...what are one's next best choices for fuel?Around here I use Speedway, BP. UDF, Marathon, Clark, Swifty, Kroger, Sunoco, Sam's Club, Pilot, Meijer, Valero, Gas America, there's probably others out there. Never tried Shell, just seems like a funny name for a gas company :neener:
...what are one's next best choices for fuel? Expecting Dr. D to chime in here.
flog the bitch hard till the fuel light turns on
I have been considering going to our small airport aqui en Taos, with a five gallon can to gets me some o that 100octane AvGas. My Hardly Ablsome neighbor swears by the stuf, has NO ethanol and actual lead to keep yer top end happy.....
And since it doesn't have those things, you probably don't care about the EPA, either.
And since it doesn't have those things, you probably don't care about the EPA, either.
K75s don't have a cat. Nor do they have a warranty anymore.
And since it doesn't have those things, you probably don't care about the EPA, either.
And since it doesn't have those things, you probably don't care about the EPA, either.
Hey - If every frikken piston-engined aereoplane is spewin' tankfuls of lead from on high, I ain't gonna feel too bad about burning a gallon or two every now and then.
And since it doesn't have those things, you probably don't care about the EPA, either.
The EPA is a DOMESTIC terrorist organization. :yow
(Sorry, I have really crappy self-control and I just couldn't help it.)
Maybe so….but I bet some newer bricks, other motos, and TB’s Hardley Ferguson riding neighbor does…..
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Hah - that's funny, but you guys don't know my neighbor Jeff. He's been a REAL biker since the 60's, (not yer investment banker make-me-wanna-puke weekend warrior HOG member poseurs). Grease and oil come out of his pores, and the idea that he's have a cat on one of his vintage tractors is pretty hilarious. But like I said, you don't know the guy. Our neighborhood is full of colourful characters like him :giggles.
....you guys don't know my neighbor Jeff. He's been a REAL biker since the 60's, (not yer investment banker make-me-wanna-puke weekend warrior HOG member poseurs). Grease and oil come out of his pores, and the idea that he's have a cat on one of his vintage tractors is pretty hilarious. But like I said, you don't know the guy. Our neighborhood is full of colourful characters like him :giggles.
Maybe so….but I bet some newer bricks, other motos, and TB’s Hardley Ferguson riding neighbor does…..
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Hah - that's funny, but you guys don't know my neighbor Jeff. He's been a REAL biker since the 60's, (not yer investment banker make-me-wanna-puke weekend warrior HOG member poseurs). Grease and oil come out of his pores, and the idea that he's have a cat on one of his vintage tractors is pretty hilarious. But like I said, you don't know the guy. Our neighborhood is full of colourful characters like him :giggles.
If you shot a 30 06 at a 45 degree angle, could you hit his house. :giggles
And since it doesn't have those things, you probably don't care about the EPA, either.
The EPA is a DOMESTIC terrorist organization. :yow
(Sorry, I have really crappy self-control and I just couldn't help it.)
Fixed it fer ya…..and I don’t like ‘em much either…..
Maybe so….but I bet some newer bricks, other motos, and TB’s Hardley Ferguson riding neighbor does…..
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Hah - that's funny, but you guys don't know my neighbor Jeff. He's been a REAL biker since the 60's, (not yer investment banker make-me-wanna-puke weekend warrior HOG member poseurs). Grease and oil come out of his pores, and the idea that he's have a cat on one of his vintage tractors is pretty hilarious. But like I said, you don't know the guy. Our neighborhood is full of colourful characters like him :giggles.
If you shot a 30 06 at a 45 degree angle, could you hit his house. :giggles
Mebbe could with my 7mag.
me and jumpin jimmy b both got 46 mpg last wednesday on the 91 no ethanol... i got 30mpg on 6 month old 89 ethanol on the same moto just 3 weeks before... obviously that 6 month old gas lost lotts of it energy...
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So consensus is, no performance/mileage or engine longevity benefit to using medium or high grade fuel? 87 octane (here in North America) is the best?
I have tried 89 with no apparent difference. Any feedback on 91? My brick runs and idles fine, but wouldn't it be nice to increase fuel mileage?
So consensus is, no performance/mileage or engine longevity benefit to using medium or high grade fuel? 87 octane (here in North America) is the best?
I have tried 89 with no apparent difference. Any feedback on 91? My brick runs and idles fine, but wouldn't it be nice to increase fuel mileage?
Modern day petrol is ch!t, enough said.
Spend the extra dollar per tank up is the mantra.
Thanks for the reply Gary....so, in a nutshell the Quality and QC has slipped over the years, and ya get whatcha pay for now? I have 38,000 miles on the odo, and would like to feed it what is best. Any first hand experience with going up from "regular" to "premium"? We both live in the northeast, so weather, fuel, and riding conditions would be similar.
Take yer pick:(http://home.comcast.net/~smithduck/tours/bmwl_silkblue/bmwl_pics/bmwl_2320.jpg)
Here's a site that lists ethanol-free gas stations: http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=WA (http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=WA)
I won't buy high octane gas for the bike from a station that has one hose on a pump offering multiple fuel grades.
I figure there's probably at least two or three gallons of whatever fuel the last guy bought pre-loaded in the hose and pump plumbing, and I'd likely be wasting my money.