Fuel / Additif

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Elefant60
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Fuel / Additif

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Hello
What fuel do you use for your motorcycles? Is it necessary to add an additif to unleaded petrol and how much?

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Ethanol free petrol if you can find it otherwise use E5'. No additive needed but some members use a lead replacement/octane booster such as Castrol Valvemaster.
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You call always remove the ethanol Robert
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I dont put any additive in any of my bikes and they range from 1927 H4 through to 1969 G15CSR
Personally any recession has not been noticeable in the mileage i do
It is personal choice
I will up with what ever is available E5 or E10

If you use you bike at maximum power or extended periods of time , then maybe an additive may give some benefit
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spookefoote1956 wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 9:39 am You call always remove the ethanol Robert
You can, but that's a lot of faffing about when it's more fun to just use the bike as intended and burn through petrol before it goes off!
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