Need help with Honda Magna MPG

[Sledge Hammer]

WOULD YOU TRADE YOUR MAGNA for BETTER MPG

NO 

When I was reading there website...the 250 rebel honda site...some of their posts made me want to laugh so hard I'd want to weep.

Especially with this post:

"Back when I still lived a mile from work, I got a lot better gas milage. I was rarely on the freeway (well, more rare than now) and was usually below 50 mph overall on most trips. I recorded as high as 86 mpg on one fill-up, but it was just one fill up... the one before and the one after I averaged in the upper 60's.

But I've gotta heavy wrist... I love hearing the Rebel growl like the beast it really is. Cool"

OH YEAH... I'm sure that bike is really growling HAHAHAHAHA.

I dunno, Dan, you just never can tell about killer beasties...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcxKIJTb3Hg

[dgc67]

But I've gotta heavy wrist... I love hearing the Rebel growl like the beast it really is. Cool"

OH YEAH... I'm sure that bike is really growling HAHAHAHAHA.

ROFLMAO.  Poor guys, but they are built for people like this.  Honestly, when I hear people say they get scared up around 100 mph I often think they should be riding a Rebel, or a scooter.

[Sledge Hammer]

But I've gotta heavy wrist... I love hearing the Rebel growl like the beast it really is. Cool"

OH YEAH... I'm sure that bike is really growling HAHAHAHAHA.

ROFLMAO.  Poor guys, but they are built for people like this.  Honestly, when I hear people say they get scared up around 100 mph I often think they should be riding a Rebel, or a scooter.

And you just know that somebody, somwhere in a ZX-14 or Hayabusa forum is posting "Poor guys, but they are built for people like this.  Honestly, when I hear people say they get scared up around 200 mph I often think they should be riding a Magna or a scooter." 

[drkngas]

To keep the subject on mpg and in keeping with my MOOT name: Drkngas, I rode rom San Antonio to Katy Saturday with a pretty good consistent wind from the southeast. On the first tank I went to reserve at 73 miles on the tank.  I was thinking that it may not have been completely full when I started.  On the second tank I went to reserve at 79 miles.  That would be 29-30 mpg.  I stayed between 5000-5500 rpm almost all the way.   (but the bike ran really great!)

[Magna86]

Since I've had my 86 back on the road I've been getting 42-45mpg cruising at 70-75mpg and having a slightly heavy wrist! I'm sure if I went 50-55mph I would hit MPG!

[roboto65]

And you just know that somebody, somwhere in a ZX-14 or Hayabusa forum is posting "Poor guys, but they are built for people like this.  Honestly, when I hear people say they get scared up around 200 mph I often think they should be riding a Magna or a scooter."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7odVjJNVanI

[lragan]

 

[MagnaDaddy]

Never heard a Rebel "growl",  Whine?   Oh Yeah, ever see one of those suckers on I35?  They sound like something's fixing to break loose 

[Ardenito]

On my last fill-up, I calculated 39 mpg.  But I have noticed myself like Mike C. shifting in the 4-5000 rpm range.  Just seems that is where the bike likes to shift.   Oh, and I like to hear the new exhaust sing.    

It must be something with the 3rd generation Magna's. 

The 1st gen v30, v45, and v65 all get pretty good gas mileage.

My neighbors v30 Magna gets 60 MPG....LEMME SAY THAT AGAIN....SIXTY MILES PER GALLON. 

As stated countless times over, I get 45-50mpg when i'm not going past 6000RPM. 

I remember the v65 Magna's got like 40mpg on average.  Not bad for 1100cc of tire ripping power.

I keep running out of gas on my V30 but it'll only take about 2.5 gallons (8 liters) to fill it..... seems like maybe i am not getting to use the "extratank" of 0.9 gallons..... and my low gas level warning light never comes on when i run out. I do carry extra gas and reset triplog each time to help forecast when I'd better fill up rather than run out. Any ideas?????

[hootmon]

I keep running out of gas on my V30 but it'll only take about 2.5 gallons (8 liters) to fill it..... seems like maybe i am not getting to use the "extratank" of 0.9 gallons..... and my low gas level warning light never comes on when i run out. I do carry extra gas and reset triplog each time to help forecast when I'd better fill up rather than run out. Any ideas?????

Ardenito



Way to drag up an OLD post...
I can't answer your question since I have a 3rd Gen.. Someone will chime in with an older gen bike..