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For the guy who's only getting 55 or 60 mpg, and barring some mechanical malfunction, you should read your manual's recommended shift points and stick more closely to those. Of course that won't make much difference by itself; you have to ease up on the throttle as well. I've been getting around 70 mpg, sometimes a little more, but I drive it pretty sensibly.
Well, it's entirely probable I have been reving it higher than needed/optimum for shift points, and my riding has been all urban with no highway jaunts to speak of.
I am fully aware of what the recommended speeds and RPM's suggested by Honda for this bike, and honestly don't think I'll truly be able to 100% stick to them. They must make for one helluva big difference though, as the vast majority of my shifting has been at 3,000 rpm or less.
In the beginning, (first tank) I was more around the 3,500 mark for shifts, with only the occasional blip up to 4,000 and 5,000, but that was pretty much just in a "break-in variable speed and rpm mode."
I took the advice of a few good peeps here during my second tank, and I did see a jump of about 10 mpg's, with lowering my shifting and cruising rpms.
Are most people here *really* shifting at like 2,500 rpm?