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The Meme not a Meme Thread Part DEUX

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Prius owner: I get 47 miles to the gallon. What do you get?

Me: Laid!
I get 50+mpg out of my motorcycles....AND I get laid. :lol:

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OK, well...the black one CAN get 50+. But at 150+hp (dynoed 156 at the tire), it's just too damn much fun to whack the throttle and watch the digital speedo jump in chunks of 6 and 8 mph, tearing up to well over 120 in just a couple seconds...which, of course, smacks my MPG down into the 30s pretty quick.
 
50 MPG out of a Buell?

My 2500 mile 1200 Sporty only gets 41, and 5th gear is pretty tall.

...but I do get laid!
 
My *heavy* Buell (Ulysses) is 425 lbs wet...about 250# lighter than a sporty with different EFI, heads (factory ported), compression (higher from factory), cams (more aggressive from factory), and gearing (4k=80mph), with 110hp. I also - years ago - got Erik Buell to copy his personal ECM map for me and it is now in my bike. Commuting in the mountains I average between 42-56 depending on how much fun I'm having with the throttle. My 1996 S2T with a bone-stock Evo Sporty motor (the way they were built in '95 and '96) returns 50+ all day long - but it's only about 80hp (I've jetted the CV to get rid of the cough, and it has a factory open "hamcan" air cleaner). It also has TALL highway gears on it - not much off the line, but damn she's fun in the twisties! Much more like a diesel...have to build some steam (gearing, lower HP, heavy flywheels), but once you do she just keeps on going!
 
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