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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 08:02 AM
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Ditto...Chevron 93 octane goes in my bike.
 
Old Mar 17, 2010 | 09:25 AM
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I thought the compression was too high on Harley's to run anything but premium...on the nighster I use to own, I accidentally filled the tank with regular once and I did notice a difference, negative...I've never tried regular on the bob...
 
Old Mar 17, 2010 | 09:28 AM
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Premium only in mine.
 
Old Mar 17, 2010 | 09:48 AM
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I tried running regular once and my Bob ran like crap. Since then I've run premium 99.9% of the time plus a tank or two of mid grade when premium wasn't available.
 
Old Mar 17, 2010 | 10:11 AM
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Cannot get regular here in Germany. Nor to they sell that ethenol junk here either.
 
Old Mar 17, 2010 | 11:29 AM
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Premium. Never tried regular, and I have no idea if it would make any difference at all. My car needs premium so it's just a habit anyway.
 
Old Mar 17, 2010 | 11:32 AM
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Is it really worth the 30 to 40 cents you will save per tankful?
exactly
 
Old Mar 17, 2010 | 11:35 AM
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Had to use regular in my bike once (out of prem and no other stations close by) and the motor pinged like crazy..
 
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Premium. Never tried regular, and I have no idea if it would make any difference at all. My car needs premium so it's just a habit anyway.
Same here. I've always ran premium in my bikes, except for my Suzuki V-Strom, that bike hated premium. It's just such a small price difference, I figure what the heck.
 
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You'll actually get b etter gas mileage with premium. That's the case with my Jeep. I'm sure my bike gets better milage with premium too.
 



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