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13th December 2004
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Newnan Georgia
Posts: 3,853 Other Motorcycle Model: '06 Scarabeo
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gas mileage this bad?
I was averaging 58mpg until I reinstalled my stock mufflers. Now I'm lucky if I get 40mpg. Does it make any sense that I'd lose that much merely by installing a restrictive exhaust?
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13th December 2004
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic 2nd Class
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Illinois - Home of the White Tailed Deer.
Posts: 1,576 Sportster/Buell Model: Custom 1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 2004
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Willpre,
How come your sneakin around with those quiet mufflers anyhow? Now you've lost gas mileage , your no longer scaring people or making them mad (that's a big part of the fun), and dogs will start chasing you again! What were you thinking?
Billy
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13th December 2004
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Newnan Georgia
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I have to preserve what's left of my hearing.
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13th December 2004
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Chief Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Kent, England
Posts: 473 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200R Roadster Sportster/Buell Year: 2004 Other Motorcycle Model: Yamaha XJR1300 Other Motorcycle Year: 2004
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Did you adjust your jetting for the free flow mufflers and did you jet it back for the stock ones?
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13th December 2004
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Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: So Cal
Posts: 2,213 Sportster/Buell Model: 883C Sportster/Buell Year: 2000
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You're probably giving it more throttle to make up for the corked up exhaust....................
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13th December 2004
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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I don't know if that's it or not but it's totally unacceptable. If I can find a baffle to replace the one I lost, the SEIIs are going back on.
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13th December 2004
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Originally Posted by sportymark
Did you adjust your jetting for the free flow mufflers and did you jet it back for the stock ones?
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no do ya think I oughta? |
13th December 2004
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: the tropical north of Australia
Posts: 6,542 Sportster/Buell Model: 11 second 1200S Sportster/Buell Year: '98 Other Motorcycle Model: about a dozen others.....
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What was changed when ya went to the other mufflers????????
ie: what else is different to stock
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13th December 2004
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Originally Posted by stevo
What was changed when ya went to the other mufflers????????
ie: what else is different to stock
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I have the 45 jet from the original stage 1. Other than that, it's bone stock. |
13th December 2004
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: the tropical north of Australia
Posts: 6,542 Sportster/Buell Model: 11 second 1200S Sportster/Buell Year: '98 Other Motorcycle Model: about a dozen others.....
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bugger..........
Did it come with a 42 or 40????
Either way that ain't gonna make much difference, certainly not anywhere near what ya got.
What year/ model and is the pilot jet the only thing that's been done to the motor???
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