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#112162 krauseheim (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 59 Gasoline... what should Road Stars burn? 3 Months, 1 Week ago   Here's a topic for ya..... What kind of gas oughta go in a Road Star tank? Plain old 87 octane unleaded, like it says? Is higher octane gas a waste of money? Does higher octane gas do harm to stock Road Star engines, and should it be used only with high compression setups? Also, in Minnesota, we've got oxygenated gas (10% ethanol?). Some stations sell non-oxygenated premium for, as the sticker on the pump says, use only in collector vehicles, motorcycles, off-road vehicles, boat motors, lawn mowers, etc. Should or should I not use that in my stock Road Star?   Logged     Tom Heimerman Shoreview, Minnesota 2006 Road Star Midnight   The administrator has disabled public write access. #112163 Frank_W (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1368 Re:Gasoline... what should Road Stars burn? 3 Months, 1 Week ago   AFIK, 87 is our Roadies' preferred brew for sippin'.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #112170 collector714 (User) Expert Boarder Posts: 426 Re:Gasoline... what should Road Stars burn? 3 Months, 1 Week ago   I think burning higher octane helps keep everything nice and clean.and were talking less than a dollar more per fill up..worth the extra $$$ to me..   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #112174 Crusierbob (User) Expert Boarder Posts: 502 Re:Gasoline... what should Road Stars burn? 3 Months, 1 Week ago   This has been discussed to death, higher octane does not mean cleaner better gas. High octane only means higher resistance to detonation from compression. Roadies have a low compression engine 8:1, high octane fuel will not burn completely and will leave more carbon on the valves. Roadies without high compression pistons 10+ :1 do not need high octane fuel. Don't mean to be short, but this issue comes around and around and octane is perhaps the most misunderstood fuel additive. Regular gas is actually more volitile than high octane and will burn more compeltely and deliver the most engergy. In fact your Roadie should run better, and stronger on regular uless modified. I say should all engines are different, but without high compression higher octane is generally not needed.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #112175 Musky (Moderator) Doc took Grams beer Moderator Posts: 13188 Re:Gasoline... what should Road Stars burn? 3 Months, 1 Week ago   The Roadie doesn't have high enough compression to burn premium correctly. Any cleaning advantage is lost in carbon build up. Waste of money IMO.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #112181 Pop Rivet (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 2757 Re:Gasoline... what should Road Stars burn? 3 Months, 1 Week ago   Crusierbob wrote: This has been discussed to death, higher octane does not mean cleaner better gas. High octane only means higher resistance to detonation from compression. Roadies have a low compression engine 8:1, high octane fuel will not burn completely and will leave more carbon on the valves. Roadies without high compression pistons 10+ :1 do not need high octane fuel. Don't mean to be short, but this issue comes around and around and octane is perhaps the most misunderstood fuel additive. Regular gas is actually more volitile than high octane and will burn more compeltely and deliver the most engergy. In fact your Roadie should run better, and stronger on regular uless modified. I say should all engines are different, but without high compression higher octane is generally not needed. Amen   Logged     2009 Ultra Classic HD...2005 Silverado Road Star Listen to the Road Star   The administrator has disabled public write access. #112191 slyguy (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1165 Re:Gasoline... what should Road Stars burn? 3 Months, 1 Week ago   bob, stop holding back and tell us how you feel Yep, use 87 all the time. When new I ran premium for a couple of tanks when the bike was new and didn't know better, I fouled my plugs and caused all sorts of havoc. There are search features on this forum. Many times what people ask has been asked before. Wonder how many people use it?   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #112192 bthomas (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 257 Re:Gasoline... what should Road Stars burn? 3 Months, 1 Week ago   You're just beggin' for a serious case of SVS from carbon build-up. Run the cheap stuff and your Roadie will love you for it. BT   Logged     Last Edit: 2008/08/25 10:35 By bthomas.     The administrator has disabled public write access. #112194 56victoria (User) If your going to be stupid you better be tuff. Fresh Boarder Posts: 14 Re:Gasoline... what should Road Stars burn? 3 Months, 1 Week ago   Thanks all for the info I will use the search feature in the future.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #112195 bowhunter4265 (User) Detroiter by Birth Eastsider by the Grace of God Senior Boarder Posts: 354 Re:Gasoline... what should Road Stars burn? 3 Months, 1 Week ago   they said it all 87 octane, best for the roadie. if you have problems because of the ethanol, you might have to jet or tune accordingly. Michigan has e-10 at most stations they used to tell you at the pump, but not any more, and has been around since 2003..   Logged     Paul K&N, V&HPowershots   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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