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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AApple" data-source="post: 67659" data-attributes="member: 56"><p>Goldwings are touring bikes....meant to be on the open road at cruizing speeds. That's where they are designed to run, so that's where they get the best performance. Around town, 'Wings are heavy, and the start/stop aspect is going to pretty much kill any fuel economy, regardless of how it is tuned. Will a proper, complete tune make it better? Certainly, assuming the carbs are clean, synched, and adjusted correctly. The gearing, fuel curve, and ignitions are more suited to running at highway speeds, not lugging around town. I'm sure there is a "happy medium" there somewhere, but I would bet that tuning for better in-town fuel economy will hurt the on-the-road performance/economy. Prolly not a lot, but it would be noticeable. Using the above mentioned technique seems a little overkill, to me. Is one more mile out of that 5 gallon tank really worth the effort?  :mrgreen:</p></blockquote><p></p>