Hello all,
I have the Honda Magna 1999 model with Jardine pipes. I read some review and see that people can get up to 50 mpg on the similar bike. I can get only 32 mpg. Any idea why and how I can fix it (if it is a problem). Thanks in advance.
Welcome Rob from Safety Harbor, Florida..
Definately some folks on here that can help you with that. I'm not sure about 50 MPH, but better than what you are getting now.. They will chime in...
Great technically knowledgable people on this site..
You can also use the Search feature, there have been many discussions about re-jetting and pipes...
Can you help us all out by modifying your profile and listing your bike (year) and where you are at either near your Avatar or in the bottom of your signature..
Thanx!!!
Ummm. Slow down?? Seriously, there are occasions when people CLAIM 50 mpg, but I doubt it is a very regular occurence. Maybe because they rode 100 miles, doing 45 mph with no stops. Not to say people exagerate on here... but I did race a 2008 corvette the other day and held my own. Not sure if HE KNEW we were racing, but we were! :shock:
Quote from: CoolRob on April 27, 2009, 02:33:22 PM
Hello all,
I have the Honda Magna 1999 model with Jardine pipes. I read some review and see that people can get up to 50 mpg on the similar bike. I can get only 32 mpg. Any idea why and how I can fix it (if it is a problem). Thanks in advance.
Hi, CoolRob,
I have a '94 with Cobra pipes. I reworked the carbs per http://www.magnaownersoftexas.com/tips.htm#A1.31 shortly after I got the bike.
Never had gas mileage as poor at 32 MPG. When I put in the larger jets to get the mixture right for performance (and quell the deceleration popping problem) my mileage dropped from 53 to 45. If I ride really hard, or at highway speeds for long distances, it drops as low as 40 mpg.
Does your bike pop when you decelerate, as when you downshift and let the motor drag slow you down?
Yes, it does a lot of popping sound when I decelerated. I have to hold the clutch to stop the popping noise.
Sounds like it needs to be rejetted and carbs adjusted, it will cure the popping and increase your gas mileage.
Quote from: CoolRob on April 27, 2009, 02:33:22 PM
Hello all,
I have the Honda Magna 1999 model with Jardine pipes. I read some review and see that people can get up to 50 mpg on the similar bike. I can get only 32 mpg. Any idea why and how I can fix it (if it is a problem). Thanks in advance.
Fix that popping in the jets...and after that...to hit the 50mpg barrier...read on.
With a steady hand, slow on acceleration, highest gear (6th on my bike), and max cruising speeds of 70 mph...i can hit 51 mpg going 70 mph on the highway w/ a low wind index.
Like DG said, I can only imagine if I constantly cruised at 50 mph in overdrive like a scooter, I could probably hit the 60 MPG barrier.
I don't know if the difference between the 700 and the 750 makes a difference in terms of mpg...unless your previous owner has done things with the sprockets.
Having a TALL windshield can also make you take a hit on MPG. The faster you go, the more aerodynamics play a part in your ride.
My bike is also all stock. I'm sure performance parts can make a person take a hit when it comes to MPG.
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FINALLY, the best way to get better MPG, is to decrease the weight of your ride/what your magna has to carry. Unload those saddlebags, decrease carrying things that add more and more weight, AND if you tend to tip the scale...exercise exercise exercise..and you'll see better MPG.
Just think about how Pee Wee Gleason was able to make the v65 Magna a 10 second bike stock. He only weighed 130lbs!
Needs rejetting for sure, I don't see how that will improve you gas mileage though. You need bigger mains and shims on the needles, which actually allows more gas in sooner. The only REAL way to getter good mpg is to ride slowly and that aint no fun.
Dan,
I don't see how you get that kind of mpg. I have gotten 40-42 by behaving to the point of it being painful. I don't run around at WOT or take it redline all the time, but I do like to go. I would say on average I run it up to 4-5 grand before I shift depending on what final speed I am trying to achieve. On the freeway I rarely go below 70 and rarely above 90, but I do like to be "faster" than the traffic around me by at least a little bit. My average on a stock bike, riding almost strictly in commute traffic, mostly freeway, is 35mpg.
I have '94 - I average 40-43 commuting most everyday... I have got as high as 50 on a 45-50 mph ride for a full tank... I'm near stock w/ K&N air filter...
most everybody i've read about that has poor gas mileage has usually had the dynojet setup already installed. most likely someone has the clips on the wrong setting and/or drilled the slides too much. after running some seafoam or the like in the tank, if you feel up to it take the carbs off and we can help you walk through how to clean them and inspect what's going on.
Is the rest of the bike stock? With exception of the Jardine Drag??
The deceration popping is it is too lean on the idle jet, to cure this will be to richen it that wont help your fuel economy but will make it run better and more efficient running.
Pull a couple plugs and take some PICs of the electrode and post them, my guess is it will show a lean condition as well. Assuming you ride at highway speeds often then your mains are lean as well, requiring a main jet change to richen it.
We can certainly help you get the jetting closer than it sounds it is now, not sure we can get your MPG up. MPG has a lot to due with riding style, stock vs mods, winshield vs no shield, speeds, etc etc etc.
IF you want 50mpg you will need to not exceed 3500rpm and clutch/neutral when slowing down to stop as much as humanly possible, and run about 45 mph hehehehehe.
Quote from: Greg Cothern on April 27, 2009, 05:41:38 PM
IF you want 50mpg you will need to not exceed 3500rpm and clutch/neutral when slowing down to stop as much as humanly possible, and run about 45 mph hehehehehe.
A good point that I missed in my last post.
this might be a big shocker....I NEVER USE MY BRAKES. I plan ahead when I see lights, and I just coast to a stop. I read a physics book awhile ago and it said that its harder to get something to move than it is to keep it moving. I'm sure Mr. engineer Iragan can provide a more technical explanation.
Most of the times when I'm coasting, the light turns green/traffic picks back up...and I keep moving in my highest gear.
Quote from: DG on April 27, 2009, 03:54:25 PM
Dan,
I don't see how you get that kind of mpg. I have gotten 40-42 by behaving to the point of it being painful. I don't run around at WOT or take it redline all the time, but I do like to go. I would say on average I run it up to 4-5 grand before I shift depending on what final speed I am trying to achieve. On the freeway I rarely go below 70 and rarely above 90, but I do like to be "faster" than the traffic around me by at least a little bit. My average on a stock bike, riding almost strictly in commute traffic, mostly freeway, is 35mpg.
I posted this when I first joined this forum back in August of last year.
""I also have an 85 700cc v45 Honda Magna.
My personal best for mileage was 140 miles before I filled up.
When I was traveling from New York to Maryland, I had a friend with me and we measured the theoretical maximum mileage you can get out of a tank.
I filled up 2.01 gallons going 70 mph at 100 miles (give or take a mile each way).
So I just did the ratio:
2.01 gal / 100 miles = 3.7 gal / x
x = *184 miles for 3.7 gal of gas
*theoretical
Of course, in real life conditions, you are not going to be able to maintain this constant speed 99.9% of the time (not to mention, the conditions: wind/road..etc.. will negatively affect you).
I think I'm safe to say if you fill up to the top, and you don't do jack rabbit starts or excessive speeds, you should probably fill up at around 160 miles to be safe.
I personally like the gas light because since I don't have a speedometer/odometer...I can't track my speed/mileage (can't afford a replacement right now).
P.S. 2.01 gallons at 70 mph at around 100 miles = 50 mpg ...not bad, not bad at all!""
Anyways, DG, your more technical than I am haha since i'm always asking you for help.
I also will say that I never know my gas mileage when I'm romping on the throttle :P.
I achieved 50-51 mpg on long flat highways possibly even heading slightly down on a down hill grade because I was going from New York to Maryland...
Thinking about it more clearly now...that's probably why i was able to achieve 51 mpg...b/c like i said just a second ago, going south from Rochester, NY to Baltimore, MD is going from the mountains to the plains basically :P
You may have a point with the gradient in terrain -- even a gradual one. Way back when I was in college in Houston, and going to/from Perryton TX in the far northern panhandle (a trip of 735 miles, at least by the odometer on the '55 Studebaker), I always got better mileage going south than going north. There is about a 3000 foot difference in elevation. One would think that over 735 miles it could not make a difference, but I consistently used about 8 gals less going from Perryton to Houston than the other way.
I can say that, as a result of others on this forum, I tried running at higher rpm (as opposed to shifting at around 3500 rpm), and the mileage dropped from 45 to 40 mpg. I was not conscious of a change in average speed, but when the engine sounds like a mad hornet instead of a steady hum, it may inspire higher speeds. :lol: I usually obey the speed limits, and don't speed on purpose, which probably keeps my speed below that of other forum members. This will positively affect my gas mileage.
To be fair to Greg and others, I like to ride the ranch roads and back roads, where I typically run 40-45 mph average. This has a lot to do with higher mileage.
You know, I drive to Central Texas alot and always noticed I got better mileage home but never put two and two together till just now. Either direction it is hilly, but it makes sense that it is 'more' downhill on the way home.
Quote from: CoolRob on April 27, 2009, 02:33:22 PM
Hello all,
I read some review and see that people can get up to 50 mpg on the similar bike. I can get only 32 mpg. Any idea why and how I can fix it (if it is a problem). Thanks in advance.
The Magna is not a bike known for high MPG. 750 twins will get a little better and 750 twin fuel injected gets much better. 32 MPG is a little low my average is around 40 - 45. The only time I get 35 MPG is doing 70 + MPH and that is the whole tank not just every now and then. My wife's bike 800 cc was doing 55 MPG doing 70 + and we were two up on her bike.
Quote from: Magnum Magna on April 27, 2009, 09:46:10 PM
Quote from: CoolRob on April 27, 2009, 02:33:22 PMHello all,
My wife's bike 800 cc was doing 55 MPG doing 70 + and we were two up on her bike.
So does that mean...you ride bitch behind her? Ouch, i wonder how that feels....
hahahaha...
just playing :P
I make her drive me around you know the view is much better when you are not having to watch the road.
NOT :lol:
I haven't checked the fuel milage since my wife started riding the Magna, but when I was riding it, I got a consistant 50 mpg avg. Everything on my wife's Magna is stock except for the resonator mod. I weigh 210 lbs and have been told that I ride aggressively, There are too many variables to put an exact number on what is normal. I do take offense to the insinuation that those of us who say we're getting 50 plus mpg are exaggerating.
So Charles, you consistantly go 125+ miles on your gen 3 before hitting reserve...
That's great.... I went 129 once... but presently go about 110... I used to go 95 - 100 when I had the 43 / 16 sprocket set up. I'm now back to the stock 40 / 16.
And all these postings seem to verify what I said in my first comment. To get 50mpg you can't exceed 45 mph or slow down/speed up for the entire tank of gas. Or drive downlhill with the wind at your back.
Thanks for all the suggestions. I'll check into it in the next few days.
My Magna has many extra on it but I am not sure about the engine. According to the previous owner, the bike has not been rejet.
My last trip was the Ride for Kids on Sunday. I rode 55 miles to the starting location and then another 35 for the ride. After the ride, I rode for another 5 miles then started to hit the reserve. I remember one thing is my other Magna, 1998 model, had the same issue with the MPG. I changed out the sprockets and chain but stick to the factory configuration. Other than that, every thing on that bike was stock.
Quote from: CoolRob on April 28, 2009, 07:23:50 AM
Thanks for all the suggestions. I'll check into it in the next few days.
My Magna has many extra on it but I am not sure about the engine. According to the previous owner, the bike has not been rejet.
My last trip was the Ride for Kids on Sunday. I rode 55 miles to the starting location and then another 35 for the ride. After the ride, I rode for another 5 miles then started to hit the reserve. I remember one thing is my other Magna, 1998 model, had the same issue with the MPG. I changed out the sprockets and chain but stick to the factory configuration. Other than that, every thing on that bike was stock.
Rob - so you went 95 miles and hit reserve?? That is on the low side, but I've it it at 95 plenty of times,especially when I had my other sprockets... if you took 2.5 gallons to fill up, that would be 38 MPG - which is in the ball park of normal...
I'm still not sure where you are located.. Are you in Texas?? The guys have semi-regular wrench sessions, so they could help you out (IF you are in Texas).
I haven't made a wrench session yet.. Well..
I've had several wrench sessions, but I haven't made a MOOT Wrench Session.. I'll use the "I live in Floriduh" excuse... again...
Quote from: hootmon on April 28, 2009, 07:57:40 AM
Rob - so you went 95 miles and hit reserve?? That is on the low side, but I've it it at 95 plenty of times,especially when I had my other sprockets... if you took 2.5 gallons to fill up, that would be 38 MPG - which is in the ball park of normal...
I'm still not sure where you are located.. Are you in Texas?? The guys have semi-regular wrench sessions, so they could help you out (IF you are in Texas).
I haven't made a wrench session yet.. Well.. I've had several wrench sessions, but I haven't made a MOOT Wrench Session.. I'll use the "I live in Floriduh" excuse... again...
When I hit 90 to 95 miles, it took over 2.8 gallons to fill up.
I live in Dickinson that is about 20 miles south of Houston, Texas. I would like to join the wrench sessions, sometimes.
Someone in the Houston Area Should be able to help you out sometime reasonably soon.. It sound like it's something you can live with for now..
Others will chime in, and watch the posts for Wrench Session info..
Have been busy with stuff but would gladly have a wrench session as soon as I get off these Boats LOL Come On MOOTMag :grin: :grin:
Oh, wow, deja vu redux! This is one of those topics that's a sure conversation opener. http://www.magnaownersoftexas.com/forums/index.php?topic=3256.0 (http://www.magnaownersoftexas.com/forums/index.php?topic=3256.0)
The more I've read and heard about mileage people get on different motorcycles, the more I've come to appreciate just how bad it can get. Friends with liter-class sportbikes and the bigger sport touring machines tell me they often get mileage in the low 20s mpg if they get in the habit of rolling the throttle open too far too often.
Lately on my '95, I've been getting mileage in the mid-30s up until the last fill-up, when I calculated a low 40s mpg, but that was with a 55-mile, 35 mph putter in a non-stop group ride thrown in. While I do not ride very aggressively since I live in an area with roads heavily traveled by dim-witted soccer moms, self-important Type A 'tards, and dizzy teenagers, I have been making a point of shifting between 4000 and 5000 rpm to keep the transmission happier, once I figured out that upshifting and downshifting were smoother in that RPM band. I figure the added cost of burning fuel less economically pales next to the expense of rebuilding the transmission.
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. :cool:
Quote from: L J BAD MAG on April 29, 2009, 09:28:18 AM
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. :cool:
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. :P
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.
QuoteAs stated countless times over, I get 45-50mpg when i'm not going past 6000RPM.
There is the key for my results. My bike won't go below 6k rpm unless I am stopped. :shock: :twisted:
I read a review on the 1999 Magna from www.motorcyclecruiser.com and find out the Fuel mileage of the bike is 31 to 44 mpg, 38.1 mpg average. So I guess it is not realy a problem. I will still need to check to see if I can reduce the popping when I decelerate.
OK, here's my "Fuelly.com" last 10 fillups. I average around 48MPG. I moved to North Carolina last year and enjoy the 50-60 MPH rides on the country roads in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Lots of sweepers and a few twisties in the area.
Date Miles Gallons Price MPG Notes Edit
4/18/09 131.0 2.650 $2.00 49.4
3/21/09 100.0 2.150 $1.72 46.5
3/09/09 110.0 2.317 $0.00 47.5
2/26/09 109.0 2.248 $1.67 48.5
1/15/09 104.0 2.277 $1.67 45.7
12/03/08 96.0 1.999 $1.50 48.0
11/25/08 75.0 1.535 $1.63 48.9
11/05/08 96.0 2.085 $2.16 46.0
10/23/08 117.0 2.539 $2.60 46.1
10/10/08 - 2.033 $3.45 -
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Quote from: DC Smith on April 29, 2009, 03:57:34 PM
OK, here's my "Fuelly.com" last 10 fillups. I average around 48MPG. I moved to North Carolina last year and enjoy the 50-60 MPH rides on the country roads in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Lots of sweepers and a few twisties in the area.
Date Miles Gallons Price MPG Notes Edit
4/18/09 131.0 2.650 $2.00 49.4
3/21/09 100.0 2.150 $1.72 46.5
3/09/09 110.0 2.317 $0.00 47.5
2/26/09 109.0 2.248 $1.67 48.5
1/15/09 104.0 2.277 $1.67 45.7
12/03/08 96.0 1.999 $1.50 48.0
11/25/08 75.0 1.535 $1.63 48.9
11/05/08 96.0 2.085 $2.16 46.0
10/23/08 117.0 2.539 $2.60 46.1
10/10/08 - 2.033 $3.45 -
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I might be joining you in a few years. I plan on moving to North Carolina from Maryland.
I want a longer riding season :)
So, Dan,
Is this the record for your 3rd gen, or your Super?
Quote from: lragan on April 29, 2009, 04:31:17 PM
So, Dan,
Is this the record for your 3rd gen, or your Super?
Sorry, yes this is the 2000. The Super sucks, it gets arount 38 doing the same type riding.
Quote from: Dan on April 29, 2009, 04:30:24 PM
Quote from: DC Smith on April 29, 2009, 03:57:34 PM
OK, here's my "Fuelly.com" last 10 fillups. I average around 48MPG. I moved to North Carolina last year and enjoy the 50-60 MPH rides on the country roads in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Lots of sweepers and a few twisties in the area.
Date Miles Gallons Price MPG Notes Edit
4/18/09 131.0 2.650 $2.00 49.4
3/21/09 100.0 2.150 $1.72 46.5
3/09/09 110.0 2.317 $0.00 47.5
2/26/09 109.0 2.248 $1.67 48.5
1/15/09 104.0 2.277 $1.67 45.7
12/03/08 96.0 1.999 $1.50 48.0
11/25/08 75.0 1.535 $1.63 48.9
11/05/08 96.0 2.085 $2.16 46.0
10/23/08 117.0 2.539 $2.60 46.1
10/10/08 - 2.033 $3.45 -
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I might be joining you in a few years. I plan on moving to North Carolina from Maryland.
I want a longer riding season :)
Come on down! I enjoy just as many months of riding here as Texas. Never did winterized the bikes after moving here, there were always a few days that you could ride all winter. The difference is, I would rather ride in 50 degree weather than 90-100. Living in South Texas, I didn't enjoy the riding in the months of June-September after about 10 AM.
I know the high gear ratio is not a lot higher but I believe the first gen has 6 gears. I don't know about the V30.
Quote from: Magnum Magna on April 29, 2009, 06:47:08 PM
I know the high gear ratio is not a lot higher but I believe the first gen has 6 gears. I don't know about the V30.
You're correct on both assumptions.
Quote from: DC Smith on April 29, 2009, 05:30:22 PM
Come on down! I enjoy just as many months of riding here as Texas. Never did winterized the bikes after moving here, there were always a few days that you could ride all winter. The difference is, I would rather ride in 50 degree weather than 90-100. Living in South Texas, I didn't enjoy the riding in the months of June-September after about 10 AM.
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When I lived in Rochester, NY. I compared the temperature difference between my hometown near Baltimore, Maryland to Rochester, NY. I also compared Raleigh, NC to see what other differences there were.
Rochester is 6 hours from Baltimore. Raleigh is 5 hours 30 mins from Baltimore (both assumptions dependent on traffic).
For every 6 hours North to South you move, it seems like there is an average change of 15 degrees (not including wind).
For example, in the month of December in Rochester when it was 22 degrees out, it was approximately 37 degrees in Baltimore, and then 52 degrees in Raleigh.
As you previously stated, I can deal with riding in weather in the winter that hovers around high 40's, low 50's.
Now people usually say comments like ...well...the farther South you move...the worse the summers are. Which is true....but
if I was gonna die in a HOT place vs. a Cold Place. I'd pick the Hot place anyday. Some people love the cold....I love the heat.
Quote from: Dan on April 29, 2009, 08:02:39 PM
Quote from: DC Smith on April 29, 2009, 05:30:22 PM
Come on down! I enjoy just as many months of riding here as Texas. Never did winterized the bikes after moving here, there were always a few days that you could ride all winter. The difference is, I would rather ride in 50 degree weather than 90-100. Living in South Texas, I didn't enjoy the riding in the months of June-September after about 10 AM.
When I lived in Rochester, NY. I compared the temperature difference between my hometown near Baltimore, Maryland to Rochester, NY. I also compared Raleigh, NC to see what other differences there were.
Rochester is 6 hours from Baltimore. Raleigh is 5 hours 30 mins from Baltimore (both assumptions dependent on traffic).
For every 6 hours North to South you move, it seems like there is an average change of 15 degrees (not including wind).
For example, in the month of December in Rochester when it was 22 degrees out, it was approximately 37 degrees in Baltimore, and then 52 degrees in Raleigh.
As you previously stated, I can deal with riding in weather in the winter that hovers around high 40's, low 50's.
Now people usually say comments like ...well...the farther South you move...the worse the summers are. Which is true....but
if I was gonna die in a HOT place vs. a Cold Place. I'd pick the Hot place anyday. Some people love the cold....I love the heat.
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HA HA! We moved here to get away from the heat and find cooler weather!! You would move here to get away from cold to find warmer weather! Ain't life interesting?
Having owned an '82 V45 and now a '96 3rd gen, both are at the same rpm in top gear at the same speed. Comparing the two, I actually get the same mpg on both at all speeds/rpm/gears. The only difference is the 1st gen's 1st gear seems to be taller, and the rpm on a 3rd gen in 3rd gear in an '96 is the same as 4th gear in the '82 at 40 mph. fwi.
Brad Badgett
OU Region
Quote from: DC Smith on April 29, 2009, 05:30:22 PM
Come on down! I enjoy just as many months of riding here as Texas. Never did winterized the bikes after moving here, there were always a few days that you could ride all winter. The difference is, I would rather ride in 50 degree weather than 90-100. Living in South Texas, I didn't enjoy the riding in the months of June-September after about 10 AM.
I agree. Imagine that you ride you motorcycle in an afternoon in July, stuck in trafics. Good thing is the mesh jacket that keeps you skin from burning under the sun. I think the best time to ride in Houston is Spring and it lasts pretty long this year.
SO, MAGNA OWNERS...
WOULD YOU TRADE YOUR MAGNA for BETTER MPG
http://www.rebel250.com/rebelforum/viewtopic.php?t=7218
90-100 MPG to be exact lol?
QuoteWOULD YOU TRADE YOUR MAGNA for BETTER MPG
:shock: NO :shock:
Quote from: Charles S Otwell on May 11, 2009, 10:45:36 PM
QuoteWOULD YOU TRADE YOUR MAGNA for BETTER MPG
:shock: NO :shock:
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.
Quote from: Dan on May 11, 2009, 10:55:34 PM
Quote from: Charles S Otwell on May 11, 2009, 10:45:36 PM
QuoteWOULD YOU TRADE YOUR MAGNA for BETTER MPG
:shock: NO :shock:
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 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcxKIJTb3Hg)
QuoteBut 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.
Quote from: DG on May 12, 2009, 08:55:33 AM
QuoteBut 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." :lol: :lol: :lol:
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!)
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!
QuoteAnd 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
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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 :lol:
Quote from: Bikeless on April 29, 2009, 10:34:25 AM
Quote from: L J BAD MAG on April 29, 2009, 09:28:18 AM
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. :cool:
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. :P
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?????
Quote from: Ardenito on July 13, 2011, 07:01:35 PM
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
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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..