[gremlin]

77.3 mpg (us gallons) on my '12 C5 Special...

any blueness on your exhaust ?

[The_Rigger]

any blueness on your exhaust ?

Nope...  Not that I can see, anyway.  Maybe under the heat shield, but certainly not up on the head pipe, where I'd expect to see it first.

[gremlin]

yep, keeping it off the freeway, and below 55 will protect your exhaust chrome and fuel economy.

[bman734]

I have been getting a consistent 78 mpg US since I puchased the bike. I have a 2011 C5. On my last fill up I had an astonishing 79.5 mpg. This was done riding a local road where I can stay in 5th going around 43 mph according to the speedo with very few lights. I'm also a very conservative rider so that could be a big factor as well. There is no doubt in my mind that these bikes get great gas mileage.

[The_Rigger]

yep, keeping it off the freeway, and below 55 will protect your exhaust chrome and fuel economy.

Ah, well... There are only a hair over 200 miles on the clock, as of this morning's breakfast ride, so I'm not going over 40mph for the time being, let alone 55.

Another 800 miles from now, and we'll see what we shall see.  But this feels like just the sort of machine that you want to ride slow and sedate...  Like it's pointless to try "flexing muscle" in traffic on a one-lung half-litre bike with barely 20 horses, so why bother? Just enjoy the ride. Feels that way to me, anyway. I guess I'm the Evil Anti-Hooligan.

(...on the bike. in the car's another tale altogether)