Using super unleaded

Post by **nuggitt** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 1:06 pm

When I got the tank back from the sprayer. I put in 10 litres of super unleaded an the rest was from the cans that I had drained from the tank last year. My bike ran ok until I filled up the tank again from the garage with just unleaded. This last ride out the bike was bogging down in town traffic but fine when you were giving it some. Took the old plugs out the other day and #3 plug was caked in crap and wet through, where as the other 3 were a nice browny colour.

Post by **Stig** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 7:22 pm

Its now in the wifes car....
I'll nip and get some more on my way home tomorrow in a can and fill up with the usual stuff to see if it makes any difference

itsnotagenesis · Post by **itsnotagenesis** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:55 pm

Some bikes dont run well on super at all.
Another problem is that the petrol station might not get many customers using super and the fuel sits in the tanks for longer sometimes going off.

YAMAEXUP · Post by **YAMAEXUP** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 11:17 am

I only use super in all of my bikes with no problems, because of the effects of ordinary u/l fuel & the vegetable alcohol that fuel now contains. It's only BP super that i've heard contains no biofuel.

Many years ago I went to the Bol d'Or on the Exup & tried using the froggy ordinary u/l & the bike ran really badly. I struggled to use that first tankful & so went for the super the next time...& from then onwards.

oldskoolexup · Post by **oldskoolexup** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:11 pm

YAMAEXUP wrote:I only use super in all of my bikes with no problems, because of the effects of ordinary u/l fuel & the vegetable alcohol that fuel now contains. It's only BP super that i've heard contains no biofuel.

Many years ago I went to the Bol d'Or on the Exup & tried using the froggy ordinary u/l & the bike ran really badly. I struggled to use that first tankful & so went for the super the next time...& from then onwards.

Have I missed something here?

I've never heard of veg alcohol or biofuel in standard u/l!

Does that mean the "oil" companies make even more profit?

oldskoolexup · Post by **oldskoolexup** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:31 pm

Just had a quick read up on this.

I must have been asleep in 2011!

banner001 · Post by **banner001** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:58 pm

only ever use morrisons cheapest 95RON in my bikes (including track bike)...never had a problem

Fatdog · Post by **Fatdog** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 12:44 pm

banner001 wrote:only ever use morrisons cheapest 95RON in my bikes (including track bike)...never had a problem

+1

dangerousdave · Post by **dangerousdave** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 1:12 pm

I'd use diesel if it would run on it

, gotta use super now it's got turbo apparently

Post by **nuggitt** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 5:25 pm

I'm on Tesco's finest. Seems to belt along nicely.

Yoda · Post by **Yoda** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:17 pm

Use super unthreaded if your fuel injected, n ordinary if your not. Seeemples.

Post by **Stig** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:43 pm

refilled the bike with std u/l and its not cured the problem so its obviously not fuel related

At eh end of last year when i had the lag problem with the throttle I cleaned the carbs in the ultrasonic tank and afterwards it ran fine. i then did something I dont normally do...turned off the fuel and ran the bowls dry. I'm now wondering if its left varnish in the pilot circuit as the bike runs fine after 1/4 throttle

looks like its carbs off again