jeremyr62
Active Member
Yes of course it was once because I never willingly rode my FJR as slowly as my NC. My point is the NC forces/encourages you to ride slowly because it has only 50 odd hp. When I thrash my NC, my mpg is not far off and comparable to any other bike I have owned.
For info I have done 4335 miles since I bought my 2016 NC750S in December 2019. In that time my average fuel consumption has been 52.3 miles per US gallon.
For the last FJR I owned I did 8800 miles. This ES 2018 model managed 42.4 miles per US gallon. So yes worse than the NC, but not by much and the FJR is a very different bike in many ways.
Anyway back to the shaft v chain debate. If the NC/NT bikes are about fuel saving, then a shaft makes no sense either.
For info I have done 4335 miles since I bought my 2016 NC750S in December 2019. In that time my average fuel consumption has been 52.3 miles per US gallon.
For the last FJR I owned I did 8800 miles. This ES 2018 model managed 42.4 miles per US gallon. So yes worse than the NC, but not by much and the FJR is a very different bike in many ways.
Anyway back to the shaft v chain debate. If the NC/NT bikes are about fuel saving, then a shaft makes no sense either.
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