Began riding in 1959 and always used Shell high test gasoline. During the two times that I had racing cams installed, the mechanics were amazed at how clean the tops of the cylinders were. I have attributed this cleanliness to the additives in Shell high test gasoline.

My question is: With my current ride being a 2013 FL Limited, am I wasting money by continuing to use high test Shell in my bikes? Or should I pay the extra to use high test as I have been doing?

Any opinions on fuel will be appreciated.

Best, Steven

 

I think its a regional issue with gas. Not every blend is available everywhere.

Up Here our Premium gas is also ethanol free. I use premium gas in everything I own that has a motor.

 

I use shell. They recently went from 93 to 91 octane so I'll be looking elsewhere if I can find it.

 

mobil around here has 93 octane, so that's where i go.

 

You should run the cheapest brown water swill available. Good gasoline is for suckers.

You will learn very soon

 

Suckers ? Perhaps but I can tell you that, opposed to Dallas, locations north of Maine introduce very significant issues with respect to condensation. This not only takes place, somewhat obviously, during winter storage but is a factor during the early spring and late fall riding season where day/night temps can range from just below freezing at night to quite pleasantly warm during the day. The effect is worse if/when engines aren't run every day.

Run your brown and dirty bro, but you'd change preferences if you lived here, or places like here, where 0E gas and frequent oil changes help offset condensation issues. Just sayin.

 

Thanks for the replies!! ... For what it is worth, the mechanics at Seminole Harley, here in FL. say to run any of the gasoline that is 91 octane, or higher. This in the late model HD bikes. They claim older bikes do not like corn in the gasoline.
Best, Steven

 

"Shell HIGH TEST" gasoline.....yep, you're an old dude fer sure ..heh heh. Welcome to the forum.

 

Relax and enjoy the humor.

I run a 50/50 blend of 93 octane ethanol and 100 octane race fuel in the built 120R SGS

 

I usually put the 93 octane in all my vehicles (bike and car), and the preferred brands are Chevron & Exxon. My car is a 2016 and the bike a 2017 so they really dislike the lower octane levels and cheaper brands (worst is JetPep, followed closely by Marathon and BP).