On Tue Apr-02-2013 10:58, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to Roger Nelson:

 RN> Oh, the mentality is still there, but at the same time it is
 RN> cognizant of the body's condition, else I'd have been riding my SIL's
 RN> Harley long ago. A Trike is the fad here nowadays.

 RW> Backward trikes maybe. Certainly not HD trikes anymore.

Right.  I still couldn't afford one.  (-:

 RN> That's interesting.  My Mark VIII gets over 30MPG at 1400RPM on the
 RN> highway at 60 (usually the safest speed to go because the speed
 RN> limits change suddenly and sometimes without warning).

 RW> 60mph would be on the cusp between 5th and 6th gear in the
 RW> Z...1400rpm is too low in 6th and 60mph in 5th is over 1500rpm.

I think one of the factors is the Mark VIII lowers itelf slightly at high
speeds to reduce drag (the body is a sleek design) and the transmission is in
overdrive, reducing the strain on the V-8.

 RN>  The MPG will increase slightly if I'm going north to south, but
 RN> everyone laughs at me when I tell them that. (-:

 RW> Dunno why.  8^)

Because anyone going north to south is going downhill.  (-:0

An example is when we visit relatives every other week in north Louisiana. 
The time to get there, since we're traveling south to north, is greater than
the return home time.  Try it yourself.  I'll bet you notice the difference.


Regards,

Roger 
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