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Number of posts: 53 Location: Puget Sound Points: 712 Registration date: 2010-08-26
Subject: MPG Weirdness on a Majesty Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:28 pm
Sooo.. Cathy and I rode all day Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday PM we gassed up both bikes. Both had been ridden the same number of city/town miles. The Wing got 54 mpg and the Majesty got 73!!
Sunday, we rode down I-5 at 65 mph in a massive headwind and a tailwind on way back. Majesty got 64mpg and the Wing got 57.
The Wing mpg I can understand as it was highway even with a headwind. The Majesty mpg # is baking my noodle. Is it's much lower mpg due to a wider front end and being a thumper?
Excell Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 143 Age: 65 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Points: 1278 Registration date: 2009-05-06
Subject: Re: MPG Weirdness on a Majesty Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:55 pm
The Majesty will always beat the Silver Wing on mileage . A small price to pay for that power . Don't try to fix it there is nothing wrong with it .
Chinasaur Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 53 Location: Puget Sound Points: 712 Registration date: 2010-08-26
Subject: Re: MPG Weirdness on a Majesty Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:23 pm
Excell..I know it will.. The question is why the mpg went down on the highway when my mileage went up???
Was it due to the wider front end or the single cylinder on the Majesty?
Sweendog Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 154 Location: South New Jersey Points: 1215 Registration date: 2009-07-12
Subject: Re: MPG Weirdness on a Majesty Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:30 pm
The smaller engine is going to be impacted more by the heavy winds than the Swing's. If it were streamlined well, you'd not see as much of a difference.
Check out http://www.craigvetter.com/ for some great streamlining info...
Excell Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 143 Age: 65 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Points: 1278 Registration date: 2009-05-06
Subject: Re: MPG Weirdness on a Majesty Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:54 pm
The Majesty will drop more if you push it hard .But it will still be better than the Swing .The small motor doesn't have enough power so the variator increases the RPM buy adjusting the pulleys .Thats where the gas mileage goes .
Subject: MPG Weirdness on a Majesty 
Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:28 pm
