Crank open the throttle... Not being smart.. but seriously... All the wings are geared to get upclose tothe 125mph range and 80+ all day long is not going to hurt it.. If you are looking for other reasons.. like maybe engine noise or better economy, maybe somehard partsswap can help.. and if you can't get those speeds now with what you have, you are not getting the performance it was made for, you probably will need to do some maintenance on things like carbs, ignition, valves, etc....
At 70 mph, the rpm's are around 4,000. I know that's not a lot, but the engine seems to be working hard past that point. If I chop the throttle, it's like an engine brake. I'm using my bike for long commutes and plan on 75 mph the entire commute. My bike is pretty old and I don't feel comfortable running it harder that that. Maybe I'm just paranoid! I also read that the mpg drops significantly past 65 mph and from what I can tell, this is true. I thought I could possibly swap out the rear wheel assembly for a bike that was geared higher. Or possibly install taller tires. Thanks for all the advise.
I seen that, but there wasn't much detail in the thread that I read. It would be great if he would reply.
Fuel milage is on top of the list for me. I drive a hour one way to work. Fuel milage was actually the leverage with my wife when I talked her into buying this bike. As it turns out, the bike isn't getting much better than the Volkswagen Beetle I sold to buy the bike. :action: I got 33 mpg out of the only tank of gas I run through it so far, but most of that was around town. My bug got 30 mpg on the highway at 65 mph. I'm hoping for closer to 40 mpg at 70 mph with the Wing.
I'm pretty sure it's running correct. I haven't hooked anything up to it, but it sounds , looks and feels good. I haven't been putting around on it. I'm in the throttle most of the time while taking off, but I don't usually go past 4,500 rpm's.All of the miles were in town or on back roads in the country. I don't know much about these Wings yet, but is it possible that your Wing is geared higher? Or are you just easier on the throttle? My bike runs at 4,000 rpm's at 65 mph. haven't rode it to work yet, so I don't know how many hwy mpg it gets yet. Do you get 42 mpg in the city also?Hmm, sounds like you need some maintenance! My 1100 gets 42 mpg all day long and I run mostly in the 68-72 mph range. Another thing, don't hard twist the throttle over 60 just ease into it those higher speeds, I breathe( twist release twist) mine quite often to get a smooth flow at high speed. Once I have the speed I want I just float the throttle to keep it right there
