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Jammin'John · 11-10-2006, 10:40 AM

I hope to put a few miles on mine now that I have it !
It's winter though & when the roads start gettin' real crappy I'll be ridin' the old valkyrie !

JJ

Heinrich · 11-28-2006, 03:03 PM

I went 171.1 miles on a tank and filled up yesterday with 4.1 gal = 41.7 mpg on my stock Roadliner S. It has 1000 miles and is stock. The count-up odometer had 5.5 miles on it. Have done a little better with less city stop-n-go traffic, as high as 48 mpg. I don't pin it all the time, but I don't baby it all the time either.

WillieWherry · 11-28-2006, 06:37 PM

You should be able to get 140 miles to the tank full.

WILLIE

Jammin'John · 11-29-2006, 07:51 AM

I have 736 miles on her and am getting 40 mpg when cruising !

JJ

Franklyspeaking · 11-29-2006, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jammin'John

I have 736 miles on her and am getting 40 mpg when cruising !

JJ

I'll see how mine does after the 4000 mi service. She's put away for the winter and I've got 3900 miles on her. So it looks like everything's on hold until March or so.

Franklyspeaking

Texas Rider · 12-07-2006, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Franklyspeaking

Yamaha claims that the roadliner & stratoliner can get up to 200 miles on a tank of gas. That would equal about 48 mpg. I'm getting about 130 miles per tank which is about 32 1/2 mpg. What are other roadliner or stratoliner riders getting?

Stratoliner gas milage. I only have 1800 miles, but I average 44 MPG.Texas Rider

pops441 · 03-15-2007, 10:26 AM

I purchased a new 06 Stratoliner for $11,700 with a set of 3" Roadburner pipes included. I added a power comamder and a K&N air filter. Can't find any Maps so the dealership put on map for cobra without baffels and aftermarket filter w/o O2 sensor hooked up, Runs GREAT. I ride it easy and am getting 32 to 37 mpg now and am taking in for 600 mile this weekend. I am hoping I will get better milage when she is broken in. I might take to a certified dynometer place and have them make a Map for the bike and see if it helps milage and preformance. My other bike is a 98 Valk, I like both but if I had to sell one it would be the Stratoliner unless it starts getting over 40 mpg.

Glazguy · 03-18-2007, 11:23 PM

I have to say that I haven't checked what I'm getting exactly because I love the bike and no matter what it is - it is. I do know that I'm not getting anywhere close to 45 mpg though. I only have 255 miles on the bike so maybe it will improve but then I'm sure I'll be riding it faster after it's finished being broken in so forget that maybe it will improve. Whatever it is, I love the bike. I can't say that I'm totally babying it during the brake in but I'm not checking to see what the top end is either. If you want to own a bike that has 1900 cc and 113 cu in. you can't expect it to get the gas mileage that the old volkswagen bugs used to get.

Jammin'John · 03-19-2007, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pops441

I purchased a new 06 Stratoliner for $11,700 with a set of 3" Roadburner pipes included. I added a power comamder and a K&N air filter. Can't find any Maps so the dealership put on map for cobra without baffels and aftermarket filter w/o O2 sensor hooked up, Runs GREAT. I ride it easy and am getting 32 to 37 mpg now and am taking in for 600 mile this weekend. I am hoping I will get better milage when she is broken in. I might take to a certified dynometer place and have them make a Map for the bike and see if it helps milage and preformance. My other bike is a 98 Valk, I like both but if I had to sell one it would be the Stratoliner unless it starts getting over 40 mpg.

I have a Valk Tourer & an I/S parts bike {from my LAST accident}.

The Valk is a better all around {practical} bike than the Strato !

However,after having a bad accident AND a freakin' heart attack I'm lookin' for some excitement.

It's probably the map that is usin' up gas.
I only have 1,000 miles on mine and get 40mpg.
Of course if you are cruising at above 70mph the mileage will suffer because the bike is geared too low for high speed travel.

The Valk is the same way.
Above 70mph sends the mileage plummeting.
I have 144,000 miles on my tourer & 42,000 on the I/S !

JJ

figowitz · 03-19-2007, 01:12 PM

I consistently get around 40 mpg. Seems the harder I go, the better the mileage. My VTX was that way, too, only mileage was 33 - 35 mpg ...

Hognot · 03-19-2007, 10:26 PM

Just filled up for the first time. I came up with 37 mpg. About half city and half hi way

stratoitaly · 03-20-2007, 07:12 PM

stratoliner S 2164ml 2up 44mpg

Burnerman · 03-31-2007, 10:20 PM

I was getting 33-36 when I checked it. I got curious after reading other posts, as to what I could get If I babied it,. 40.4 mpg. Probably could have done slightly better, on the highway, but that was around town no down shifting, no fast starts,nice and easy and on 87 octane. most of the time I run 92, but they were out. I felt pretty good with 40, considering high test is $2.85 today. currently about 3000 miles on this scooter.

stratoroger · 04-01-2007, 10:13 AM

I took of the PR air and put on the stock with K&N I didnt like all the noise from the PR air. also have a Roadhouse slipon and PCIII. Getting about 36mpg.
If I take it easy.

J-ROD · 04-04-2007, 09:41 AM

I wanted to wait a couple of tanks before I posted. Roughly 340 miles on my '06 midnight. only add-ons at purchase were passing lamps and backrest. A Memphis fat 21" (fade to black) is on the way. Right now with fairly conservative break-in riding I'm averaging 41 mpg. I've fuelled up before the dummy light had come on yet. I know they say you've .8 gallons left when it comes on, but I don't want to end up walking. It's usually around the 135-138 mark and I add about 3.6 gallons to fill. I usually shift around 2500-3000 and use the engine for braking.

ibking · 04-04-2007, 10:42 AM

Im known as a ledfoot, so getting 38mpg is great for me.

IBKING
I once knew a girl with leprosy who flunk her driving test, cause she left her foot on the gas.

WillieWherry · 04-06-2007, 10:33 AM

I have 7600 miles on my Roadliner and I get 140-150 on a tank full

Willie

Jammin'John · 04-06-2007, 10:54 AM

It's SNOWING again !
Aaaaarrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhh !
I'm SICK of winter.

JJ

Stratolounger · 04-06-2007, 11:05 PM

Going to & from Sturgis last year with my wife on the back (she's a skinny little thing) & bags full, I averaged 44 mpg. The bike is all stock. In town, to & from work, it averages at 40 mpg. Better than the Warrior I had (but it wasn't stock), it got 32 in town & 36 mpg on trips........Every 100 miles, I was hoping there was a gas station close by.

My buddys I ride with have Dynas with the 88 inchers & they get great mileage.........a tad over 50 mpg. So they always ribbed me in fun (when I had the Warrior) cause they'd fill up every other time I'd have to fill up. It's not as often now with the Strato though...........better mileage & more capacity than the Warrior.

Jammin'John · 04-07-2007, 02:32 PM

I wish the tank was bigger !

JJ

11-10-2006, 10:40 AM	#21 (permalink)
Jammin'John Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: Yamaha Stratoliner Midnight Honda Valkyrie Location: http://www.tughilltomorrowlandtrust.org/region.htm Posts: 306	Mpg I hope to put a few miles on mine now that I have it ! It's winter though & when the roads start gettin' real crappy I'll be ridin' the old valkyrie ! JJ __________________ I don't care what you ride as long as you RIDE ! JJ

11-29-2006, 07:51 AM	#24 (permalink)
Jammin'John Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: Yamaha Stratoliner Midnight Honda Valkyrie Location: http://www.tughilltomorrowlandtrust.org/region.htm Posts: 306	Mileage I have 736 miles on her and am getting 40 mpg when cruising ! JJ __________________ I don't care what you ride as long as you RIDE ! JJ

03-15-2007, 10:26 AM	#27 (permalink)
pops441 Newbie Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 6	Price/ Milage I purchased a new 06 Stratoliner for $11,700 with a set of 3" Roadburner pipes included. I added a power comamder and a K&N air filter. Can't find any Maps so the dealership put on map for cobra without baffels and aftermarket filter w/o O2 sensor hooked up, Runs GREAT. I ride it easy and am getting 32 to 37 mpg now and am taking in for 600 mile this weekend. I am hoping I will get better milage when she is broken in. I might take to a certified dynometer place and have them make a Map for the bike and see if it helps milage and preformance. My other bike is a 98 Valk, I like both but if I had to sell one it would be the Stratoliner unless it starts getting over 40 mpg.

03-19-2007, 10:26 PM	#31 (permalink)
Hognot Newbie Joined: Mar 2007 Bike: Stratoliner Location: Whats left of MS coast Posts: 8	Just filled up for the first time. I came up with 37 mpg. About half city and half hi way __________________ Just Happy to be here! HOGNOT

03-31-2007, 10:20 PM	#33 (permalink)
Burnerman Newbie Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: 06 Stratoliner, 72 Triumph Location: Boston Posts: 8	I was getting 33-36 when I checked it. I got curious after reading other posts, as to what I could get If I babied it,. 40.4 mpg. Probably could have done slightly better, on the highway, but that was around town no down shifting, no fast starts,nice and easy and on 87 octane. most of the time I run 92, but they were out. I felt pretty good with 40, considering high test is $2.85 today. currently about 3000 miles on this scooter. __________________ I'll figure it out sooner or later

11-28-2006, 03:03 PM	#22 (permalink)
Heinrich Newbie Joined: Sep 2006 Bike: 2006 Roadliner S Antique Bronze/Charcoal Posts: 2	I went 171.1 miles on a tank and filled up yesterday with 4.1 gal = 41.7 mpg on my stock Roadliner S. It has 1000 miles and is stock. The count-up odometer had 5.5 miles on it. Have done a little better with less city stop-n-go traffic, as high as 48 mpg. I don't pin it all the time, but I don't baby it all the time either.

11-28-2006, 06:37 PM	#23 (permalink)
WillieWherry In Training Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: 06 Roadliner Location: South East Michigan Posts: 148	You should be able to get 140 miles to the tank full. WILLIE

03-18-2007, 11:23 PM	#28 (permalink)
Glazguy Seat Tester Joined: Jul 2006 Bike: 2006 Stratoliner S - Black & Black Cherry Location: Massachusetts Posts: 81	I have to say that I haven't checked what I'm getting exactly because I love the bike and no matter what it is - it is. I do know that I'm not getting anywhere close to 45 mpg though. I only have 255 miles on the bike so maybe it will improve but then I'm sure I'll be riding it faster after it's finished being broken in so forget that maybe it will improve. Whatever it is, I love the bike. I can't say that I'm totally babying it during the brake in but I'm not checking to see what the top end is either. If you want to own a bike that has 1900 cc and 113 cu in. you can't expect it to get the gas mileage that the old volkswagen bugs used to get.

03-19-2007, 01:12 PM	#30 (permalink)
figowitz Newbie Joined: Dec 2006 Bike: '06 Midnight Strat Location: Houston, TX Posts: 5	I consistently get around 40 mpg. Seems the harder I go, the better the mileage. My VTX was that way, too, only mileage was 33 - 35 mpg ...

03-20-2007, 07:12 PM	#32 (permalink)
stratoitaly Newbie Joined: Mar 2007 Bike: stratoliner s Location: viera FL Posts: 2	stratoliner S 2164ml 2up 44mpg

04-01-2007, 10:13 AM	#34 (permalink)
stratoroger Where Am I ? Joined: Feb 2007 Bike: 2006 stratoliner S Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 39	I took of the PR air and put on the stock with K&N I didnt like all the noise from the PR air. also have a Roadhouse slipon and PCIII. Getting about 36mpg. If I take it easy.

04-04-2007, 09:41 AM	#35 (permalink)
J-ROD Newbie Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 7	I wanted to wait a couple of tanks before I posted. Roughly 340 miles on my '06 midnight. only add-ons at purchase were passing lamps and backrest. A Memphis fat 21" (fade to black) is on the way. Right now with fairly conservative break-in riding I'm averaging 41 mpg. I've fuelled up before the dummy light had come on yet. I know they say you've .8 gallons left when it comes on, but I don't want to end up walking. It's usually around the 135-138 mark and I add about 3.6 gallons to fill. I usually shift around 2500-3000 and use the engine for braking.

04-04-2007, 10:42 AM	#36 (permalink)
ibking Where Am I ? Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 44	Im known as a ledfoot, so getting 38mpg is great for me. IBKING I once knew a girl with leprosy who flunk her driving test, cause she left her foot on the gas.

04-06-2007, 10:33 AM	#37 (permalink)
WillieWherry In Training Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: 06 Roadliner Location: South East Michigan Posts: 148	I have 7600 miles on my Roadliner and I get 140-150 on a tank full Willie

04-06-2007, 10:54 AM	#38 (permalink)
Jammin'John Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: Yamaha Stratoliner Midnight Honda Valkyrie Location: http://www.tughilltomorrowlandtrust.org/region.htm Posts: 306	Snow It's SNOWING again ! Aaaaarrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhh ! I'm SICK of winter. JJ __________________ I don't care what you ride as long as you RIDE ! JJ

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04-06-2007, 11:05 PM	#39 (permalink)
Stratolounger Where Am I ? Joined: Mar 2007 Bike: Yamaha Stratoliner Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 37	Going to & from Sturgis last year with my wife on the back (she's a skinny little thing) & bags full, I averaged 44 mpg. The bike is all stock. In town, to & from work, it averages at 40 mpg. Better than the Warrior I had (but it wasn't stock), it got 32 in town & 36 mpg on trips........Every 100 miles, I was hoping there was a gas station close by. My buddys I ride with have Dynas with the 88 inchers & they get great mileage.........a tad over 50 mpg. So they always ribbed me in fun (when I had the Warrior) cause they'd fill up every other time I'd have to fill up. It's not as often now with the Strato though...........better mileage & more capacity than the Warrior.

04-07-2007, 02:32 PM	#40 (permalink)
Jammin'John Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2006 Bike: Yamaha Stratoliner Midnight Honda Valkyrie Location: http://www.tughilltomorrowlandtrust.org/region.htm Posts: 306	Small I wish the tank was bigger ! JJ __________________ I don't care what you ride as long as you RIDE ! JJ

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