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1980 xj 650 maxim gas milage?

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by johnlaw, Apr 1, 2010.

  1. johnlaw

    johnlaw Member

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    What kind of gas milage do you guys get. I have not done any official calculations, but from my estimations I am not getting much more than 30mpgs.
     
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    Ya, mines not all that great either. Since I went with a smaller (Maxim) rear wheel on my Seca, my mileage took a beating. I fill up every 100 miles or so. I sure don't ride to save money on gas, that's for sure.
    I know they are supposed to get more than 30 MPG, but it runs so good, I don't want to mess with it.
     
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  3. TIMEtoRIDE

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    Seca 900 - -first 4 tanks, back-to-back 49 MPG !!!
    But I was running a bit lean.
     
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    Mine gets around 35 but could get better if I didn't get on the throttle so much. :roll: What can I say? It's fun to go fast! :twisted:
     
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    I get 40 out of my XS1100, but i ride it mellow.
     
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    not that great,,, about the same mileage as my Ford Escort, but way more fun to ride

    But probably around 35 or so, I need to do some more tuning

    Yeah, it's pretty low
     
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    1982 JX650J

    64 mpg highway/45 city
     
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    My 81 XJ650 (with a 750 engine) gets just over 40 mpg with a combination of city and highway driving.
     
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    30 mpg from a 650 is not real good. My XJ1100 gets 48 hwy and 38 round town. The XS1100 has some modifications and gets 45 hwy and 33 arount town.
     
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    My 650 maxim gets about 50mpg on average. most of my riding is city too so i always thought that was pretty good.
     
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