This morning I decided to find out just what kind of mpg my Whizzer gets. It's an NE5 with manual clutch. Stock other than the usual tuning required just to get it to run (timing, mushroom lifters, carb swap, a handful of jets, restrictor plate improvements, maybe improvements to the exhaust baffle, K&N air filter, and probably some other things I'm forgetting).
The loop was 48.8 miles indicated on the Whizzer speedometer. Conditions were nice - 70 degrees, hardly any wind. Not real hilly but a couple good ones along the route. Mostly rural - I think I waited for two stop lights, lots of stop signs though (and I stop at stop signs). I ran about 28mph which seems to be the sweet spot cruising speed for this bike.
I carefully measured the fuel level in the tank with a steel rule before leaving. Bike on center stand and front wheel - handlebars full to the right. When I returned I added a measured amount of fuel from a graduated cylinder until the level was exactly what I measured before leaving. I haven't weighed in lately but I probably go around 220.
I used exactly 50 oz's of gas over the 48.8 miles. This works out to 125 mpg.
The loop was 48.8 miles indicated on the Whizzer speedometer. Conditions were nice - 70 degrees, hardly any wind. Not real hilly but a couple good ones along the route. Mostly rural - I think I waited for two stop lights, lots of stop signs though (and I stop at stop signs). I ran about 28mph which seems to be the sweet spot cruising speed for this bike.
I carefully measured the fuel level in the tank with a steel rule before leaving. Bike on center stand and front wheel - handlebars full to the right. When I returned I added a measured amount of fuel from a graduated cylinder until the level was exactly what I measured before leaving. I haven't weighed in lately but I probably go around 220.
I used exactly 50 oz's of gas over the 48.8 miles. This works out to 125 mpg.