Hi All,
Just joined the forum as test rode a MT09 Tracer yesterday and wanted to ask you long termers a question about cruising speed and engine speed.
I had a good hour on the bike, including A roads, B roads and motorway.
I won't go over throttle or screen issues as they have been done to death. I wanted to ask about what speeds you guys all typically cruise at and why?
Why do I ask?
I saw on Fuelly that a load of guys get 60mpg out of their Tracers, and this is because they do mostly highway miles.
Once I took the Tracer demo on to the highway, I saw a massive drop in the "current" mpg between 70mph and 80mph (let alone 90mph).
This is because the revs had to climb much higher for a small incremental increase in speed.
So basically I didn't get the feeling that the engine could sit happily for hours on end revving that high to sustain 85mph. And if it did, fuel consumption would be low fifties (which means high forties when you do the actual maths at the petrol station).
Again, screen issues aside, this is more a question of the engine speed and fuel efficiency.
I really enjoyed the ride. I was surprised that an 850cc could almost match my old KTM990SM for power. Handling was never going to be quite as sharp, but stille excellent.
My only concern is that the engine needs to be revved quite high to sit at 85mph for motorway munching. And I have a 65 mile commute each way!!
So what do you cruise at with your Tracer?
thanks all,
H
Just joined the forum as test rode a MT09 Tracer yesterday and wanted to ask you long termers a question about cruising speed and engine speed.
I had a good hour on the bike, including A roads, B roads and motorway.
I won't go over throttle or screen issues as they have been done to death. I wanted to ask about what speeds you guys all typically cruise at and why?
Why do I ask?
I saw on Fuelly that a load of guys get 60mpg out of their Tracers, and this is because they do mostly highway miles.
Once I took the Tracer demo on to the highway, I saw a massive drop in the "current" mpg between 70mph and 80mph (let alone 90mph).
This is because the revs had to climb much higher for a small incremental increase in speed.
So basically I didn't get the feeling that the engine could sit happily for hours on end revving that high to sustain 85mph. And if it did, fuel consumption would be low fifties (which means high forties when you do the actual maths at the petrol station).
Again, screen issues aside, this is more a question of the engine speed and fuel efficiency.
I really enjoyed the ride. I was surprised that an 850cc could almost match my old KTM990SM for power. Handling was never going to be quite as sharp, but stille excellent.
My only concern is that the engine needs to be revved quite high to sit at 85mph for motorway munching. And I have a 65 mile commute each way!!
So what do you cruise at with your Tracer?
thanks all,
H