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Re:Gasoline Question 1 Year ago  
Starkruzen wrote:
I'm a sit on the fence kinda guy, I use 89 octane, the middle one.

Same here. The previous owner "felt" it ran better on 89 and I've just stuck with that. Noit worried about the price difference.
 
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Re:Gasoline Question 1 Year ago  
BBR77 wrote:
So I'm currently in Germany for business and brought my bike with me which octane should I use?

what? are you in the air-cargo business?
 
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Re:Gasoline Question 1 Year ago  
You guys know that if you aren't getting any knocking or pinging on 87, you're just wasting money by putting in anything higher, right?
 
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Re:Gasoline Question 1 Year ago  
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You guys know that if you aren't getting any knocking or pinging on 87, you're just wasting money by putting in anything higher, right?

Yup. Tried 87 once for a full tank. Throttle response seemed crisper with 89. Could have just been my imagination, but I went back to the 89 and will stick with it.
 
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Re:Gasoline Question 1 Year ago  
Check this site out for a quick explanation on the differences between the various ways to report octane levels....

Octane Terms
 
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Last Edit: 2011/05/14 23:45 By Yakman.
 
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Re:Gasoline Question 1 Year ago  
My 07 runs alot better on hightest since i added the hypercharger and rejetted.
 
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Re:Gasoline Question 1 Year ago  
Starkruzen wrote:
I'm a sit on the fence kinda guy, I use 89 octane, the middle one.
Lucky for you, you don't live in MO. We have gas stations that have 5 different octane types.
87, 88, 89, 90, 91 which I think is pointless. I guess 89 is still 'middle of the road'
 
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Re:Gasoline Question 1 Year ago  
Regardless of octane, I just wish I could buy gasoline without ethanol. I just had to replace all the fuel lines in my lawn mower because the ethanol ate them up...not to mention the fact that there is less power in ethanol laced gas.
 
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Re:Gasoline Question 1 Year ago  
This is why I love this forum - guys on here know what 91 RON is - (seemingly) without looking it up. I had to google it. Rock on!

'87' btw...
 
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