roosterxp
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Post by roosterxp on Mar 9, 2018 12:09:31 GMT -7
Hey gang, I had a thought.. what if you are needing fuel and at the gas station they only have 87 and you will never make it to the next town. Obviously you have to do something.. should I carry a can of octane boost with me if I'm way away from civilization? Will running on 87 just to get you to the next town be bad? What would you do? BTW I ALWAYS run 91 non ethanol.
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Post by achrista on Mar 9, 2018 12:39:41 GMT -7
it can cause knock as it's obviously not good for timing, but in a scenario where you just need to get to the next town and you ride there conservatively i would think you'll be fine. Obviously it's best not to make a habit out of it.
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Post by evitzee on Mar 9, 2018 12:42:16 GMT -7
The ECU will adjust for the lower octane, no damage will occur. Power will reduced a little, but no need to worry.
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Post by RedAndBlack on Mar 9, 2018 17:36:13 GMT -7
You're ok. I routinely run 90 octane with no issues. I have been forced to run 87 octane and have had no issues.
Modern octane level normally doesn't become an issue until the bike ages a bit.
Like mentioned above, the symptom of too low of an octane level is a knocking of the engine. This is bad and will damage the engine, so if you started hearing it, try to get a higher octane in there as soon as possible.
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fzmtwh
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Post by fzmtwh on Mar 13, 2019 16:00:20 GMT -7
With the compression rating 92 octane is needed. I'm trading in my mt09 soon is this going to be a problem?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2019 20:06:50 GMT -7
Octane is more of an issue when engine is loaded, so taking easy with lower octane fuels is the way to go. If you're going to hammer it, need 91 in there... and make sure oil is at operating temperature before that as well  . |
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