XB12Ss Fuel Consumption

[Noss4atwo]

Most of my riding is done at about 75 to 80 per hour at about 4500 RPM I am getting about 130 miles a tank or there abouts. I have a 09 12ss

 

[Loki]

After my mods (mainly open airbox and new spark plugs the good kind) i went from 55mpg to 40mpg. Blows.

 

[bikepilot]

Buell's specs are BS, your bike is getting about what most XB12s get.

 

[fishgutz]

I'm with Raz.
On highway trips I got a good 5mpg better running 65-70 than running 75-80. Thoufgh my best mpg never got to the spec'd 65mpg. Best was about 55mpg cruising (not knee dragging) back road twisties up to 55mph.
But then I'm a fat bass turd. Someone weighing 130 pounds less than me will get even better mileage.

 

[blubayou]

2006 SS and I get 39-42mpg and that is beating on it. On the other hand it does need to be tuned, it has some junked up map on it.
I admire those of you getting high 40's and 50's.

 

[Blue xb12]

From reading these posts, it seems to me that, for the most part, the older xb12's get better mpg than the newer ones(07 and up). I owned a 2004 xb12r and a 2006 xbs and they both got 55 mpg pretty much no matter how I rode it. My 2009 xb12scg gets, at the very best, 44- 48 mpg and it seems to run hotter than the others All stock.
My 07 xb cityx gets 55-60mpg

 

[unionthug]

My 07 STT gets 42 overall with 120 rwhp (air box mods, open air box cover, race ecm and jardine ti exhaust).

 

[fakameanrepresent]

^120RWHP?? and those are your only mod???????????? dyno sheet?