bmccrary
Touring Mod
To start off with: Are any of you guys experiencing a fuel shortage? Here in Charlotte, gas is hard as hell to find. About 90% of the gas stations are out of gas. Those that do have it are only carying 87 Octane and there is a 10 gallon limit. Yet prices are around 3.99. Seems kinda odd that they aren't an higher than that with the shortage. Dang pocket robbin' crooks.
Anyway, the other day I was out on the bike trying to enjoy whats left of the main riding season and I was extreamly low on fuel. I rode around for a while tying to find gas, but on one had any. Finally I found a station that is right next to the Speedway. This station not only carries the usual octane levels but race gas (100 octane) as well. Sure enough they were all out of 89 and 93, but they had 100 in so I opted to put the 100 octane in.
I have never put 87 in, nor do I plan on it. Since the bike isnt rode very day there would be no telling how long that low octane gas would sit in the bike and by time I got around to riding it, the level could be below 80.
So I put a couple gallons of 100 octane in a 5.99 a gallon. Heck the 87 was still 3.99!
There was noticble difference in the roll on power. I.E. 3rd of 4th gear low rpm and a handfull of throttle. The motor wound up quicker and much smoother. Higher RPM's seemed to be smoother but not much faster.
Overall, the bike doesnt have the electronics on board to fully take advantage of the higher octane, however the hotter and more even burn did make a difference in roll on. I wont run race gas on an everyday tank, but it was fun to see how it did with it.
Oh and walmart and the local autoparts stores are all sold out of octane boosters and such....
-bryan
Anyway, the other day I was out on the bike trying to enjoy whats left of the main riding season and I was extreamly low on fuel. I rode around for a while tying to find gas, but on one had any. Finally I found a station that is right next to the Speedway. This station not only carries the usual octane levels but race gas (100 octane) as well. Sure enough they were all out of 89 and 93, but they had 100 in so I opted to put the 100 octane in.
I have never put 87 in, nor do I plan on it. Since the bike isnt rode very day there would be no telling how long that low octane gas would sit in the bike and by time I got around to riding it, the level could be below 80.
So I put a couple gallons of 100 octane in a 5.99 a gallon. Heck the 87 was still 3.99!
There was noticble difference in the roll on power. I.E. 3rd of 4th gear low rpm and a handfull of throttle. The motor wound up quicker and much smoother. Higher RPM's seemed to be smoother but not much faster.
Overall, the bike doesnt have the electronics on board to fully take advantage of the higher octane, however the hotter and more even burn did make a difference in roll on. I wont run race gas on an everyday tank, but it was fun to see how it did with it.
Oh and walmart and the local autoparts stores are all sold out of octane boosters and such....
-bryan