Fuel stations like Shell and Chevron really need to start offering an ethanol free fuel. Most likely it won't sell, as most don't know how bad it is for their car/cycle, environment, food prices, etc.... sigh.

 

the gentleman that posted that they are upping the ethanol is true.ihave a friend who rides a beamer boxer and it would not run tore it done and all the gskts in the tank desintigrated and went into the injectors had to send it to dealer.the gskt. reacted to the gas and ethanol mix it was a older beamer

 

I usuallly use 98 octane, but when I´m low on cash I use 95.
Somedays I use 99+ from Shell...

 

I just got an '02 996 and my 1st thought was 91octane but after reading im thinkin ill drop dwn to 87

 

I tore apart the carbs on my 99 suzuki and all the orings in there have disintegrated into little rock hard cheerios. It's been in California it's whole life.

Not a fan of ethanol.

 

I have my original owners manual for my 2000 SuperChicken & it says Any octane above 86 is safe to run in your bike. Not to exceed 10% Ethanol by volume. MTBE not more then 15% by volume. Methanol not to exceed 5% by volume. This come straight from page 77 & page 197
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

 

90 octane because that is what is available locally without ethanol, but it is $4.65/gal.