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Originally Posted by Easy Rider
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Originally Posted by mrlmd1
FYI - 80.7/1.1=73.36 mpg, ........
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Hmmmm....so one should actually DO the math ??? :roll: :biggrin:
That little trailing .1 gal. tells the story even better than my guestimated .3-.4 gal. 
Let's see.....if the fill was off by just another .1, that would be ........67.25!!
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I've always wondered about the claims I see from some on here about mpg when I think that I'm pretty consistently around 60 - 65 mpg, especially b/c my bike seems to run just fine. I recently filled up and calculated that I was getting more than 70 mpg this last fill up. Thought the increase might be due to having the windshield properly adjusted now, but like Easy said, I knew I'd have to see several "refills" before I could be sure. Is it possible a windshield could increase the mpg that much? Seems like too much of an increase to me from just a windshield.
Keith
PS - It is kind of shocking to see how .1 of a gallon can throw off your mpg estimate so much - but the Suzuki web site does list 82 mpg by the GZ250, though I"ve always taken any company's claims about MPG with a grain of salt