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Old May 8, 2009 | 09:04 AM
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Thumbs up Fuel injector cleaner.

Does anyone use it? What kind if you do? Any problems while using it?
If this is an old tread,sorry,just skip by it.
I use it every third tank and have had no problems so far,just wondering..
 
Old May 8, 2009 | 09:10 AM
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I have never used it. 73k miles and no problems.
 
Old May 8, 2009 | 09:23 AM
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I have used it on cars with over 100K miles, but never on a bike. My first fuel injected bike (2006 Street Glide) only had 37K miles before I traded it in, so no need to use it as performance had not slacked off in any noticeable way.
 
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I'm a fan of SeaFoam, I'll run a bit through once a year.

I'm running a carb tho.
 
Old May 8, 2009 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by xFreebirdx
I'm a fan of SeaFoam, I'll run a bit through once a year.

I'm running a carb tho.
+1 on the seafoam. I use it on all my vehicles in the tank and run some through the intake about once a year.
 
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Water in the intake will do just as good when it comes to cleaning the top end.
 
Old May 8, 2009 | 09:37 AM
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I use Seafoam in my Truck but never tried it on the bike. No reason it wouldn't work though.
 
Old May 8, 2009 | 09:41 AM
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I'll use some seafoam usually first tank of the season coming out of winter storage. Most of the name brand gas have injector detergents blended in the fuel.
 
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Old May 8, 2009 | 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by seniorsuperglideE8
I'll use some seafoam usually first tank of the season coming out of winter storage. Most of the name brand gas have injector detergents blended in the fuel.
What is "seafoam",I've read a lot of posts about it,is it an injector cleaner,a stabilizer or what?
I've also heard from someone that marine Stabil(green) works pretty good.It seems to counteract the ethanol and make the bike run better!! (This,I'm a little skeptical on)
 
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