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May 13th, 2008, 11:26 AM
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#1 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Livingston, Tx.
Posts: 427 Model: 08 FLHT Interests: Motorcycles, fishing Occupation: Semi retired locksmith
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Has anybody used this yet. It saves gas.
Play the video ! Pay Less For Gas With Ethos FR | 
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May 13th, 2008, 09:07 PM
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#3 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
Join Date: Jul 2005
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| thanks for trying this out cd........i for one will be awating your unbiased results!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
been doing any fishing lately???? i went bass fishing a few weeks ago...had a blast!!!!!!! | 
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May 13th, 2008, 09:12 PM
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#4 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NYC
Posts: 327 Model: Harley Davidson Interests: Music, Guitars, Art, Architecture, Design, Raptors, Females Occupation: Singer/songwriter/producer/music teacher
| Chuck, Red Rider posted something about an accident. Were you hurt, or was it a different Chuck he was referring to?
I'm looking forward to hearing more about extending MPG. | |
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May 13th, 2008, 09:21 PM
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#5 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Carolina
Posts: 448 Model: '95, '00 Sportsters Interests: Land-Speed-Record events Occupation: Independent contractor (several fields)
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Originally Posted by CD  | Did God change the Laws of Physics when we weren't looking? The Acetone deal was tested on Sportsters & it doesn't work - doesn't hurt anything (other than wipe your paint off) & is a good fuel system cleaner, but that's about all.
Does Ethos work because people on videos say so? Interesting theory (I'm an engineer), but I reckon I should have been born in Missouri - the "Show Me State" ;-)} Let's go to the dyno, let's go to Maxton, NC & let's go to Bonneville & then we'll see.
Be great to run from New York City to San Diego & back too, but the dyno & the tracks will make what works & what doesn't show up real quick. | |
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May 13th, 2008, 09:39 PM
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#6 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
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Originally Posted by HellBoy Chuck, Red Rider posted something about an accident. Were you hurt, or was it a different Chuck he was referring to?
I'm looking forward to hearing more about extending MPG. | well i still kickin!!!!!!!! i feel bad for the "other" chuck tho...............no wrecks yet!!!!!!!!! | |
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May 14th, 2008, 09:42 AM
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#7 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,980
| With gas prices going up we're going to get more spam, bogus claims and increased mileage devices than they had in the Carter Days of rationing! | |
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May 14th, 2008, 01:16 PM
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#8 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 802 Model: 2004 Yamaha FJR1300 Interests: riding... Occupation: RN
| About the only thing I know to help mileage is keeping your tires inflated properly and slow down (hard to do, though I'm doing it in my Dodge PU and am getting 10-15% better mileage doing 60-65 mph versus 70-75 mph on the freeway). I'm not in a hurry around this damn town anyway as I'm look out for the idiots on the road. | |
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May 14th, 2008, 01:27 PM
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#9 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NYC
Posts: 327 Model: Harley Davidson Interests: Music, Guitars, Art, Architecture, Design, Raptors, Females Occupation: Singer/songwriter/producer/music teacher
| " I'm not in a hurry around this damn town anyway as I'm look out for the idiots on the road."
Ditto bro! | |
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May 14th, 2008, 01:38 PM
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#10 | | Administrator Has posted 500+
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tucson AZ
Posts: 1,558 Interests: Fishing, wood working, flipping off Fred Fox Occupation: Founder of Bike Talk....retired and lovin' it
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Originally Posted by Art_NJr Did God change the Laws of Physics when we weren't looking? The Acetone deal was tested on Sportsters & it doesn't work - | Well, that explains it! Nothing helps a Sportster..... 
Just funnin...  | |
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May 14th, 2008, 02:57 PM
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#11 | | Has posted 500+
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| If these things worked the big boys would have them, one of them would buy it up patent it and either sell it to the others or keep it to themselves, the auto manuf need anything they can get to improve mileage.
Nobody is hiding anything, of course rumors abound about the guy with the 100 mpg carb being bought out by: (Pick one) Arabs, GM, Ford, Mafia, who knows.
Slow down
clean and wax the vehicle
clean air filter
tune it up
good tires with proper air inflation
Thats the ticket. | |
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May 14th, 2008, 08:35 PM
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#12 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
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| dam hrk, ya mean i have to wash my bike??????????? | |
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May 14th, 2008, 09:10 PM
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#13 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alvin TX
Posts: 1,693 Model: 03 E Glide X cop bike Interests: My family Old Dodge truck's Riding My Glide Occupation: Retired truck Driver
| LMAO chuck I just washed my bike last week I think , but it was a few months before that , My daughter & her husband gave me some cleaneing stuff from A detailer shop for christmas & I just got around to trying it , works real good | |
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May 15th, 2008, 01:33 AM
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#14 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Carolina
Posts: 448 Model: '95, '00 Sportsters Interests: Land-Speed-Record events Occupation: Independent contractor (several fields)
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Originally Posted by CD Well, that explains it! Nothing helps a Sportster.....
Just funnin... | Oh I love it when BT guys tease us Sportster guys.
Have a look @ the photos I posted in the Gallery. The street bikes will dust a BT, #506 has already run 167 mph in a different configuration & #4007 ran 180.025 the way you see it. And 14 mph faster than Carl's Speed Shop's 119" Softail on the same track on the same day.
We're not done yet - I just haven't found that tree $$$ grows on 
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May 15th, 2008, 02:03 AM
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#15 | | Administrator Has posted 500+
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Posts: 1,558 Interests: Fishing, wood working, flipping off Fred Fox Occupation: Founder of Bike Talk....retired and lovin' it
| Pssssttt, Art I was just pulling your leg... | |
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May 15th, 2008, 09:40 AM
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#16 | | Has posted 500+
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| I dunno why all these sporty guys are so sensitive about their bikes cd do you LOL | |
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May 15th, 2008, 11:36 AM
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#17 | | Administrator Has posted 500+
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tucson AZ
Posts: 1,558 Interests: Fishing, wood working, flipping off Fred Fox Occupation: Founder of Bike Talk....retired and lovin' it
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Originally Posted by hotroadking I dunno why all these sporty guys are so sensitive about their bikes cd do you LOL | Some day I am going to create a PITA scale of where each type of rider ranks by type / style of bike they rode. In over twelve years I learned a thing or two about how different riders rank as a group. | |
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May 15th, 2008, 04:56 PM
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#18 | | Very Active Poster 50+
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Volunteer State
Posts: 88 Model: '02 FXST Interests: Harleys, ham radio, fishing Occupation: Engineer
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Since your talking mileage, what are your rides getting? I have checked my Softail out on several 200+ mile trips and got 50-55 mpg... and I don't know why. Most numbers I hear are 35-40 mpg. | |
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May 15th, 2008, 09:32 PM
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#19 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
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| a lean condition will get you better gas mileage.............. | |
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May 15th, 2008, 09:44 PM
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#20 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alvin TX
Posts: 1,693 Model: 03 E Glide X cop bike Interests: My family Old Dodge truck's Riding My Glide Occupation: Retired truck Driver
| And to lean will get you a wrecker  so becareful , Mt 03 E glide run's about 40-45 depends on how the wrist turns , I try to run around 75-80 on the road | |
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