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Re: [St] Using Regular Gas In A Sprint ST?



On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 8:13 AM, Steve Boudreaux
<steveboudreaux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I know what usually happens when lower-octane gas is used, but one near-full tank fill recently, I tried mid-grade fuel.  No detonation that I could hear, power was still fine.  I also know that a vehicle's miles per GALLON drops a bit when using a lower octane fuel, but it's miles per DOLLAR is actually better with the lower octane/less expensive fuel.
>
>   I wonder: if one were doing a mostly Interstate highway trip, not carrying a pillion or excess luggage/gear, and planning on going about the traffic pace (say, 70 to 80 mph), would a Sprint do > fine on regular fuel for that trip?  Anyone have any experience with this?

Steve,
I could not detect any difference in how the bike runs between 89 and
91 Octane (in the USA). I tried 87 but in hot weather it would
occasionally ping. So I run 89.

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Rupert
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