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2013 Owners, MPG better in Touring or Sport Mode?
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<blockquote data-quote="CA G-Man" data-source="post: 1064226" data-attributes="member: 36805"><p>Sort of funny, isn't it, how on other parts of this forum you can read threads with titles like "Taming of the Throttle" where guys talk about all the after-market mods they have done to "smooth the abruptness" of their earlier generation FJRs, then when Yamaha gives us a choice of "smooth vs. abrupt" in the 2013 there's a bunch of guys sneering that the touring mode is too wimpy. I think that's why we were given a choice - if you like sport mode, ride it in sport. If you prefer the smooth transitions offered by touring mode, ride it that way. If you like a different response for different situations, change with the press of a button!</p><p></p><p>As for fuel economy, I think that Touring mode is best viewed as a throttle damper. I'm pretty sure that for any given (maintained) throttle position you will end up at the same RPM/power output in either mode, but in Sport mode the change is a lot quicker. I also don't think there's any dispute that smooth throttle application will result in better fuel economy, so just on a purely theoretical level, I don't think there can be any doubt that Touring mode should result in better economy. Measuring that empirically on the road is likely impossible with all the other variables at play (a stronger twist of the wrist 1 time coming out of 1 corner would skew the results).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CA G-Man, post: 1064226, member: 36805"] Sort of funny, isn't it, how on other parts of this forum you can read threads with titles like "Taming of the Throttle" where guys talk about all the after-market mods they have done to "smooth the abruptness" of their earlier generation FJRs, then when Yamaha gives us a choice of "smooth vs. abrupt" in the 2013 there's a bunch of guys sneering that the touring mode is too wimpy. I think that's why we were given a choice - if you like sport mode, ride it in sport. If you prefer the smooth transitions offered by touring mode, ride it that way. If you like a different response for different situations, change with the press of a button! As for fuel economy, I think that Touring mode is best viewed as a throttle damper. I'm pretty sure that for any given (maintained) throttle position you will end up at the same RPM/power output in either mode, but in Sport mode the change is a lot quicker. I also don't think there's any dispute that smooth throttle application will result in better fuel economy, so just on a purely theoretical level, I don't think there can be any doubt that Touring mode should result in better economy. Measuring that empirically on the road is likely impossible with all the other variables at play (a stronger twist of the wrist 1 time coming out of 1 corner would skew the results). [/QUOTE]
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