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Old Oct 5, 2008 | 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by epsorzano
Today I had no choice but to put in a couple of gallons of regular until I found a gas station that carried premium. I was surprised the bike ran fine, no problems of any kind except the bike ran a bit hotter. I would not recommend using regular for a long time but it is OK in a pinch.
Bikes actually run COOLER with lower octane.
You should use the octane that is just high enought to avoid ping.

Low compression engines will do just fine with 87
 
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 07:51 PM
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I had to use 87 this weekend. Bike does run more quiet. Hmmm. Can't find 93 here in NC neither.
 
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