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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by misput
Any Leaded fuel is better than any alcohol blend we have today and who is going to know what fuel you have in your tank unless you advertise it. At least you are not burning up our food. You tree hugging, global warming loons need to clean out your litter box.
I agree!!!!!!!!!


But......100 octane will not give your stock bike anymore power.

Oxygenated fuel is a different story.
 
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Old Dec 21, 2014 | 07:50 PM
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As long as your bike doesn't have catalytic converters , the lead is not a big deal.
Most people don't realize , as the octane goes up , the fuel is harder to ignite.
Really cheap 87 octane is the most explosive fuel out there.
Each octane point you go , over and above what your engine needs , will make less power as it gets higher.
Automobile engines can usually use 87 octane , as they are water cooled and have better anti detonation abilities.
There is a point on air cooled engines where there is very little control of the maximum engine heat produced , so the manufacturer recommends a higher octane to prevent detonation at high temperatures.
If you only ran the bike where it was super cold all the time , you could go below the recommended octane and be safe.
Unless you have really high compression , the octane above 93 would be a waste of time in most vehicles on the street.
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