Yes some bikes in the winter will run lean due to the higher ethanol in the fuels ... stuff is no good , I have resorted to removing ethanol from the fuels I use in my bikes .
If your in a area that has pumps with non ethaol fuel I would use it or buy 5 gallons of fuel foor the winter .
No one retires and moves North.Originally Posted by srt8-in-largo
The base layer of limestone here in Florida will just dissolve and we'll become WaterWorld
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If I can't fix it, I will fix it so no one can fix it.
I have never had the hesitation problem you guys are talking about. I only run Premium. Shell or BP.
Have you guys always had this or did it come on gradually with time?
Started at around 2000 miles. Was told by the place i bought it that the issue was caused by bad gas in my area.
Has anyone tried running any Seafoam or Lucas to see if that helped the situation. I dump in some Lucas about every third tank. All we have around here is Ethanol. Left last Saturday morning for a 350 mile ride at 4:30 am. Temps in the high 40's. ran great.
This is an interesting subject. Personally, I'm not really a fan of any sort of additive in the oil or fuel. I made it a point to ONLY use Shell with V-tech and that's the only fuel I've had in my bike. After 100,000 miles or so, I'm gonna pull the heads and see if this V-tech stuff actually keeps valves and combustion chambers clean
I also read somewhere that throttle bodies (some?) have a micro coating that intake cleaners may dissolve... so I'm hesitant to use Seafoam in there too.
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