oil change. All I know about the bike is that it has Supertrapp mufflers(stock intake filter). I know the previous owner had the carbs taken apart and "rebuilt" by him. I dont know if he...

Hey guys, I've been enjoying my Vmax for the past 5 months until the gearbox broke down and I had to park it for a while until I got it fixed. Now my problem is, and this has been going on since I bought it, it runs a very low mile per gallon, and by low I mean from full tank to fuel light...

39 miles per gallon last tank, almost all highway at 70-90 mph. Not bad for higher speed riding on the highway. In town I ve been averaging 34-35 mpg. Todd

Why is it that we do not already have mainstream vehicles that get 100 MPG? I think this technology currently exists. I am not talking about speciality hybrid or electric vehicles. Every year the major auto manufacturers edge up fuel economy a few percent but no one seems able (or willing)...

With a few trips into the boost, one 8000+ ft mountain pass, and a 75mph average. Not bad. With 100% freeway riding I think I get closer to 42mpg (IIRC from last year).

Alright so from what I could tell the average distance for a vmax on a tank of gas is about 100 miles, now that's not too bad but I would like to improve this. I tested my bike and got to 97 miles before the red light came on.. I am not sure how far past that you can go? Anyhow, what are some...

hi all. 80 miles on a tank of gas. first i see a FAINT glow where the fuel light is and turn around just to run out gas a mile later. i did not know there was a reserve switch on the handlebars. i did three weeks ago when i serviced it, but forgot. any bike i have ever owned had a switck on...

My max is a 2006, stock except for Supertrapp slip-ons. I always got very close to 34 mpg - very consistent - on my daily 35mi one-way commute. Suddenly, I got 40mpg on a tank-full. Thought it was a fluke, but have gone through three tanks now - right at 40 mpg. I'm riding in traffic on the...

hey I have just picked up a 2000 MAX and that has been sitting for some time I cleaned the carbs and and it runs great, but it has few issues! 1 it has a slight popping (small back fire) when I let off the gas. 2 the mpg really sucks its about 92 miles then my res. light comes on. This is my...

I'm running 147.5's with slip on exhaust and drop in K&N filter....my fuel light came on at 103 today with pretty even mix of highway and city...what do you think? Can I do better?

Holding back under 4500 RPM until breakin is over at 600 miles then all hell breaks loose, gettin 28.3 mpg now. Most riding to and from work about 7 miles at 65 Mph. Will let ya know the real numbers in a few weeks.

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I pulled my carbs expecting to find high float levels due to the poor mileage and rich smell. I found the floats about 4mm on the low side. Now I have also had a problem with the bike breaking up at high rpm. Sometimes it will go thru first and second before breaking up. I think the low float...

Just wondering what sort of MPG you guys are getting from the VMX17?

Having re-wired my handlebars-mounted fan switch via a relay to actually manually disable the cooling fan, I rode my usual 90-miles I-4 commute, at my usually cruising speeds of 75-95mph. I decided to leave the fan switched off, since I figured that at highway speed, there should be enough...

I've gone through about 4 tanks of gas since I picked up Mr. Max and each tank only gets about 100 miles before that dreaded little red light comes on telling me I need gas. Is that horrible for a Max? It seems to me that it is seeing as I'm seeing other people getting like 150 miles on a...

I am brand new to the family as of yesterday. ('02) max with 6500 miles on it. hole shot pipes and stage one performance kit. The previous owner told me he gets around 20 mpg with it. From what I've read that has to be horse crap. He said it's running a little rich. I don't think however that it...