Fuel Type

e3steve · Post by **e3steve** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:49 pm

LM, you slay me! Talk about "let's not waste syllables"! Still, I'm happy to make up the shortfall....
BTW, I use a mix of Remy Martin VSOP Cognac & Cristal vintage Champagne in my CB77; it works out cheaper than petrol....sorry, gasoline!

Seriously, though: any adjustments to timing etc that we should know about? Excuse the ignorance, but I've been running diesel cars for over 20 years now (apart from her MINI Cooper).

lhz55 · Post by **lhz55** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:27 pm

I only run 87 Unleaded. Works fine, been stable. For example I put my CB160 back on the road last weekend after sitting for 2 years. I charged the battery and it started 3rd Kick, runs fine.
Lee

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:31 pm

I like your fuel mixture but I for one feel you are wasting a good thing there!!!!!!!!.
My 1963 SH runs on the highest octane the station I stop at has.
Hoping not to start another gas/oil debate I experienced something with my 2 stroke race Stadium Super Lite that surprised me.
I was running regular un-leaded and had a pyrometer in the exhaust pipe and my carb was jetted so my piston melt down temp had 300 degrees to go higher. One event a feller had 112 octane race fuel for sale and I drained my tank and ran that fuel for the first practice. Of course I had my eyes glued to that meter and to my total surprise the exhaust temp went down quite a lot. (I can't remember the actual numbers) SO from that time on I run the highest octane in my bike but as my FORD Freestyle says to use only 87 so that's what I run. I tune my CB77 the way my tuning info is in the FAQ section of this forum and have no engine problems. ...................lm

e3steve wrote:LM, you slay me! Talk about "let's not waste syllables"! Still, I'm happy to make up the shortfall....
BTW, I use a mix of Remy Martin VSOP Cognac & Cristal vintage Champagne in my CB77; it works out cheaper than petrol....sorry, gasoline!

Seriously, though: any adjustments to timing etc that we should know about? Excuse the ignorance, but I've been running diesel cars for over 20 years now (apart from her MINI Cooper).

djbarcy · Post by **djbarcy** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:13 am

Has anyone had, or heard of, any issues now that regular fuel has Ethanol?

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:28 am

In my area (upper midwest), only the mid grades specify 10% ethanol on the pump, but I'm assuming that the other grades have some, too, unless you get the non-oxy stuff.

I've played a little with using regular and premium with old bikes, old tractor, and my 15 yo boat w/150hp outboard, and I have never seen any performance differences. I use the non-oxy whenever possible, though, mainly because if I forget to stabilize something, I'm less likely to find a gummy mess later on. This is esp true with something like my boat, which sits quite-a-bit between uses.

Scottie

allthumbs · Post by **allthumbs** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:48 pm

what happens if lead additive usage is stopped? I heard you must keep using it once started. true?

Bills32 · Post by **Bills32** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:19 pm

I agree with fast joe. I run 100LL because it dosen't require de-gunking after sitting a while.

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