Gas milage By wolfhound (Read 831 times)

[wolfhound]

Just did an accurate milage test on my Buddy 170i and found that
I am getting 99 mpg. Scoot has just turned 525 miles(too much
rain in GA to do a lot of riding this summer). I average 52 mph
by my GPS. I keep my fuel stored at home, treated with Stabil,
and measure it by the gallon when filling. ;D

[JR]

Nice scooter, nice mileage and it's doing the rain every other day here too along with the high muggy 90's .jr-richscooterdoc.com/XsmileP/X26.gif" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">.jr-richscooterdoc.com/XsmileP/X26.gif [/img]

JR

[wolfhound]

Temps here have been lower than usual from April on. Today was 68-83. Major flooding in the county next to us as a result of 3" of rain last night.
Sure has been an odd Spring and Summer.

[fflintstone]

At the current price of gas ,that is mph is excellent--we think I get about 60-65 mph,not very scientific though,just mileage and gallons on average--and humidity and heat is pretty common here as well,with my worm beds getting moldy--I been using old newspaper for food and it is getting moldy--as for gas mileage,I haven't been able to put many miles on,weather and heat --now I think we gonna get some extreme heat when this weather clears up--better ride now ,between showers--happy trails,fflintstone

[scooterran]

I run about 50 to 55 mph to work and back , about 60 miles round trip. Last time I checked , I was getting 67.4 mpg. Not bad ... ^) I can go to work and back for less than $ 3.75 a day on average . I usually ride 3 days to work and back before I fill the gas tank back up . That is an average of $18.75 for a 5 day week riding back and forth. I can remember filling the car up for a $20.00 bill. Now it's the scooter MC- 250-B.

[wolfhound]

fflintstone, like you say, the weather has pretty much shot down the summer riding season here too. When I get a dry day I spend it mowing my large
yard!!! Scooterran, I can remember when gas was 25 cents a gallon back in the 50's. And I can remember when it went to .75 a gallon in the early 70's.
I put an extra 20 gallon saddle tank on my pick up truck in case so that I could make long trips showing my dogs. Now at $3.65 a gallon I dont do a lot
of travelling and use my scoots as much as possible.

[fflintstone]

I know just what yard mowing is ! I went and filled up 3 little gas cans and it was almost 22 bucks--and it rains so much the grass is ready to cut by the time I get done with weed whacking--not got time to ride anything except lawn mower--and it don't ride all that good-lol-could almost ride a skidoo in the street--oh well,have fun--fflintstone

[wolfhound]

I have a Kubota 23/50 tractor with a belly mower attached. It is a small diesel unit but does a good job of it. I buy 10 gallons of diesel at a time, not cheap here a tad more than super unleaded. All in all I mow about 4.5 acres and if I am dumb enough to mow all day I can do it all in about 5 hours. Myt back
meadow is known as the deer field and we have does and fawns there in the summer, fun to watch.

[scooterran]

Wolfhound, in 1967 I worked at a gas station after school pumping gas and washing the wind shields . I can remember .23-.28 cents for a gallon gas. When there was a gas war , the prices went to .19 cents a gallon. Just to think if that would happen today ........ ((*

[JR]

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[richardthescooter3]

DX

[ellpee]

I asked about it in another thread, but might as well jump in here too. Anybody out there running around on an Ice Bear trike -- Magnum or any of the others with that 276cc engine -- what kind of mileage are you getting, and in what kind of terrain? I just got one and am using it in high altitude, mountainous country, and the mileage is way less than I expected -- maybe 35-40 mpg. Just wondering about others' experiences.

[wolfhound]

Your gas milage should improve as the engine is broken in o))

[Luke]

what?? 35-45mpg??? mygosh! that defeats the purpose of riding a scooter... my 250cc scoot goes 58-68mpg even higher when i mix 20% Lucas oil stabilizer in the motor oil.
hmm but yah,you'll get less mileage when you ride in hilly road.

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[rapidjim]

Aug 3, 2013 16:24:56 GMT -6 ellpee said:

I asked about it in another thread, but might as well jump in here too. Anybody out there running around on an Ice Bear trike -- Magnum or any of the others with that 276cc engine -- what kind of mileage are you getting, and in what kind of terrain? I just got one and am using it in high altitude, mountainous country, and the mileage is way less than I expected -- maybe 35-40 mpg. Just wondering about others' experiences.

Once you get that carb dialed in and jetted right for your altitude you should see a great improvement.

Jim