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RE: Type of fuel. - decarmine_imp - 07-16-2018
(07-16-2018, 07:29 PM)jtopiso_imp Wrote: Here we use a different scale for octane index, so regular is 95 octane, and premium is 98.
I think the scale here is "RON"
In any case: ethanol content should be between 0% and 10%, and for me the lower the better. Ethanol is corrosive for most rubbers, paint, and I don't think it will do any good in the long term.
RON = Research Octane Number
MON = Motor Octane Number, about 8-12 lower than RON because of different testing methods
In the US and Canada what we see on the pumps is the average of the two numbers: (RON + MON) / 2
RE: Type of fuel. - Roper_imp - 07-17-2018
(07-16-2018, 08:09 PM)decarmine_imp Wrote:(07-16-2018, 07:29 PM)jtopiso_imp Wrote: Here we use a different scale for octane index, so regular is 95 octane, and premium is 98.
I think the scale here is "RON"
In any case: ethanol content should be between 0% and 10%, and for me the lower the better. Ethanol is corrosive for most rubbers, paint, and I don't think it will do any good in the long term.
RON = Research Octane Number
MON = Motor Octane Number, about 8-12 lower than RON because of different testing methods
In the US and Canada what we see on the pumps is the average of the two numbers: (RON + MON) / 2
RON + JON = Surf's up, dude!
At my elevation, 85 is standard. I can usually get 88 ethanol-free for about 15 cents more per gallon, so that's what I try to use. No problems so far, and I've had my bike about three years.
RE: Type of fuel. - MrJayGLA_imp - 07-18-2018
(07-16-2018, 11:05 AM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: Well it is in the owners manual, but isn’t it also on one of the stickers on the tank? Or have you already pulled them off like most of us?
Not on the sticker. I will recheck the manual. Thanks.
(07-16-2018, 10:55 AM)LongRanger_imp Wrote: 85 is regular grade in my area, and it works just fine.
Mr Jay, congrats on your new CB, and welcome!
Thank you, LongRanger!
Thank you, Everyone! Great responses!
RE: Type of fuel. - SportsterDoc - 07-18-2018
(07-16-2018, 11:05 AM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: Well it is in the owners manual, but isn’t it also on one of the stickers on the tank? Or have you already pulled them off like most of us?
That is day one mod!!
RE: Type of fuel. - peterbaron - 07-18-2018
(07-18-2018, 03:45 PM)SportsterDoc_imp Wrote:(07-16-2018, 11:05 AM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: Well it is in the owners manual, but isn’t it also on one of the stickers on the tank? Or have you already pulled them off like most of us?
That is day one mod!!
That is day one mod!!
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RE: Type of fuel. - SportsterDoc - 07-19-2018
With the Moto Guzi it was almost an all day mod.
Stickers EVERYWHERE and most difficult to remove.
But, my wife's hair dryer survived.