I am getting a pinging when I am rolling along and crack it open. I added an octane booster yesterday and it didnt help at all any suggestions? I have a service appt 8/2 but am going on a ride this whole weekend and dont want to **** the bike up???????

 

no one has any ideas if this pinging will **** my bike up before 8/2/05?

 

Did you do any mods or is it completely stock. What gas and grade are you using? what bike FI or carb? We may be able to find something with a bit of info from you. Hate to have to diagnose from the RG in the picture

 

103 SE engine 260 cams and high comp pistons, premium fuel 92 or higher always used, I have also developed a oil leak under the primary, that is where it runs to anyways. Oh and fuel Injected as well.

 

You could try dropping your heat range in the plugs one step (colder), it usually helps out to eliminate the ping providing there isn't an engine problem. The factory plugs run hot and this helps.

 

Thanks for the idea, I am riding the damn thing to Ocean Shores, Astoria and back this weekend and dont want to hurt the bike before its 8/2 service appt I already have. I will keep you posted. I love this fuggin bike guys go out and Ride a hopped up Road Glide on the highway and you will want to own at least one!

 

I was told thar using octane booster in your HD was not a good idea. HD says that it will strip the linning in your tank. This came from a pretty good source.

Mark

 

If your already buying Premium gas make sure that the station's pumps do not use only one hose to pump out all three grades of gas. If you get gas form a one hose pump that just pumped regular gas the first 1/2 gallon of gas you buy will be the left over regular grade left in the hose, nozzel and pump. If you gas up with say three gallons there will be a considerable dilution of the octane. Either find stations with three hoses or make sure that the last grade pumped thru the hose was 93 octane.

 

Maybe try a different station of your brand and see if it still pings. I used a local station for years with no problems with my cars or bike, all of a sudden one day I filled up both cars and they BOTH started to ping. I brought it to the owners attention and she checked into it but I would never buy gas there again, probably pumping mid or regular grade out of the hi test pump.

 

I had a 1986 750 Kawasaki that I put a dime size hole in the piston from pinging[:@]
I never did that again, a week later, went out and bought a Goldwing
If you can, try to get 93 octane.