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Old 08-11-2009, 11:14 AM   #1
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Not if it gets the the speed from the front wheel. He did change the gearing quite a bit. So I'm sure that's where most of the fuel savings is from. He has no bottom end with that gearing though.
Yea it comes from the front but you guys are very correct in the sluggishness dept! Man, why not just buy a scooter and get it over with? If your only concern is gas mileage....
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Old 08-11-2009, 11:18 AM   #2
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Yea it comes from the front but you guys are very correct in the sluggishness dept! Man, why not just buy a scooter and get it over with? If your only concern is gas mileage....
Well, if he is getting 101 mpg on the vehicle he already has, why buy a different one?
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Old 08-11-2009, 11:20 AM   #3
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Well, if he is getting 101 mpg on the vehicle he already has, why buy a different one?
He's not really getting 101mpg. Because he has larger(taller) tires his numbers are exaggerated by about 10%. Still great mileage but not as good as he is calculating.
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He's not really getting 101mpg. Because he has larger(taller) tires his numbers are exaggerated by about 10%. Still great mileage but not as good as he is calculating.
I gotcha. My point was, why would he bother buying a different vehicle if he already has one that has as good or better gas mileage than a scooter?

That's as logical as buying a brand new motorcycle to commute on to save money on gas. It is going to take a long ass time for the money you spent on the bike to be compensated for on saved gas $$.
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Old 08-11-2009, 11:39 AM   #5
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I gotcha. My point was, why would he bother buying a different vehicle if he already has one that has as good or better gas mileage than a scooter?

That's as logical as buying a brand new motorcycle to commute on to save money on gas. It is going to take a long ass time for the money you spent on the bike to be compensated for on saved gas $$.
How about, he should have bought a scooter in the first place? Man, he'd be getting 200mpg right now! Kinda like the Chevy Volt!!!




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not to sound dumb but what are "EOC and DWB"?
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:34 PM   #7
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not to sound dumb but what are "EOC and DWB"?
I'm guessing EOC is "Engine Off Coasting"
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He's not really getting 101mpg. Because he has larger(taller) tires his numbers are exaggerated by about 10%. Still great mileage but not as good as he is calculating.
Wouldn't taller tires mean he is actually getting BETTER mileage than he is calculating?
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Wouldn't taller tires mean he is actually getting BETTER mileage than he is calculating?
Yep, if he put taller tires on, he's going farther with each tire rotation. His speedometer will register lower speed and miles than he's actually travelling.
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