"Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura" (sundowne36)
07/13/2014 at 19:10 • Filed to: Two Wheels Bad, Honda 919, Hypermiling, MPG
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"Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura" (sundowne36)
07/13/2014 at 19:10 • Filed to: Two Wheels Bad, Honda 919, Hypermiling, MPG | 1
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Yesterday, I made a post stating that the results I got back on my Honda 919 averaged 56.9 MPG (normally, a niner would hover between 40-45 MPG) and weirdly, I thought it wasn't good enough. However, what I did - in hot weather - was a test to see if there were methods to reduce fuel consumption... And it's also something I refuse to try again.
First, I wanted to see if there's a meager difference if I just coast to a stop with the clutch lever squeezed in/shifted into neutral and all I got back was a promising but not high 46.4 MPG.
The next involved something that required a lot of strategic theory - shutting the engine off whilst coasting with clutch lever squeezed in. Of course, this is only done when I know I will be stopped for longer than 30 seconds - also giving the engine some time to cool down. Combined with the strategy of cruising at the speed limit, w !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . However, I will not be repeating this experiment again in hot weather.
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jkm7680
> Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
07/13/2014 at 19:18 |
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Just cut the engine, and walk it. Nobody will notice.
samssun
> Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
07/13/2014 at 19:41 |
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Better use of numbers: calculating the marginal benefit of moving from 45 to 55 mpg, vs. say, what you gained parking the 25 mpg car and driving the bike like a maniac so you "only" get 40.
If it's just a fun experiment, have at it, but as cost savings you're talking about removing all the fun for maybe a hundred bucks a year in savings...