Leaded fuel (was Re: Sprint ST Turbo!)

[Jim Gillespie <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: "Retherford, Martin" <MRetherford@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Side question, does any body run leaded fuels in the ST's?

	Yes.  On the advice of my friendly local tuner (Nick Turner at Rhino
Dyno in Croydon) I run leaded fuel in all my bikes whenever possible. 
His take is that lead still lubricates valve seats better than any other
additive.

	Other sources (no time to dig them up right now; a web search should
find loads) indicate that lead is better for engines, people and the
environment than the additives used in unleaded (mainly benzene).  The
bad news is that these days "leaded" petrol can contain as much benzene
as unleaded, as the amount of lead allowed has been cut down over the
years.

                Jim
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