98 octane OK
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From: Aussie lost in Switzerland
your bike will love you for using 98.
I had bad pinging problems at high revs using 92, went to 98 and the pinging went away. I use the Shell 100 octane whenever I can get it as well.
Bike just seems so much happier on 98 or 100.
When I was back home in December i noticed there's a lot of gas stations offering ethanol mix fuel, stay away from that crap.
I had bad pinging problems at high revs using 92, went to 98 and the pinging went away. I use the Shell 100 octane whenever I can get it as well.
Bike just seems so much happier on 98 or 100.
When I was back home in December i noticed there's a lot of gas stations offering ethanol mix fuel, stay away from that crap.
Last edited by Krazy8s; Apr 15, 2012 at 06:07 AM.
@Krazy8s: I agree...I've been using 100 most of the time and on rare occasion that I can't find it I put in 95. I notice a big difference between the two in acceleration and the bike just seems to run smoother.. My bike's spoiled, she likes only the good stuff!!
your bike will love you for using 98.
I had bad pinging problems at high revs using 92, went to 98 and the pinging went away. I use the Shell 100 octane whenever I can get it as well.
Bike just seems so much happier on 98 or 100.
When I was back home in December i noticed there's a lot of gas stations offering ethanol mix fuel, stay away from that crap.
I had bad pinging problems at high revs using 92, went to 98 and the pinging went away. I use the Shell 100 octane whenever I can get it as well.
Bike just seems so much happier on 98 or 100.
When I was back home in December i noticed there's a lot of gas stations offering ethanol mix fuel, stay away from that crap.
Doesn't seem to be a problem unless you let the bike sit for awhile (winter storage, etc) it goes bad pretty quickly.
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I just got my bike about a month ago live in the US and so far cannot find any gas that will get rid of pinging completely
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Normal unleaded is 95 RON and super is 98 RON over here. Is that the same as yours?
If so there is no real advantage putting 98 RON in your bike unless it's been mapped to suit.
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hi, i'm testing a theory at the moment, i usually use 98.
bike run's well, except for a intake cough on decel when i blip the throttle, now and again.
i decided to run 95, for a while.
no intake cough, no change in performance, i could notice.
my theory is, high octane fuel, burn's to slowly for a stock compression motor, and was causing the intake to cough, due to a secondary burn or slow combustion of the high octane fuel.
so, what i'm saying is, really high octane fuel, may be a waste , if you have a stock motor with only stage one mod's.
grumpy.
bike run's well, except for a intake cough on decel when i blip the throttle, now and again.
i decided to run 95, for a while.
no intake cough, no change in performance, i could notice.
my theory is, high octane fuel, burn's to slowly for a stock compression motor, and was causing the intake to cough, due to a secondary burn or slow combustion of the high octane fuel.
so, what i'm saying is, really high octane fuel, may be a waste , if you have a stock motor with only stage one mod's.
grumpy.