02-07-2022, 10:50 PM
Here in NY at least our summer fuel blend is 10% Ethanol and the winter blend is 15% ethanol. This is the same for most of the US. But states are switching to even higher blends with this emissions cuss.
Given where you live i would probably just add some seafoam to your fuel and leave it till the spring when they switch back to lower Ethanol blend fuel.
The fuel injected bike wi be less finicky with the common unleaded fuel like like mentioned above.
Just go for the higher octane fuel (premium) whenever possible.
Another tip is to use gas station that have a separate hose/nozzle for each type of fuel.
If you use a station with 1 hose/nozzle for all 3 octane types. And that car just filled up with regular (like most do) that line is filled with regular gas so you are gonna get your first half gallon or so of regular gas before the premium gas you selected gets through to your bike. And with a small 3 gallon tank or so that amount of regular gas is lowering your octane ratio. (This is overkill and won't effect the bike but its food for thought)
2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca
Given where you live i would probably just add some seafoam to your fuel and leave it till the spring when they switch back to lower Ethanol blend fuel.
The fuel injected bike wi be less finicky with the common unleaded fuel like like mentioned above.
Just go for the higher octane fuel (premium) whenever possible.
Another tip is to use gas station that have a separate hose/nozzle for each type of fuel.
If you use a station with 1 hose/nozzle for all 3 octane types. And that car just filled up with regular (like most do) that line is filled with regular gas so you are gonna get your first half gallon or so of regular gas before the premium gas you selected gets through to your bike. And with a small 3 gallon tank or so that amount of regular gas is lowering your octane ratio. (This is overkill and won't effect the bike but its food for thought)
2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca