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Iron Butt
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Central New York | It's all in the oil you use! Arr Arr Arr ;-) |
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Cruiser
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Flowery Branch Ga | I have a question for Kevinx----I have always used the highest octane available, usually 91 octane. I have 14,000 miles on a '10 and get pinging in high heat, hard throttle. Do I need to use an octane booster?
Edited by wtwhitelaw 2012-05-02 9:35 PM
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Visionary
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Georgia, west of Atlanta | KevinX's explanation is correct. There are many things that can cause detonation AND some types cannot be heard by our ears.......... |
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Cruiser
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| I know that it has been awhile since I`ve had the time to keep up on this site, however, once again I am super grateful for all of the advice and comments. I will probably run a few tanks and try the octane boost, just cause I have always used the higher octane and I believe if it ain`t broke, don`t fix it...
Once again, thanks all. |
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Visionary
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Gainesville Fl Home of the Gators | wtwhitelaw - 2012-05-02 10:32 PM
I have a question for Kevinx----I have always used the highest octane available, usually 91 octane. I have 14,000 miles on a '10 and get pinging in high heat, hard throttle. Do I need to use an octane booster?
If you are pinging with 91 in Ga. You need to have the bike looked at. There is something else going on |
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Puddle Jumper
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East Haven, CT | Such excitement!! I love it when there is a great discussion like this. |
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Cruiser
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Flowery Branch Ga | O.K. Thank you.
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Cruiser
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New York | Now you all have me thinking.... I've used Sunoco 93 octane since I've owned the Bike and live in the Adirondack mts..of NY state.... I hope that octane isn't hurting my exhaust valves like KevinX suggests..  ... Oh and it's ironic that I seen this post today because this morning I accidentally put in Regular Gas and the bike seems to run no different!.. I actually worried that it would ping badly, but I don't notice a thing different with performance... |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | I think a little more than a year ago I ran about 2 or three tanks of regular and it pinged like crazy. I went about two tanks of mid-grade, and it still pinged heavy, but not as bad as the regular. Needless to say, I went back to the 93. I decided to try mid-grade again with the last fill-up. Cut with the 1/4 tank that I had left of 93, so far, so good. We'll try it again just to see what will happen this time. |
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Gasoline - Premium vs. Regular unleaded
