Hi Rich.
Was your XL a true LMF,and do you really only get 20kpl out of her? The very worst i've ever had out of mine was 22kpl and that was due to doing almost 300km off road,fully laden with my gear(2nd/3rd gear most of the way).Mind you,the French speed limits tend to do the bike a bit miserly on juice...especially as i did'nt fancy an encounter with the guys in the well-hidden blue cars! But even here at home in Wales,i normally get a good 24kpl.And both of my LMF's have folding gear and brake levers as standard(both 1985 vintage).What year is yours?Maybe that explains the difference in fuel use?How long have you had it,and have you had any serious problems along the way? I agree the handling can be "amusing" when it's pushed really hard,but then again with nearly 7 gallons of fuel at the worst possible height i can't grumble really! Don't have any moans about it off road though,and we regularly go out exploring the local tracks of mid-wales.Generally if the Avon Distanzia's will push her along,she'll go there even with camping gear on board.Hard work picking it up tho....LOL.
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Just going for a short ride on my bike....
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