99 Octane fuel (octane / power insight)

multi600 · #1 03-Feb-2006, 05:14 PM

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 · #2 03-Feb-2006, 05:22 PM

well thats our cat out of the bag then:P

ali · #3 03-Feb-2006, 05:23 PM

If only life was that simple....:

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

AK · #4 03-Feb-2006, 05:30 PM

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

couchcommando · #5 03-Feb-2006, 05:31 PM

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

andys 900ss · #6 03-Feb-2006, 05:36 PM

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 · #7 03-Feb-2006, 05:38 PM

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 · #8 03-Feb-2006, 05:41 PM

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

Mike

andys 900ss · #9 03-Feb-2006, 05:43 PM

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 · #10 03-Feb-2006, 05:44 PM

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

£14 a gallon tho !

And illegal in DD

[Edited on 3-2-2006 by couchcommando]