demolition_x

going back to school yesterday i had to fill up before i usually do with my ski racks and skis. only had maybe little under 300 on a tank before the gas light came on.

i usually make it the full 370 with out having to fill up till i get here.

Elegant TYPE S

iTrader: (2)

Are you suer its nothing else like a dirty air filter, cuz that might affect it too.

Phesto

weird , that ski rack must be really heavy then... Yakima or Thule??

demolition_x

thule...

i have the fairing and thule 725 racks. they are pretty wide.


filter isn't dirty. i drove home 3 weeks ago and i got great mileage and i didn't really drive at home. it has to be the racks.

Phesto

amazing ,sorry man dont really got a solution for ya at least spring isnt too far away

demolition_x

yea... it doesn't bother me i just wouldn't think it would take that many miles off a tank.

yea but spring means no more skiing

Mr Hyde

Its not the weight; its the drag due to wind resistance; no mystery about it, or need to check anything else.

fsttyms1

There shouldnt be that much drag. Hell i pull my 700lb trailer with 800 lb 4 wheeler on it (that sticks up like a brick in the wind) and i get 150 miles to the half tank where i normally get 200 (trip to my cottage and back) And thats using 4th instead of 5th.

Possibly weather or the type of fuel you used?

demolition_x

well i am climbing 2800 ft high mtns and stuff on the way here. but always make it up in one tank of gas.

you can really hear that thing whistling and i know it has to be hurting some mileage. skis hanging off can't make it any better.

fuel was mobile so wasn't that.

fsttyms1

well unless you made teh trip on a weekly basis to see if it is indeed off that much or if it varies many things could have played into it (climbing that much elevation would cause a drop byitself). 1 trip isnt exactly scientific info

demolition_x

well know i go back and forth to school like 10 times a year. i know what should happen with mileage and stuff.