Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > Shazaams! Posts > Shazaam! on Engine Systems > 99 Octane fuel (octane / power insight)

[multi600]

Yes please just found it on sale at the local Tesco. Noticed a big difference especially as the previous fuel in the tank had been bog standard unleaded. I also got an extra miles out of a tank full, 120 miles up to 130 That’s the stuff for the DD bike then. Does anyone know of a higher rated fuel on the high street?

Mike

[CK]

well thats our cat out of the bag then:P

[ali]

If only life was that simple....:

http://217.199.188.40/xmb/viewthread...6486#pid256983

[AK]

well, the experiment that AK did on the bikes was quite informative on the dyno, so we are sticking with the 99 octane

[couchcommando]

If your bike is set up to take advantage of high octane fuel it's worth it

[andys 900ss]

Only today was discussing this with an off-road racer. He heard of octanes upto 150!!! Some help, some do damage. As cc above says, your bike has to be setup for it.

Andy

[jeff st4s]

I always used to use shell's optimax, but if there's more power out there to be had I want it. I believe Avgas - aviation fuel is 100 octane

[multi600]

The hand book just gives a min of 95 says nothing about max.

Mike

[andys 900ss]

Yeh, used avgas on a KX250, but mainly to help the pistons, as it has loads of lead in it.

I do use Optimax on the 900ss as much as possible, but it doesnt make any difference to the R1.

Andy

[couchcommando]

http://www.aaoil.co.uk/

£14 a gallon tho !

And illegal in DD

[Edited on 3-2-2006 by couchcommando]