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    My '56 KHK seems to get only ~25 mpg or so on trips. Seems like I got better than that back in the 1960s. Surely, this bike should get somewhere in the mid-30s or so. I just changed to a high flow K&N air filter. I had been using a green foam filter.

    So, what is the word? What sort of fuel consumption should I be experiencing?
    George Tinkham
    Springfield, IL
    www.virmc.com
    AMCA # 1494
    1941 Indian 841
    1948 Indian Chief
    1956 H-D KHK
    1960 CH
    1964 BMW R69S
    1966 Honda Touring Benly (aka "150 Dream")
    1984 Moto Guzzi V65Sp

  • #2
    My experience with ANYTHING using a stock Linkert is in the mid to high 20s MPG range. Not a Linkert slur, just how it is. But I also tend to flog stuff pretty hard so take that for what it is, just my personal experience!
    Robbie
    Robbie Knight Amca #2736

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    • #3
      On a recent ride I was making the ol' Linkert work. I did notice that I had a higher fuel bill than the other fellas I was running with. They had those modern S&S type carbs....
      Cory Othen
      Membership#10953

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      • #4
        It seems I get ~35mpg with my Indian Chief. It is a flathead with a Linkert carb. I had hoped for at least as good mileage with the smaller, and more modern KH. I just pulled the plugs and they show the mixture may be rich. I'll keep fooling around with it to see if I can get better mileage.

        It is good to know that what I am getting is not outrageously horrible. Thanks.
        George Tinkham
        Springfield, IL
        www.virmc.com
        AMCA # 1494
        1941 Indian 841
        1948 Indian Chief
        1956 H-D KHK
        1960 CH
        1964 BMW R69S
        1966 Honda Touring Benly (aka "150 Dream")
        1984 Moto Guzzi V65Sp

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        • #5
          No, mpg is normal, hell my ch only gets about 17. Didn't matter so much when gas was $.50 a gallon!

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          • #6
            My 65 FL averages 30 mpg, squeezed 38 out once. Running extreamly clean, even the tail pipe tip stays a light tan color. Doesn't seem to matter if I run 45 or 75, still same 30-give or take a couple mpg.
            Anyone ever try a screen "atomizer" or anything else to improve milage?
            Kerry
            Kerry AMCA # 15911

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            • #7
              My 65 FLH also only gets in the low 30's, Larry

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              • #8
                A fuel atomizer AND a set of deer-whistles, you'd have to stop every 10 miles to dump fuel.
                Shouldn't say that, never tried an atomizer. Deer-whistles don't scare deer, though, I can tell you that.
                Rich Inmate #7084

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