For those with the 630 and use it as a commuter at times how does it do? I commute a distance to work and recently sold my LC4 as it was not useful at all as a highway bike.. Been looking at a 630 recently and thinking it could do double duty as a DS ride and commuter? I have a 45 mile stint of highway, 75mph, then on each end it be 8 miles of lower speed.. I need a bike I could load in a van as I work out of a large cargo van and it be easy it stuff a bike in and keep it with me.
630 will easily cruise and is quite smooth @ 75mph. Fuel mileage for mixed riding is mid 50s stock and around 50 mpg with power-up kit.
Thanks, thats what I was hoping.. I used to carry my st legal gasgas enduro bike around in my work truck to ride at different locations. but it be easier if I could leave my van at the jobsite and ride out on the streets. Also having the option of riding to work or home from work on nice days is a major plus.
I bought a 2011 sm630 in april and I'm averaging about 50 mpg. That's stock no mods other than handgaurds. I'm still breaking it in but when I picked it up the dealer said people are getting 40-60 mpg depending on how you ride it. I'm right in the middle and am very happy. I don't do much highway riding but with wind I really don't like going above 75. I've had it up to 85 as a top speed, but I haven't really pushed it. The bike is geared tall. Hope this helps
40-60 depending on how hard you are on the throttle. Mine is stock except for the power up kit and I get around 45-47. I don't care for speeds on the highway much faster than 65. At those speeds, the wind really starts to beat me up. For short bursts (like a commute), it's fine, but spending the day at those speeds really wears you out.
