what fuel do you run?
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what fuel do you run?
evel75 Tue 16 Mar 2010, 6:13 pm
First topic message reminder :
did a search on this but nothing came up.
i've been running 91 fuel, does anyone know if premium is worth the extra $$$?
what does everyone put in their bandits?
did a search on this but nothing came up.
i've been running 91 fuel, does anyone know if premium is worth the extra $$$?
what does everyone put in their bandits?
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Re: what fuel do you run?
Jimmy the Boy Mon 27 Oct 2014, 6:53 am
You'll find owners of older Hardleys actually throw half a cup of diesel in with every 3rd or 4th tank just to keep the internals lubricated. Or so I'm told by a mate down the pub who does do this in his Springer and says he's not alone.
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BanditDave Mon 27 Oct 2014, 7:24 am
The mystery is that it would start smoking and stop after a tank top up.
This occurred 3-4 times and has not done it since.
One of life's mysteries
BTW the bike is a Honda Deauville with about 70,000Km on the clock
This occurred 3-4 times and has not done it since.
One of life's mysteries
BTW the bike is a Honda Deauville with about 70,000Km on the clock
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Re: what fuel do you run?
Kiwisteve Mon 27 Oct 2014, 10:01 pm
I heard in the past, that up to 10% deisel in a petrol tank will not have any lasting bad effects on the petrol engine. Apparently, the same can be said of petrol in a deisel tank.
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floydiangreen Fri 31 Oct 2014, 12:35 pm
Hmmm, I use 98 premium and I get about 180K's on a full tank. (19L Tank)
Is something wrong?
Is something wrong?
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2wheelsagain Fri 31 Oct 2014, 1:14 pm
Not if you only use 3rd gear!floydiangreen wrote:Hmmm, I use 98 premium and I get about 180K's on a full tank. (19L Tank)
Is something wrong?
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SVDon Fri 31 Oct 2014, 1:17 pm
Seems a bit low. You do know there's a 6th gear, right?floydiangreen wrote:Hmmm, I use 98 premium and I get about 180K's on a full tank. (19L Tank)
Is something wrong?
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barry_mcki Fri 31 Oct 2014, 1:19 pm
2wheelsagain wrote:Not if you only use 3rd gear!floydiangreen wrote:Hmmm, I use 98 premium and I get about 180K's on a full tank. (19L Tank)
Is something wrong?
Sounds like too much "right-wrist-itis"
And I thought my sidecar rig was thirsty
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Chook Fri 31 Oct 2014, 1:23 pm
I filled up last night after 210km of all city riding, still had about 4 litres leftfloydiangreen wrote:Hmmm, I use 98 premium and I get about 180K's on a full tank. (19L Tank)
Is something wrong?
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SVDon Fri 31 Oct 2014, 1:59 pm
OK, I ride a mixture of brisk highway driving and mountain twisties at somewhat lower speeds and I'm averaging 53 mpg. In metric, that's about 22.5 km/liter.
I run just regular gasoline, here that's 87 octane by the USA measure, 91 RON by the Euro rating system.
I run just regular gasoline, here that's 87 octane by the USA measure, 91 RON by the Euro rating system.
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Ewok1958 Fri 31 Oct 2014, 8:21 pm
I've just clocked up 65,300kms on a 2010 1250S. 91, 95, 98 - it makes no difference! 
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Kiwisteve Sat 01 Nov 2014, 3:20 pm
SVDon wrote:Seems a bit low. You do know there's a 6th gear, right?floydiangreen wrote:Hmmm, I use 98 premium and I get about 180K's on a full tank. (19L Tank)
Is something wrong?
Try as I might, I just can't get my bike to go into 6th! Maybe it's missing
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BanditDave Sat 01 Nov 2014, 4:50 pm
It really is not that complicated.
Push the gear lever down and say "2nd"
From here on its up to 3rd, 4th, 5th and lastly 6th.
What you are missing is 1st gear and with a big high torque motor you probably don't miss it.
Push the gear lever down and say "2nd"
From here on its up to 3rd, 4th, 5th and lastly 6th.
What you are missing is 1st gear and with a big high torque motor you probably don't miss it.
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2wheelsagain Sat 01 Nov 2014, 7:16 pm
Kiwisteve wrote:SVDon wrote:Seems a bit low. You do know there's a 6th gear, right?floydiangreen wrote:Hmmm, I use 98 premium and I get about 180K's on a full tank. (19L Tank)
Is something wrong?
Try as I might, I just can't get my bike to go into 6th! Maybe it's missing
I often looked for 7th
You got the taxi spec mate. They forgot to give you a radiator too!
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Ghostbandit Sat 01 Nov 2014, 8:51 pm
- My last fill up I did 302k for 15lt Using caltex vortex 98 get slightly better fuel economy with caltex v bp
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Kiwisteve Sun 02 Nov 2014, 6:28 am
2wheelsagain wrote:Kiwisteve wrote:SVDon wrote:Seems a bit low. You do know there's a 6th gear, right?floydiangreen wrote:Hmmm, I use 98 premium and I get about 180K's on a full tank. (19L Tank)
Is something wrong?
Try as I might, I just can't get my bike to go into 6th! Maybe it's missing
I often looked for 7th
You got the taxi spec mate. They forgot to give you a radiator too!
Oh crap! They did too
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sb1250 Sat 08 Nov 2014, 7:44 pm
98 from Caltex (Safeway), or BP. Never had any fuel pump issues. I've used 91 and 95, but only in an emergency (98 wasn't available). I like it.
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Kiwisteve Sat 08 Nov 2014, 8:31 pm
sb1250 wrote:98 from Caltex (Safeway), or BP. Never had any fuel pump issues. I've used 91 and 95, but only in an emergency (98 wasn't available). I like it.
What's this fuel pump thingy you speak of sb1250?
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stu Sun 09 Nov 2014, 4:17 pm
Yeah I don't see much difference in fuel economy between 91 / 95 / 98 either, (and I keep records of all my fuel consumption). Nor performance, only expense!
Maybe it's different for the carbied 1200?
I only bother putting 95 in these days when the the petrol station doesn't sell untainted 91.
Maybe it's different for the carbied 1200?
I only bother putting 95 in these days when the the petrol station doesn't sell untainted 91.
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MIKER Mon 10 Nov 2014, 11:19 pm
I went on a good ride on Sunday, i got 305.8 km from a full tank 19L of Shell 91RON. Still approx 3+ litres in the tank, i figure this is quite good..
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2wheelsagain Tue 11 Nov 2014, 6:35 pm
I was never game to push past 300. My last bar flashed at 240km on a highway run. Flashed at 170km once but I was playing pretty hardMIKER wrote:I went on a good ride on Sunday, i got 305.8 km from a full tank 19L of Shell 91RON. Still approx 3+ litres in the tank, i figure this is quite good..
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SuzySuzuki Wed 12 Nov 2014, 12:57 pm
nothing less than 95, and then its only BP, and 98 if im going to do a bit longer ride than just to town.
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