Fuel Economy

Manfred

Manfred

Stuart Brogden
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Sep 6, 2024
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Location
La Vernia, TX
Bike
2010 Honda nt700v
I continue to smile when I ride this bike. This is one reason.

Date Odo Gal MPG AVG Trip
28-Mar-26 34,924 3.8 54.3 50.5 205
30-Mar-26 35,114 3.6 53.5 50.3 190
14-Apr-26 35,311 3.9 51.1 50.4 197
24-Apr-26 35,472 3.5 46.0 50.1 161
24-Apr-26 35,669 3.5 56.8 50.4 197
27-Apr-26 35,885 3.9 56.0 50.6 216
3-May-26 36,099 3.7 58.0 51.1 214
4-May-26 36,310 3.8 55.8 51.3 211
5-May-26 36,527 3.9 55.3 51.3 217
10-May-26 36,749 4.0 55.2 51.5 222
 
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Manfred said:
Yes, but I would not like the chain drive.
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Yes, I understand that notion. After 372,000 miles on shaft drive bikes and about 130,000 miles on chains I'm keen to dispel the reality behind the notion. Modern chains just don't need much attention. A chain on my NC lasts over 25,000 miles and I usually only mess with the adjustment when I change a rear tire. The NT1100 is new to me, just 17,000 miles so I don't know how long the chain will last me. I just covered almost 5000 miles on a 9 day trip and I gave the chain about 3 minutes attention every other day - for a wipe down and toothbrush's worth of 80/90w gear oil, some days covering 700 to 900 miles. At 17,000 miles it still has not needed adjustment.
 
dduelin said:
Yes, I understand that notion. After 372,000 miles on shaft drive bikes and about 130,000 miles on chains I'm keen to dispel the reality behind the notion. Modern chains just don't need much attention. A chain on my NC lasts over 25,000 miles and I usually only mess with the adjustment when I change a rear tire. The NT1100 is new to me, just 17,000 miles so I don't know how long the chain will last me. I just covered almost 5000 miles on a 9 day trip and I gave the chain about 3 minutes attention every other day - for a wipe down and toothbrush's worth of 80/90w gear oil, some days covering 700 to 900 miles. At 17,000 miles it still has not needed adjustment.
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I know modern chains are a lot better than 30 years ago. I settled on shaft drive about that long ago. This will be my last bike, so there is no decision for me to make. Shaft still requires less maintenance.
 
Manfred said:
I know modern chains are a lot better than 30 years ago. I settled on shaft drive about that long ago. This will be my last bike, so there is no decision for me to make. Shaft still requires less maintenance.
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Still, just saying the mpg of the NC with roughly the same horsepower as the NT700 is easily 40% better.
 
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