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[Eric Sturgis]

dose anyone know if the use of 100 low lead would hurt my bike. Or race gas 110 octane. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

[Zachariah Mully]

Um, not to belabor the obvious, but why? The KLR engine isn't a high-compression race engine, so what's 110 octane race-gas gonna do, other than burn a hole in your wallet and keep it from pinging? I ran 85 octane in mine once (found it in the boondocks of WV, didn't even know such a beast existed) and I had no pinging or other problems. Probably got better mileage as well. Then again, perhaps I don't understand what exactly race-gas is... I thought it was just ultra high octane. Z DC

On Fri, 2002-04-26 at 10:09, Eric Sturgis wrote: > dose anyone know if the use of 100 low lead would hurt my bike. Or race gas > 110 octane. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com >

[Devon Jarvis]

It won't hurt your bike, just your wallet like Zack said. In fact you may get lower performance with the race gas since it's harder to ignite. Race gas doesn't give more performance by itself at all. Higher compression and more ignition advance give more performance, race gas merely keeps a such a high-tuned motor from detonating itself to pieces. Do you have an airport nearby? Devon Eric Sturgis wrote:

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[klrz4ever]

> dose anyone know if the use of 100 low lead would hurt my bike. Or

race gas

> 110 octane.

Eric, I can't say whether these gasolines will hurt your bike, but they will hurt your pocketbook and won't give you any more power. You only need a higher octane gas if your bike is pinging. There's a common misconception that more octane = more power. Not true. Higher octane allows high compression engines (not the KLR by any stretch) to develop more power because it prevents detonation. In lower compression engines, high octane gas is a waste of money. __Arden Kysely

[Mark]

At 9:09 AM -0500 4/26/02, Eric Sturgis wrote:

>dose anyone know if the use of 100 low lead would hurt my bike.

Just 'cause I got it for free, I used to put 100LL in my KZ650 back when I lived near Philly. The KZ seemed to like it and it was trouble-free. I love the smell of burning avgas in the morning! I also heated my house with Jet A for free. Mark B2 A2 A3

[RM]

On 26 Apr 2002, Zachariah Mully wrote:

>I ran 85 octane in mine once (found it in the boondocks of WV, didn't >even know such a beast existed) and I had no pinging or other problems. >Probably got better mileage as well.

Such low octane fuel is normally found at higher altitudes. I ran several tanks of 86 and one tank of 85 on my recent trip. Bike had no problem with it.

[Lourd Baltimore]

OK, Pretty ridiculous question, but... I just got a used KLR650, but I have no owner's manual. Is 87 octane fine to use? Are there any benefits from using fuel with a higher octane rating? Thanks, doofus --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Walter Mitty]

Yep, 87 will work fine and that is what is specified. I tend to drive like an old lady around town and find that 89 seems to provoke less of the diesel like tendencies although this may be my imagination. On the highway I can't tell the difference between 87 and 89 . . . except of course for the price. Lourd Baltimore wrote:OK, Pretty ridiculous question, but... I just got a used KLR650, but I have no owner's manual. Is 87 octane fine to use? Are there any benefits from using fuel with a higher octane rating? Thanks, doofus --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[karim khaldi]

thanks guys, that's a very good question. I just bought a new klr, and was wondering which one i should use. so, you said you don't notice much difference ? so far i have been using only 91 (luxury !!), but next time i will put 87 to try. regards, -k-

On 11/12/05, Walter Mitty wrote: > > Yep, 87 will work fine and that is what is specified. I tend to drive like > an old lady around town and find that 89 seems to provoke less of the diesel > like tendencies although this may be my imagination. On the highway I can't > tell the difference between 87 and 89 . . . except of course for the price. > > Lourd Baltimore wrote:OK, > > Pretty ridiculous question, but... > > I just got a used KLR650, but I have no owner's manual. > Is 87 octane fine to use? Are there any benefits from using fuel with a > higher octane rating? > > Thanks, > > doofus > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.comhttp://www.dualsportnews.com> > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.htmlhttp://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html> > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.comhttp://www.dualsportnews.com> > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.htmlhttp://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html> > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Rick McCauley]

The manual says 91 minimum. I use 93. I have tried all, and mine likes the 93 best. Rick A17 Lourd Baltimore wrote: OK, Pretty ridiculous question, but... I just got a used KLR650, but I have no owner's manual. Is 87 octane fine to use? Are there any benefits from using fuel with a higher octane rating? Thanks, doofus --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]