42 US for the Ducati = 50.4 Imp. MPG or 17.8 km/litre. *
Looks pretty good to me seeing as a recent Brit mag came up with 37 Imp. MPG (30.8 US!) in high power for the Multistrada.
And they said the new Yamaha 1200 Tenere was worse! It does weigh over quarter of a tonne, but can that be possible?
Never thought of valve overlap; it does seem like a recipe for wasting fuel. Do most modern high-revving engines have more overlap then an old BSA 21 for example?
Even then, I've always thought an advantage of low comp for overlanding is an ability to run OK on low-octane fuel.
That's assuming you can't electronically retard the ignition as you can on some bikes since many years. Is that what a low power mode will be on these latest bikes? Or is it lots of things in the system from throttle to exhaust?
Chris S
* Good converter here
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