Best high octane fuel low ethanol

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09-17-2016, 01:43 PM

msocko3

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Originally Posted by nickthecanuck

I think it's not so much the fuel system and how the bike runs, it's partially the fact that ethanol is hygroscopic and the moisture that ethanol takes on is bad for your gas and your fuel tank and the ethanol also eats away at any plastic and rubber parts.

Seems like it's alright to run a tank of it here and there, but best not to leave it sit for very long if possible. But I'm sure there are many guys who
run nothing but E10 and have never had a problem. Just nice to avoid it when you can.

For the most part my 06 Ultra has been living on E10 for 10 years. I took delivery of it on September 2005, I pull up to the pump and fill up with anything 91 octane or above. The fuel systems on these bikes are built with parts that E10 won't hurt, they don't have any plastic or rubber parts the ethanol in E10 will attack. Everything on the fuel system is original with the exception of the fuel filter, injectors and throttle body. I changed injectors and throttle body when I built the 120 in 2012.

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09-18-2016, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Yo_Boss

I always use 91 with no ethanol. No point in using garbage gas and then having to treat it.

Same here. Get it at Fastrac.

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09-21-2016, 06:03 PM

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GLAD this thread is taking shape, without the silly comments at first, I don't notice anything, what do you notice ,etc,,,,its about the quality of fuel we FEED OUR BIKES,I for one am very passionate about my bike, and I treat her accordingly, I have that list someone posted, I just not sure of some of those ny towns, im by rockland county, suffern etc, so if there's one there, that's not even a 10 miles cruise....and I noticed sunaco 93 runs the best, no backfiring, I had a backfire or two on that I forget, its a red gas station, they popped up all the same time everywhere here in nj..

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09-21-2016, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Smokey Stover

Once again, www.pure-gas.org Check it out for Non-E good gas

Damn, just checked, Only ONE station in all of NJ. That kinda sux.

I use the same website. They also have a nice app. Gives you closest station with one click it gives directions. Have never noticed a difference but try to use ethanol free if at all possible. Always run a few tanks ethanol free and fill it up ethanol free before winter storage. Never had a problem.

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