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Originally Posted by Warthog
I am pretty disappointed with fuel consumption values for modern bikes. Many barely perform better than a family car and that seems at odds with the smaller weight and engine sizes.
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I don't think its at odds at all. The primary reason cars have so much better fuel consumption, despite their increased weight and engine capacity, comes down to aerodynamics.
Even a fully faired bike has a much higher cd than even the least aerodynamic car. Combined with the generally higher state of tune of bike engines we will never be able to achieve comparable consumption per load figures.
After reviewing a broad range of offroaders and test riding a DL650 last weekend I now believe it will be my next bike. If it can manage 60mpg on the open highway then I will be very happy.
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