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The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => The Bike - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: So Cal Joe on August 17, 2011, 05:34:21 PM

Title: My bike loves the heat
Post by: So Cal Joe on August 17, 2011, 05:34:21 PM
Today the temperature  was at 100 +  most of the day, My bike, an 09 C 14 has been covered up for about 2 weeks because of the heat  so I decided to take it out for a ride.  Some freeway riding but mostly mountain twisty roads, total was 202 miles on my odometer. The AVERAGE was showing 48.5 and of course I thought that was wrong because I never got over 42 MPG. When I filled it up it took 4.16 gls to go 202 miles, thats equals 48.55 mpg. I guess it likes running in hot weather. The temp was showing 3 bars most of the day. Coolant is full and the bike only has 8500 miles on it.
Title: Re: My bike loves the heat
Post by: C1xRider on August 17, 2011, 07:32:52 PM
Clearly you were not riding it hard enough!   ;D

Mileage is usually better in warmer temps, but 5.5MPG seems a bit much.   ???
Title: Re: My bike loves the heat
Post by: So Cal Joe on August 17, 2011, 08:17:38 PM
Quote from: C1xRider on August 17, 2011, 07:32:52 PM
Clearly you were not riding it hard enough!   ;D

Mileage is usually better in warmer temps, but 5.5MPG seems a bit much.   ???
I was following a BMW 1300GT and a Honda ST1300 so they were slowing me down!!   ::)
Title: Re: My bike loves the heat
Post by: martin_14 on August 18, 2011, 02:13:33 AM
Quote from: So Cal Joe on August 17, 2011, 08:17:38 PM
I was following a BMW 1300GT and a Honda ST1300 so they were slowing me down!!   ::)

That explains it...  :rotflmao:
Title: Re: My bike loves the heat
Post by: Conrad on August 18, 2011, 05:05:13 AM
My bike is the same way, the MPG seems directly proportional to the ambient temp.
Title: Re: My bike loves the heat
Post by: Mister Tee on August 18, 2011, 08:32:21 AM
Altitude helps too.  I made a run to South Lake Tahoe and back.  True 50 mpg and I was really getting on it.