Fuel type

[cruiser]

Whats the best fuel to use In my FJR ?

 

[wfooshee]

[smartass mode, because it's easy]

Not diesel. Not kerosene. Not alcohol. Not LP, unless you're really into modifying fuel systems. Coal and wood are out, as it's internal combustion.

I'd say that leaves gasoline.

[/smartass mode, sort of]

As for which gas, the kind that comes out of the pump, the same stuff you put in your lawn mower.

Midgrade or premium will be wasting your money, does nothing for the bike over the rquired regular grad of gas.

 

[cruiser]

[smartass mode, because it's easy]
Not diesel. Not kerosene. Not alcohol. Not LP, unless you're really into modifying fuel systems. Coal and wood are out, as it's internal combustion.

I'd say that leaves gasoline.

[/smartass mode, sort of]

As for which gas, the kind that comes out of the pump, the same stuff you put in your lawn mower.

Midgrade or premium will be wasting your money, does nothing for the bike over the rquired regular grad of gas.

I tried Diesel, it ran like a truck. So regular gas you say?

 

[Bustanut joker]

Nah, Buy premium.... You'll go faster

Fuel won't do it though. It's the weight loss to yer wallet that will move ya faster.

Buy the regular stuff like Walt said.

:jester:

 

[Sagebrush]

Sometimes my FJR doesn't like the regular in FL. Something in the regular down here, maybe water? I can tell a difference between BP and Circle K fuel by the pre detonation when lugging through town. My bikes clatters on regular down here, in Alabama the regular runs fine.

So, run what you like and run whats seems to burn well. I ran regular 100% of the time in AL, SC and NC. In FL the bike clatters on regular. When I go home the bike runs fine on 87.

 

[RadioHowie]

Sometimes my FJR doesn't like the regular in FL. Something in the regular down here, maybe water? I can tell a difference between BP and Circle K fuel by the pre detonation when lugging through town. My bikes clatters on regular down here, in Alabama the regular runs fine.
So, run what you like and run whats seems to burn well. I ran regular 100% of the time in AL, SC and NC. In FL the bike clatters on regular. When I go home the bike runs fine on 87.

Your knock sensor is being confused by heat and humidity.

 

[SkooterG]

I like the wet kind.

 

[happyPuppy]

What the heck is up with this Nitrogen in Shell gas? I suspect it is just marketing BS. As far as I understand N2 does not do a heck of a lot except for a lawn.

 

[Mooseonagoose]

Nitro Methane w/ a Rislone float, dash of tobasco, stirred not shaken w/ two olives [prefer garlic stuffed], & a twist.

 

[bramfrank]

How come no one has ever asked this question before?

 

[v65]

Whats the best fuel to use in me ?

This will take you all the way to Albuquerque

 

[DaveInMn]

I like the wet kind.

Wet Gas = Dirty Undies :blush:

 

[Aasland]

On a slightly more serious note .. my FJR runs better, smoother, and gets better MPG when I use premium.

That's because here in MN regular and 'plus' have 10% (soon 15%) ethanol.

 

[radman]

Here in Minnesota all gas has 10% ethanol unless it specifically states it doesn't on the pump.

 

[Aasland]

Here in Minnesota all gas has 10% ethanol unless it specifically states it doesn't on the pump.

How come when I pull up to a pump, the two lessor grades say "contains 10% ethanol" and the third doesn't?

Marketing ploy?

And why the better fuel economy, which is consistent with getting gas labeled "no ethanol"?

 

[03HiYoSilver]

Aasland,

Here is a link to do some more explaining about this(you're not dreaming):

https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?s...st&p=411264

 

[wfooshee]

On a slightly more serious note .. my FJR runs better, smoother, and gets better MPG when I use premium.
That's because here in MN regular and 'plus' have 10% (soon 15%) ethanol.

It would have to be an awful lot better to make up for the price difference. . . . Premium here is about 18 to 20% higher. Do you get 20% better mileage? In other words 50mpg on premium instead of 40 on regular?

 

[radman]

Here in Minnesota all gas has 10% ethanol unless it specifically states it doesn't on the pump.

How come when I pull up to a pump, the two lessor grades say "contains 10% ethanol" and the third doesn't?

Marketing ploy?

And why the better fuel economy, which is consistent with getting gas labeled "no ethanol"?

Prove it. Post mileage averages over 5 tanks of each type, then you'll have something. Until then, I remain skeptical. In fact, premium is most likely to have a heavier blend of alky, or more likely to have any at all in areas not mandating it's use, because it IS an octane booster. Kind of an all purpose additive from the blenders point of view. I've found a station in Farmington that sells 92 octane non-ethanol premium, Sundays price was $2.48 a gallon, in line with ethanol blend premium. It allows me to run a decent amount of advance on my old Zook 2 stroke, which is not happy at all with alky blended premium.

Further-

239.791 OXYGENATED GASOLINE.Subdivision 1.Minimum ethanol content required.

(a) Except as provided in subdivisions 10 to 14, a person responsible for the product shall ensure that all gasoline sold or offered for sale in Minnesota must contain at least 10.0 percent denatured ethanol by volume.

(b-) For purposes of enforcing the minimum ethanol requirement of paragraph (a), a gasoline/ethanol blend will be construed to be in compliance if the ethanol content, exclusive of denaturants and permitted contaminants, comprises not less than 9.2 percent by volume and not more than 10.0 percent by volume of the blend as determined by an appropriate United States Environmental Protection Agency or American Society of Testing Materials standard method of analysis of alcohol/ether content in engine fuels.

And in addition-

Subd. 12.Exemption for collector vehicle and off-road use.
(a) A person responsible for the product may offer for sale, sell, or dispense at a retail gasoline station for use in collector vehicles or vehicles eligible to be licensed as collector vehicles, off-road vehicles, motorcycles, boats, snowmobiles, or small engines, gasoline that is not oxygenated in accordance with subdivision 1 if the person meets the conditions in paragraphs (b-) to (e). If the nonoxygenated gasoline is for use in a small engine, it must be dispensed into a can with a capacity of six or fewer gallons.

(b-) The nonoxygenated gasoline must be unleaded premium grade as defined in section 239.751, subdivision 4.

c) No more than one storage tank on the premises of the retail gasoline station may be used for storage of the nonoxygenated gasoline offered for sale, sold, or dispensed by the station.

(d) The pump stands must be posted with a permanent notice stating: "NONOXYGENATED GASOLINE. FOR USE IN COLLECTOR VEHICLES OR VEHICLES ELIGIBLE TO BE LICENSED AS COLLECTOR VEHICLES, OFF-ROAD VEHICLES, MOTORCYCLES, BOATS, SNOWMOBILES, OR SMALL ENGINES ONLY."

This notice must be posted at least two feet above the ground. A retail gasoline station that sells nonoxygenated premium gasoline as defined in section 239.791, subdivision 15, must register every two years with the director, or an entity appointed by the director, on forms approved by the director, the total amount of nonoxygenated premium gasoline sold annually.

 

[Aasland]

On a slightly more serious note .. my FJR runs better, smoother, and gets better MPG when I use premium.
That's because here in MN regular and 'plus' have 10% (soon 15%) ethanol.

It would have to be an awful lot better to make up for the price difference. . . . Premium here is about 18 to 20% higher. Do you get 20% better mileage? In other words 50mpg on premium instead of 40 on regular?

I seem to recall that premium here is about 10% more than regular, but to be honest, I rarely look at the prices at it makes almost no impact on the wallet. $2 a fill? pffft.