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Old Feb 4, 2012 | 09:25 AM
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Seafoam 2x a year (winter storage/mid season). I do carry some Star Tron with me on trips for cheap ethanol gas ...
 
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Old Feb 4, 2012 | 10:13 AM
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SeaFoam here as well!! Though I do run the redline stuff once in awhile as it comes included the the Big Twin Power Pack I buy. But for the $$ SeaFoam cannot be beat in my mind.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2012 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by trackadaptor
I use this every 3 months or when I'm out in the boonies and have to run low grade gas....

http://www.redlineoil.com/product.aspx?pid=116&pcid=13

Complete Fuel System Cleaner for Motorcycles

Concentrated, high-temp detergents clean your carburetors or fuel injectors, fuel lines, tank, intake valves, combustion chambers, fouled plugs
Improves fuel economy, throttle response, hesitation and stalling
Compatible with both pump gas and race fuel, pre-mixed or injected two-strokes
Cleans deposits on intake valves and combustion chambers, lubricates upper cylinder
Reduces octane demand and regain lost power and improve fuel economy
Cleans emission control systems (safe for the latest catalytic converters and sensors)
Thats the good stuff! Best available in my opinion.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2012 | 10:46 AM
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Use a major company gasoline. All gasoline sold over the pump is required by law to have additives in it. Name brands have better additives and with that better cleaners, injector cleaning included.
That's one reason the name brands get better mileage. Better additives mean you don't have to use as much & you're getting more gasoline per gallon than the cut-rates, who use higher additive amounts per gallon.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2012 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Jrsess
I use Chevron Techron once every couple of months. Just a couple of capfuls. Star tron helps with ethanol, if your having issues with old gas.
I used Seafoam 1oz for every gallon of gas works well.
I just bought a bottle Techron consitrate & my SG runs even better after running it 1oz to every gal.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2012 | 11:11 AM
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I started using Seafoam when I had a carburetored bike and it would sit for weeks during the winter. I continued when I went to fuel injection and now make sure all my power tools get treated for winter storage.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2012 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by BackRoader
Anyone use injector cleaner in their bike? Have not done so since new. No problems yet, but you never know. If you do use it, how often and what kind? Thanks in advance!
Info greatly appreciated!
I use Lucas Injector Cleaner and Upper Cylinder Lubricant about every 5th tank. It could be made from whale sperm for all I know, and I cant see inside the cylinder so I cant tell what, if anything, it really does (that's about ditto for any of the injector cleaning juices). But the truckers all use it, and buy it in 4 gallon case lots, and claim it cuts down on detonation in diesel engines from carbon build up. I asked the Lucas people once at a car show- they didn't know jack schit either.

But I do know it hasn't hurt. I figure its a little like religion: I have faith that it works, the sacred book- written by the creator- says it works, and the other followers say it works. So religiously, I used it every fifth tank. And I use Sta-Bil in the winter.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2012 | 02:36 PM
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Never...(Maybe I'm just really lucky?) 12 years old this past Feb 1st and just turned 102,000 miles on the original injectors.

Couldn't be wasting your money now could ya' people?
 
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Chevron Techron - this stuff works!!
 
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Old Feb 4, 2012 | 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by MareRider
Use a major company gasoline. All gasoline sold over the pump is required by law to have additives in it. Name brands have better additives and with that better cleaners, injector cleaning included.
That's one reason the name brands get better mileage. Better additives mean you don't have to use as much & you're getting more gasoline per gallon than the cut-rates, who use higher additive amounts per gallon.
This is what I do too. See toptiergas.com
 
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