Higher Octane Gasoline

[Frye]

Assuming our bikes have one or more "knock sensors" could the increased mileage most experience with higher octane fuel be caused by the knock sensors adjusting our ignition timing when using lower octane fuel?

So if this is the case, then it's entirely possible/probable that higher octane gas which doesn't trigger the knock sensor does indeed produce more HP and/or torque than lower octane fuel? Again, this may be obvious but since there seems to be a lot of debate concerning better performance with higher octane fuel I thought it best to spell it out.