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·What octane of gas do you put in your bike?
Isn't it the other way around? Use the HIGHEST grade to avoid pinging.Use the lowest grade that will avoid pinging.
Good point on the apples to apples - does anyone know what the Duc manual 95 octane is in American English!
How about mpg ? Anyone noticed any difference between octanes ?no difference performance wise between 89 and 95 octane. You aren't going to get pinging with either.
I notice the difference when I put anything but premium in my car, so I've always put premium in the bike. Up here in the mile high city, premium is 91. There shouldn't be a problem putting in higher octance gas than is required, should there?Use the lowest grade that will not ping.
I live at 7200' and my regular commute runs between 5500' and 7500'. At altitude my carbueted Monster and SS run fine on 87, but the plugs look like the bike's running rich if I run 91. At closer to sea level I bump up to the mid grade because of fear that my bikes tuned for 7000' will be lean and pre-detonate where there's lots of extra oxygen.Up here in the mile high city, premium is 91. There shouldn't be a problem putting in higher octance gas than is required, should there?