Between 30 and 35 is what I usually get. The slower I ride the better the mileage. Got about 42 once following Bob Falter through Iowa running about 60 - 65mph, that's the best I ever got. We generally run anywhere from 70 to 90mph on the highway going somewhere. Coming back from The Lost Rally in Wisconsin last summer by myself on the SF I would catch myself up over 100 a lot. I was stopping every 80 miles for gas then.
I moved the needles up and down before just to see what difference it made and it never seemed to run right unless they were on the center slot. With this 79 engine there has always been a spot between 5 and 6 K that is a kind of transition between power bands. It seems kinda like a stumble but it isn't. My SF had the same thing so I think it has to do with the cams.
It'll take off strong and pull hard until it hits that spot and then there is that little glitch. You better be hanging on when it does that because it's like it gains 30hp right then and it will (and has) pull the grips right out of your hand. I even tried a different set of carbs and it still does the same thing.
I moved the needles up and down before just to see what difference it made and it never seemed to run right unless they were on the center slot. With this 79 engine there has always been a spot between 5 and 6 K that is a kind of transition between power bands. It seems kinda like a stumble but it isn't. My SF had the same thing so I think it has to do with the cams.
It'll take off strong and pull hard until it hits that spot and then there is that little glitch. You better be hanging on when it does that because it's like it gains 30hp right then and it will (and has) pull the grips right out of your hand. I even tried a different set of carbs and it still does the same thing.
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