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Regular Gas in a TC96?
Have a round of your choice on me. I'd like to know if there are any
folks running regular (i.e., 87 octane) gasoline in their TC96 engine,
and if it is causing any problems? I ran regular unleaded in my '05
TC88 Low Rider with no problems at all.
91/93 octane gas in St. Louis is 25 cents more per gallon than
regular.
--
_____ _____
| ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO
| _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT
| |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget)
|_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
Have a round of your choice on me. I'd like to know if there are any
folks running regular (i.e., 87 octane) gasoline in their TC96 engine,
and if it is causing any problems? I ran regular unleaded in my '05
TC88 Low Rider with no problems at all.
91/93 octane gas in St. Louis is 25 cents more per gallon than
regular.
--
_____ _____
| ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO
| _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT
| |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget)
|_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
Re: Regular Gas in a TC96?
EZ wrote:
> Have a round of your choice on me. I'd like to know if there are any
> folks running regular (i.e., 87 octane) gasoline in their TC96 engine,
> and if it is causing any problems? I ran regular unleaded in my '05
> TC88 Low Rider with no problems at all.
>
> 91/93 octane gas in St. Louis is 25 cents more per gallon than
> regular.
>
If it doesn't ping it won't hurt it.
--
Spunky Hussein Tuna
radical ChristoIslamic fundamentalist Pescasupremacist...
but not at all bitter
EZ wrote:
> Have a round of your choice on me. I'd like to know if there are any
> folks running regular (i.e., 87 octane) gasoline in their TC96 engine,
> and if it is causing any problems? I ran regular unleaded in my '05
> TC88 Low Rider with no problems at all.
>
> 91/93 octane gas in St. Louis is 25 cents more per gallon than
> regular.
>
If it doesn't ping it won't hurt it.
--
Spunky Hussein Tuna
radical ChristoIslamic fundamentalist Pescasupremacist...
but not at all bitter
Re: Regular Gas in a TC96?
On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:26:32 -0400, Spunky Hussein Tuna
<spunkyhusseintuna@earthlink . net > wrote:
>If it doesn't ping it won't hurt it.
If I can hear it, that is. My ears aren't what they used to be <sfsf>.
--
_____ _____
| ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO
| _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT
| |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget)
|_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:26:32 -0400, Spunky Hussein Tuna
<spunkyhusseintuna@earthlink . net > wrote:
>If it doesn't ping it won't hurt it.
If I can hear it, that is. My ears aren't what they used to be <sfsf>.
--
_____ _____
| ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO
| _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT
| |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget)
|_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
Re: Regular Gas in a TC96?
"EZ" <EZ.Rider@NOSPAM.sbcglobal . net > wrote in message
news:vkke14dh1lhfbbptr7lcb5f1savb0422ja@4ax . com ...
> Have a round of your choice on me. I'd like to know if there are any
> folks running regular (i.e., 87 octane) gasoline in their TC96 engine,
> and if it is causing any problems? I ran regular unleaded in my '05
> TC88 Low Rider with no problems at all.
>
> 91/93 octane gas in St. Louis is 25 cents more per gallon than
> regular.
>
> --
> _____ _____
> | ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO
> | _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT
> | |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget)
> |_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
I ran lower octane for a few miles with my 04 TC88 last year.
- cruised about 450 highway miles on a Saturday over a 6 hour period
- temp at start (9:00am) was about 70F and at the end was about 85F
- kept a nearly constant highway speed of about 70mph
- started with 91 octane
- second tank was a mix of 91 and 87
- third tank was 87
The mileage decreased (about 5%) as the octane level went down - enough so
that the higher mileage nearly paid for the slightly higher price of the 91
octane - last year. This year may be bit different.
Thanks for the java!
"EZ" <EZ.Rider@NOSPAM.sbcglobal . net > wrote in message
news:vkke14dh1lhfbbptr7lcb5f1savb0422ja@4ax . com ...
> Have a round of your choice on me. I'd like to know if there are any
> folks running regular (i.e., 87 octane) gasoline in their TC96 engine,
> and if it is causing any problems? I ran regular unleaded in my '05
> TC88 Low Rider with no problems at all.
>
> 91/93 octane gas in St. Louis is 25 cents more per gallon than
> regular.
>
> --
> _____ _____
> | ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO
> | _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT
> | |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget)
> |_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
I ran lower octane for a few miles with my 04 TC88 last year.
- cruised about 450 highway miles on a Saturday over a 6 hour period
- temp at start (9:00am) was about 70F and at the end was about 85F
- kept a nearly constant highway speed of about 70mph
- started with 91 octane
- second tank was a mix of 91 and 87
- third tank was 87
The mileage decreased (about 5%) as the octane level went down - enough so
that the higher mileage nearly paid for the slightly higher price of the 91
octane - last year. This year may be bit different.
Thanks for the java!
Re: Regular Gas in a TC96?
In article <fcqdnSFaRd3zRIrVnZ2dnUVZ_v6rnZ2d@sentex . net >,
"another nogn" <tg2122460@yahoo . com > wrote:
> "EZ" <EZ.Rider@NOSPAM.sbcglobal . net > wrote in message
> news:vkke14dh1lhfbbptr7lcb5f1savb0422ja@4ax . com ...
> > Have a round of your choice on me. I'd like to know if there are any
> > folks running regular (i.e., 87 octane) gasoline in their TC96 engine,
> > and if it is causing any problems? I ran regular unleaded in my '05
> > TC88 Low Rider with no problems at all.
> >
> > 91/93 octane gas in St. Louis is 25 cents more per gallon than
> > regular.
> >
> > --
> > _____ _____
> > | ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO
> > | _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT
> > | |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget)
> > |_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
>
> I ran lower octane for a few miles with my 04 TC88 last year.
>
> - cruised about 450 highway miles on a Saturday over a 6 hour period
> - temp at start (9:00am) was about 70F and at the end was about 85F
> - kept a nearly constant highway speed of about 70mph
> - started with 91 octane
> - second tank was a mix of 91 and 87
> - third tank was 87
> The mileage decreased (about 5%) as the octane level went down - enough so
> that the higher mileage nearly paid for the slightly higher price of the 91
> octane - last year. This year may be bit different.
>
> Thanks for the java!
Your mileage probably changed because you are comparing winter gas to
summer gas (different formulation).
Octane will have no impact on mileage, unless it was detonating.
--
Ryder Rick
In article <fcqdnSFaRd3zRIrVnZ2dnUVZ_v6rnZ2d@sentex . net >,
"another nogn" <tg2122460@yahoo . com > wrote:
> "EZ" <EZ.Rider@NOSPAM.sbcglobal . net > wrote in message
> news:vkke14dh1lhfbbptr7lcb5f1savb0422ja@4ax . com ...
> > Have a round of your choice on me. I'd like to know if there are any
> > folks running regular (i.e., 87 octane) gasoline in their TC96 engine,
> > and if it is causing any problems? I ran regular unleaded in my '05
> > TC88 Low Rider with no problems at all.
> >
> > 91/93 octane gas in St. Louis is 25 cents more per gallon than
> > regular.
> >
> > --
> > _____ _____
> > | ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO
> > | _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT
> > | |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget)
> > |_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
>
> I ran lower octane for a few miles with my 04 TC88 last year.
>
> - cruised about 450 highway miles on a Saturday over a 6 hour period
> - temp at start (9:00am) was about 70F and at the end was about 85F
> - kept a nearly constant highway speed of about 70mph
> - started with 91 octane
> - second tank was a mix of 91 and 87
> - third tank was 87
> The mileage decreased (about 5%) as the octane level went down - enough so
> that the higher mileage nearly paid for the slightly higher price of the 91
> octane - last year. This year may be bit different.
>
> Thanks for the java!
Your mileage probably changed because you are comparing winter gas to
summer gas (different formulation).
Octane will have no impact on mileage, unless it was detonating.
--
Ryder Rick
Re: Regular Gas in a TC96?
On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:39:52 GMT, Rick Begeman
<despaminator@yahoo . com > wrote:
>> that the higher mileage nearly paid for the slightly higher price of the 91
>> octane - last year. This year may be bit different.
>>
>> Thanks for the java!
>
>Your mileage probably changed because you are comparing winter gas to
>summer gas (different formulation).
>
>Octane will have no impact on mileage, unless it was detonating.
kind of sorta, actually running a higher octane fuel than needed can
have loss in fuel economy, not much we are talking a mpg or two
On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:39:52 GMT, Rick Begeman
<despaminator@yahoo . com > wrote:
>> that the higher mileage nearly paid for the slightly higher price of the 91
>> octane - last year. This year may be bit different.
>>
>> Thanks for the java!
>
>Your mileage probably changed because you are comparing winter gas to
>summer gas (different formulation).
>
>Octane will have no impact on mileage, unless it was detonating.
kind of sorta, actually running a higher octane fuel than needed can
have loss in fuel economy, not much we are talking a mpg or two
Re: Regular Gas in a TC96?
On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:48:54 -0400, me@nospam . com wrote:
>kind of sorta, actually running a higher octane fuel than needed can
>have loss in fuel economy, not much we are talking a mpg or two
Well, hell. I've been putting 93 octane in it because the salesman
said the bike would run better than if I put 91 in it.
Sumbitch.
--
_____ _____
| ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO
| _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT
| |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget)
|_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:48:54 -0400, me@nospam . com wrote:
>kind of sorta, actually running a higher octane fuel than needed can
>have loss in fuel economy, not much we are talking a mpg or two
Well, hell. I've been putting 93 octane in it because the salesman
said the bike would run better than if I put 91 in it.
Sumbitch.
--
_____ _____
| ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO
| _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT
| |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget)
|_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
Re: Regular Gas in a TC96?
Rick Begeman wrote:
> In article <fcqdnSFaRd3zRIrVnZ2dnUVZ_v6rnZ2d@sentex . net >,
> "another nogn" <tg2122460@yahoo . com > wrote:
>
> > "EZ" <EZ.Rider@NOSPAM.sbcglobal . net > wrote in message
> > news:vkke14dh1lhfbbptr7lcb5f1savb0422ja@4ax . com ...
> > > Have a round of your choice on me. I'd like to know if there are any
> > > folks running regular (i.e., 87 octane) gasoline in their TC96 engine,
> > > and if it is causing any problems? I ran regular unleaded in my '05
> > > TC88 Low Rider with no problems at all.
> > >
> > > 91/93 octane gas in St. Louis is 25 cents more per gallon than
> > > regular.
> > >
> > > --
> > > _____ _____
> > > | ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO
> > > | _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT
> > > | |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget)
> > > |_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
> >
> > I ran lower octane for a few miles with my 04 TC88 last year.
> >
> > - cruised about 450 highway miles on a Saturday over a 6 hour period
> > - temp at start (9:00am) was about 70F and at the end was about 85F
> > - kept a nearly constant highway speed of about 70mph
> > - started with 91 octane
> > - second tank was a mix of 91 and 87
> > - third tank was 87
> > The mileage decreased (about 5%) as the octane level went down - enough so
> > that the higher mileage nearly paid for the slightly higher price of the 91
> > octane - last year. This year may be bit different.
> >
> > Thanks for the java!
>
> Your mileage probably changed because you are comparing winter gas to
> summer gas (different formulation).
>
> Octane will have no impact on mileage, unless it was detonating.
>
> --
Maybe? If the bike is designed to detect spark knock (not to be confused with
detonation). It could be adjusting the timing to stop it. The mileage could be
less because of the ignition timing being retarded several degrees at different
times. I've got a Cadillac (not a Cadillac motorcycle) that loses almost 3 mpg
when I run regular in it so I guess it could affect a bike the same way.
nobody #1
glad to see you're
posting here again
Rick Begeman wrote:
> In article <fcqdnSFaRd3zRIrVnZ2dnUVZ_v6rnZ2d@sentex . net >,
> "another nogn" <tg2122460@yahoo . com > wrote:
>
> > "EZ" <EZ.Rider@NOSPAM.sbcglobal . net > wrote in message
> > news:vkke14dh1lhfbbptr7lcb5f1savb0422ja@4ax . com ...
> > > Have a round of your choice on me. I'd like to know if there are any
> > > folks running regular (i.e., 87 octane) gasoline in their TC96 engine,
> > > and if it is causing any problems? I ran regular unleaded in my '05
> > > TC88 Low Rider with no problems at all.
> > >
> > > 91/93 octane gas in St. Louis is 25 cents more per gallon than
> > > regular.
> > >
> > > --
> > > _____ _____
> > > | ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO
> > > | _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT
> > > | |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget)
> > > |_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
> >
> > I ran lower octane for a few miles with my 04 TC88 last year.
> >
> > - cruised about 450 highway miles on a Saturday over a 6 hour period
> > - temp at start (9:00am) was about 70F and at the end was about 85F
> > - kept a nearly constant highway speed of about 70mph
> > - started with 91 octane
> > - second tank was a mix of 91 and 87
> > - third tank was 87
> > The mileage decreased (about 5%) as the octane level went down - enough so
> > that the higher mileage nearly paid for the slightly higher price of the 91
> > octane - last year. This year may be bit different.
> >
> > Thanks for the java!
>
> Your mileage probably changed because you are comparing winter gas to
> summer gas (different formulation).
>
> Octane will have no impact on mileage, unless it was detonating.
>
> --
Maybe? If the bike is designed to detect spark knock (not to be confused with
detonation). It could be adjusting the timing to stop it. The mileage could be
less because of the ignition timing being retarded several degrees at different
times. I've got a Cadillac (not a Cadillac motorcycle) that loses almost 3 mpg
when I run regular in it so I guess it could affect a bike the same way.
nobody #1
glad to see you're
posting here again
Re: Regular Gas in a TC96?
nobody #1 <rnddmauck@comcast . net > wrote in
news:481BD3D5.FC1E262C@comcast . net :
>
>
> Rick Begeman wrote:
>
>> In article <fcqdnSFaRd3zRIrVnZ2dnUVZ_v6rnZ2d@sentex . net >,
>> "another nogn" <tg2122460@yahoo . com > wrote:
>>
>> > "EZ" <EZ.Rider@NOSPAM.sbcglobal . net > wrote in message
>> > news:vkke14dh1lhfbbptr7lcb5f1savb0422ja@4ax . com ...
>> > > Have a round of your choice on me. I'd like to know if there are
>> > > any folks running regular (i.e., 87 octane) gasoline in their
>> > > TC96 engine, and if it is causing any problems? I ran regular
>> > > unleaded in my '05 TC88 Low Rider with no problems at all.
>> > >
>> > > 91/93 octane gas in St. Louis is 25 cents more per gallon than
>> > > regular.
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > _____ _____
>> > > | ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO
>> > > | _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT
>> > > | |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget)
>> > > |_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
>> >
>> > I ran lower octane for a few miles with my 04 TC88 last year.
>> >
>> > - cruised about 450 highway miles on a Saturday over a 6 hour
>> > period - temp at start (9:00am) was about 70F and at the end was
>> > about 85F - kept a nearly constant highway speed of about 70mph
>> > - started with 91 octane
>> > - second tank was a mix of 91 and 87
>> > - third tank was 87
>> > The mileage decreased (about 5%) as the octane level went down -
>> > enough so that the higher mileage nearly paid for the slightly
>> > higher price of the 91 octane - last year. This year may be bit
>> > different.
>> >
>> > Thanks for the java!
>>
>> Your mileage probably changed because you are comparing winter gas to
>> summer gas (different formulation).
>>
>> Octane will have no impact on mileage, unless it was detonating.
>>
>> --
>
>
>
> Maybe? If the bike is designed to detect spark knock (not to be
> confused with
> detonation). It could be adjusting the timing to stop it. The mileage
> could be less because of the ignition timing being retarded several
> degrees at different times. I've got a Cadillac (not a Cadillac
> motorcycle) that loses almost 3 mpg when I run regular in it so I
> guess it could affect a bike the same way.
>
>
>
> nobody #1
>
> glad to see you're
> posting here again
>
>
Just ran a tank of regular in my 95" Ultra for comparison. My lileage
improved considerably.
Probably because it's still cold way up here in the frozen north country.
My plugs were black after a couple of weeks so I changed them out and ran
the regular, hard, and a tank full pasted 270km instead of 200 or so.
I wionder if the Power Commander makes ongoing adjustments based on
temperature and ease of fuel burning?
Bob Mann
nobody #1 <rnddmauck@comcast . net > wrote in
news:481BD3D5.FC1E262C@comcast . net :
>
>
> Rick Begeman wrote:
>
>> In article <fcqdnSFaRd3zRIrVnZ2dnUVZ_v6rnZ2d@sentex . net >,
>> "another nogn" <tg2122460@yahoo . com > wrote:
>>
>> > "EZ" <EZ.Rider@NOSPAM.sbcglobal . net > wrote in message
>> > news:vkke14dh1lhfbbptr7lcb5f1savb0422ja@4ax . com ...
>> > > Have a round of your choice on me. I'd like to know if there are
>> > > any folks running regular (i.e., 87 octane) gasoline in their
>> > > TC96 engine, and if it is causing any problems? I ran regular
>> > > unleaded in my '05 TC88 Low Rider with no problems at all.
>> > >
>> > > 91/93 octane gas in St. Louis is 25 cents more per gallon than
>> > > regular.
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > _____ _____
>> > > | ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO
>> > > | _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT
>> > > | |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget)
>> > > |_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
>> >
>> > I ran lower octane for a few miles with my 04 TC88 last year.
>> >
>> > - cruised about 450 highway miles on a Saturday over a 6 hour
>> > period - temp at start (9:00am) was about 70F and at the end was
>> > about 85F - kept a nearly constant highway speed of about 70mph
>> > - started with 91 octane
>> > - second tank was a mix of 91 and 87
>> > - third tank was 87
>> > The mileage decreased (about 5%) as the octane level went down -
>> > enough so that the higher mileage nearly paid for the slightly
>> > higher price of the 91 octane - last year. This year may be bit
>> > different.
>> >
>> > Thanks for the java!
>>
>> Your mileage probably changed because you are comparing winter gas to
>> summer gas (different formulation).
>>
>> Octane will have no impact on mileage, unless it was detonating.
>>
>> --
>
>
>
> Maybe? If the bike is designed to detect spark knock (not to be
> confused with
> detonation). It could be adjusting the timing to stop it. The mileage
> could be less because of the ignition timing being retarded several
> degrees at different times. I've got a Cadillac (not a Cadillac
> motorcycle) that loses almost 3 mpg when I run regular in it so I
> guess it could affect a bike the same way.
>
>
>
> nobody #1
>
> glad to see you're
> posting here again
>
>
Just ran a tank of regular in my 95" Ultra for comparison. My lileage
improved considerably.
Probably because it's still cold way up here in the frozen north country.
My plugs were black after a couple of weeks so I changed them out and ran
the regular, hard, and a tank full pasted 270km instead of 200 or so.
I wionder if the Power Commander makes ongoing adjustments based on
temperature and ease of fuel burning?
Bob Mann
Re: Regular Gas in a TC96?
"Your name" <Youremail@email . net > wrote in message
news:Xns9A9350E88591BYouremailemailnet@69.28.186.120...
> nobody #1 <rnddmauck@comcast . net > wrote in
> news:481BD3D5.FC1E262C@comcast . net :
>
>>
>>
>> Rick Begeman wrote:
>>
>>> In article <fcqdnSFaRd3zRIrVnZ2dnUVZ_v6rnZ2d@sentex . net >,
>>> "another nogn" <tg2122460@yahoo . com > wrote:
>>>
>>> > "EZ" <EZ.Rider@NOSPAM.sbcglobal . net > wrote in message
>>> > news:vkke14dh1lhfbbptr7lcb5f1savb0422ja@4ax . com ...
>>> > > Have a round of your choice on me. I'd like to know if there are
>>> > > any folks running regular (i.e., 87 octane) gasoline in their
>>> > > TC96 engine, and if it is causing any problems? I ran regular
>>> > > unleaded in my '05 TC88 Low Rider with no problems at all.
>>> > >
>>> > > 91/93 octane gas in St. Louis is 25 cents more per gallon than
>>> > > regular.
>>> > >
>>> > > --
>>> > > _____ _____
>>> > > | ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO
>>> > > | _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT
>>> > > | |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget)
>>> > > |_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
>>> >
>>> > I ran lower octane for a few miles with my 04 TC88 last year.
>>> >
>>> > - cruised about 450 highway miles on a Saturday over a 6 hour
>>> > period - temp at start (9:00am) was about 70F and at the end was
>>> > about 85F - kept a nearly constant highway speed of about 70mph
>>> > - started with 91 octane
>>> > - second tank was a mix of 91 and 87
>>> > - third tank was 87
>>> > The mileage decreased (about 5%) as the octane level went down -
>>> > enough so that the higher mileage nearly paid for the slightly
>>> > higher price of the 91 octane - last year. This year may be bit
>>> > different.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks for the java!
>>>
>>> Your mileage probably changed because you are comparing winter gas to
>>> summer gas (different formulation).
>>>
>>> Octane will have no impact on mileage, unless it was detonating.
>>>
>>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Maybe? If the bike is designed to detect spark knock (not to be
>> confused with
>> detonation). It could be adjusting the timing to stop it. The mileage
>> could be less because of the ignition timing being retarded several
>> degrees at different times. I've got a Cadillac (not a Cadillac
>> motorcycle) that loses almost 3 mpg when I run regular in it so I
>> guess it could affect a bike the same way.
>>
>>
>>
>> nobody #1
>>
>> glad to see you're
>> posting here again
>>
>>
>
> Just ran a tank of regular in my 95" Ultra for comparison. My lileage
> improved considerably.
> Probably because it's still cold way up here in the frozen north country.
> My plugs were black after a couple of weeks so I changed them out and ran
> the regular, hard, and a tank full pasted 270km instead of 200 or so.
> I wionder if the Power Commander makes ongoing adjustments based on
> temperature and ease of fuel burning?
>
Here in Iowa regular cost 3% more than ethenol(10%) but in my car I get 10%
more millage with the regular... so math tells me to pay the extra...so I
do.
Have not done the same in the bike.... But I just hit 2100 miles on the 2008
and my millage went up a lot I was only getting about 220 per tank before I
got 250 on the last tank. But I did have a riding partner for the first
time then too and it was only the second time we were together...Also the
mirrors on the inner fairing are not as shakey and I can see clearer behind
me now, before(2100 miles) it was really bad. I am guessing the rubber
mounds on the bike have broken in... or maybe just broke already...
Invisible68
"Your name" <Youremail@email . net > wrote in message
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> nobody #1 <rnddmauck@comcast . net > wrote in
> news:481BD3D5.FC1E262C@comcast . net :
>
>>
>>
>> Rick Begeman wrote:
>>
>>> In article <fcqdnSFaRd3zRIrVnZ2dnUVZ_v6rnZ2d@sentex . net >,
>>> "another nogn" <tg2122460@yahoo . com > wrote:
>>>
>>> > "EZ" <EZ.Rider@NOSPAM.sbcglobal . net > wrote in message
>>> > news:vkke14dh1lhfbbptr7lcb5f1savb0422ja@4ax . com ...
>>> > > Have a round of your choice on me. I'd like to know if there are
>>> > > any folks running regular (i.e., 87 octane) gasoline in their
>>> > > TC96 engine, and if it is causing any problems? I ran regular
>>> > > unleaded in my '05 TC88 Low Rider with no problems at all.
>>> > >
>>> > > 91/93 octane gas in St. Louis is 25 cents more per gallon than
>>> > > regular.
>>> > >
>>> > > --
>>> > > _____ _____
>>> > > | ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO
>>> > > | _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT
>>> > > | |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget)
>>> > > |_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
>>> >
>>> > I ran lower octane for a few miles with my 04 TC88 last year.
>>> >
>>> > - cruised about 450 highway miles on a Saturday over a 6 hour
>>> > period - temp at start (9:00am) was about 70F and at the end was
>>> > about 85F - kept a nearly constant highway speed of about 70mph
>>> > - started with 91 octane
>>> > - second tank was a mix of 91 and 87
>>> > - third tank was 87
>>> > The mileage decreased (about 5%) as the octane level went down -
>>> > enough so that the higher mileage nearly paid for the slightly
>>> > higher price of the 91 octane - last year. This year may be bit
>>> > different.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks for the java!
>>>
>>> Your mileage probably changed because you are comparing winter gas to
>>> summer gas (different formulation).
>>>
>>> Octane will have no impact on mileage, unless it was detonating.
>>>
>>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Maybe? If the bike is designed to detect spark knock (not to be
>> confused with
>> detonation). It could be adjusting the timing to stop it. The mileage
>> could be less because of the ignition timing being retarded several
>> degrees at different times. I've got a Cadillac (not a Cadillac
>> motorcycle) that loses almost 3 mpg when I run regular in it so I
>> guess it could affect a bike the same way.
>>
>>
>>
>> nobody #1
>>
>> glad to see you're
>> posting here again
>>
>>
>
> Just ran a tank of regular in my 95" Ultra for comparison. My lileage
> improved considerably.
> Probably because it's still cold way up here in the frozen north country.
> My plugs were black after a couple of weeks so I changed them out and ran
> the regular, hard, and a tank full pasted 270km instead of 200 or so.
> I wionder if the Power Commander makes ongoing adjustments based on
> temperature and ease of fuel burning?
>
Here in Iowa regular cost 3% more than ethenol(10%) but in my car I get 10%
more millage with the regular... so math tells me to pay the extra...so I
do.
Have not done the same in the bike.... But I just hit 2100 miles on the 2008
and my millage went up a lot I was only getting about 220 per tank before I
got 250 on the last tank. But I did have a riding partner for the first
time then too and it was only the second time we were together...Also the
mirrors on the inner fairing are not as shakey and I can see clearer behind
me now, before(2100 miles) it was really bad. I am guessing the rubber
mounds on the bike have broken in... or maybe just broke already...
Invisible68
Re: Regular Gas in a TC96?
On Sat, 3 May 2008 09:35:45 -0500, "Invisible68" <plathrop@lcom . net >
wrote:
>>
>> Just ran a tank of regular in my 95" Ultra for comparison. My lileage
>> improved considerably.
>> Probably because it's still cold way up here in the frozen north country.
>> My plugs were black after a couple of weeks so I changed them out and ran
>> the regular, hard, and a tank full pasted 270km instead of 200 or so.
>> I wionder if the Power Commander makes ongoing adjustments based on
>> temperature and ease of fuel burning?
>>
>Here in Iowa regular cost 3% more than ethenol(10%) but in my car I get 10%
>more millage with the regular... so math tells me to pay the extra...so I
>do.
>
we can't buy any gas here without ethanol in it now :(
On Sat, 3 May 2008 09:35:45 -0500, "Invisible68" <plathrop@lcom . net >
wrote:
>>
>> Just ran a tank of regular in my 95" Ultra for comparison. My lileage
>> improved considerably.
>> Probably because it's still cold way up here in the frozen north country.
>> My plugs were black after a couple of weeks so I changed them out and ran
>> the regular, hard, and a tank full pasted 270km instead of 200 or so.
>> I wionder if the Power Commander makes ongoing adjustments based on
>> temperature and ease of fuel burning?
>>
>Here in Iowa regular cost 3% more than ethenol(10%) but in my car I get 10%
>more millage with the regular... so math tells me to pay the extra...so I
>do.
>
we can't buy any gas here without ethanol in it now :(
Re: Regular Gas in a TC96?
In article <Xns9A9350E88591BYouremailemailnet@69.28.186.120>,
Your name <Youremail@email . net > wrote:
<whack>
> Just ran a tank of regular in my 95" Ultra for comparison. My lileage
> improved considerably.
> I wionder if the Power Commander makes ongoing adjustments based on
> temperature and ease of fuel burning?
>
Power Commander is not an active device and makes no changes other than
what has been programmed by the last tech.
Rinse and repeat your test over the same ground in same temps and have
your buddy fill the tank so you don't know what grade of fuel is in it.
--
Ryder Rick
In article <Xns9A9350E88591BYouremailemailnet@69.28.186.120>,
Your name <Youremail@email . net > wrote:
<whack>
> Just ran a tank of regular in my 95" Ultra for comparison. My lileage
> improved considerably.
> I wionder if the Power Commander makes ongoing adjustments based on
> temperature and ease of fuel burning?
>
Power Commander is not an active device and makes no changes other than
what has been programmed by the last tech.
Rinse and repeat your test over the same ground in same temps and have
your buddy fill the tank so you don't know what grade of fuel is in it.
--
Ryder Rick
Re: Regular Gas in a TC96?
Rick Begeman <despaminator@yahoo . com > wrote in news:despaminator-
778D59.08184503052008@news.verizon . net :
> In article <Xns9A9350E88591BYouremailemailnet@69.28.186.120>,
> Your name <Youremail@email . net > wrote:
>
> <whack>
>
>> Just ran a tank of regular in my 95" Ultra for comparison. My lileage
>> improved considerably.
>
>> I wionder if the Power Commander makes ongoing adjustments based on
>> temperature and ease of fuel burning?
>>
>
> Power Commander is not an active device and makes no changes other than
> what has been programmed by the last tech.
I thought it would be.
The tech, supposedly a good one, optimized the fuel air ratio on the dyno
in March.
>
> Rinse and repeat your test over the same ground in same temps and have
> your buddy fill the tank so you don't know what grade of fuel is in it.
>
I'm objective enough to know the difference.
I did mostly highway but leaning on it doing 120-150kph (75-95 approx) on
local highways with minor in city riding.
The mileage was better (much) than a week earlier on straight highway at
mostly 110-120 in warmer weather on premium but admittedly with two up.
I plan to repeat the test as often as possible over the coming months.
Rick Begeman <despaminator@yahoo . com > wrote in news:despaminator-
778D59.08184503052008@news.verizon . net :
> In article <Xns9A9350E88591BYouremailemailnet@69.28.186.120>,
> Your name <Youremail@email . net > wrote:
>
> <whack>
>
>> Just ran a tank of regular in my 95" Ultra for comparison. My lileage
>> improved considerably.
>
>> I wionder if the Power Commander makes ongoing adjustments based on
>> temperature and ease of fuel burning?
>>
>
> Power Commander is not an active device and makes no changes other than
> what has been programmed by the last tech.
I thought it would be.
The tech, supposedly a good one, optimized the fuel air ratio on the dyno
in March.
>
> Rinse and repeat your test over the same ground in same temps and have
> your buddy fill the tank so you don't know what grade of fuel is in it.
>
I'm objective enough to know the difference.
I did mostly highway but leaning on it doing 120-150kph (75-95 approx) on
local highways with minor in city riding.
The mileage was better (much) than a week earlier on straight highway at
mostly 110-120 in warmer weather on premium but admittedly with two up.
I plan to repeat the test as often as possible over the coming months.
Re: Regular Gas in a TC96?
Your name wrote:
> Rick Begeman <despaminator@yahoo . com > wrote in news:despaminator-
> 778D59.08184503052008@news.verizon . net :
>
> > In article <Xns9A9350E88591BYouremailemailnet@69.28.186.120>,
> > Your name <Youremail@email . net > wrote:
> >
> > <whack>
> >
> >> Just ran a tank of regular in my 95" Ultra for comparison. My lileage
> >> improved considerably.
> >
> >> I wionder if the Power Commander makes ongoing adjustments based on
> >> temperature and ease of fuel burning?
> >>
> >
> > Power Commander is not an active device and makes no changes other than
> > what has been programmed by the last tech.
>
> I thought it would be.
> The tech, supposedly a good one, optimized the fuel air ratio on the dyno
> in March.
> >
> > Rinse and repeat your test over the same ground in same temps and have
> > your buddy fill the tank so you don't know what grade of fuel is in it.
> >
>
> I'm objective enough to know the difference.
> I did mostly highway but leaning on it doing 120-150kph (75-95 approx) on
> local highways with minor in city riding.
> The mileage was better (much) than a week earlier on straight highway at
> mostly 110-120 in warmer weather on premium but admittedly with two up.
>
> I plan to repeat the test as often as possible over the coming months.
You got better gas mileage riding one up? Gee whiz.
nobody #1
Your name wrote:
> Rick Begeman <despaminator@yahoo . com > wrote in news:despaminator-
> 778D59.08184503052008@news.verizon . net :
>
> > In article <Xns9A9350E88591BYouremailemailnet@69.28.186.120>,
> > Your name <Youremail@email . net > wrote:
> >
> > <whack>
> >
> >> Just ran a tank of regular in my 95" Ultra for comparison. My lileage
> >> improved considerably.
> >
> >> I wionder if the Power Commander makes ongoing adjustments based on
> >> temperature and ease of fuel burning?
> >>
> >
> > Power Commander is not an active device and makes no changes other than
> > what has been programmed by the last tech.
>
> I thought it would be.
> The tech, supposedly a good one, optimized the fuel air ratio on the dyno
> in March.
> >
> > Rinse and repeat your test over the same ground in same temps and have
> > your buddy fill the tank so you don't know what grade of fuel is in it.
> >
>
> I'm objective enough to know the difference.
> I did mostly highway but leaning on it doing 120-150kph (75-95 approx) on
> local highways with minor in city riding.
> The mileage was better (much) than a week earlier on straight highway at
> mostly 110-120 in warmer weather on premium but admittedly with two up.
>
> I plan to repeat the test as often as possible over the coming months.
You got better gas mileage riding one up? Gee whiz.
nobody #1
Re: Regular Gas in a TC96?
"nobody #1" <rnddmauck@comcast . net > wrote in message
news:481E4A5C.C01A47E1@comcast . net ...
>
>
> Your name wrote:
>
>> Rick Begeman <despaminator@yahoo . com > wrote in news:despaminator-
>> 778D59.08184503052008@news.verizon . net :
>>
>> > In article <Xns9A9350E88591BYouremailemailnet@69.28.186.120>,
>> > Your name <Youremail@email . net > wrote:
>> >
>> > <whack>
>> >
>> >> Just ran a tank of regular in my 95" Ultra for comparison. My lileage
>> >> improved considerably.
>> >
>> >> I wionder if the Power Commander makes ongoing adjustments based on
>> >> temperature and ease of fuel burning?
>> >>
>> >
>> > Power Commander is not an active device and makes no changes other than
>> > what has been programmed by the last tech.
>>
>> I thought it would be.
>> The tech, supposedly a good one, optimized the fuel air ratio on the dyno
>> in March.
>> >
>> > Rinse and repeat your test over the same ground in same temps and have
>> > your buddy fill the tank so you don't know what grade of fuel is in it.
>> >
>>
>> I'm objective enough to know the difference.
>> I did mostly highway but leaning on it doing 120-150kph (75-95 approx) on
>> local highways with minor in city riding.
>> The mileage was better (much) than a week earlier on straight highway at
>> mostly 110-120 in warmer weather on premium but admittedly with two up.
>>
>> I plan to repeat the test as often as possible over the coming months.
>
> You got better gas mileage riding one up? Gee whiz.
>
I get better milage riding two up.... guess I am not so hard on the throttle
when she is back there.... but I do get a squeezing when I rub my footboard
on the road!!!
Invisible68
"nobody #1" <rnddmauck@comcast . net > wrote in message
news:481E4A5C.C01A47E1@comcast . net ...
>
>
> Your name wrote:
>
>> Rick Begeman <despaminator@yahoo . com > wrote in news:despaminator-
>> 778D59.08184503052008@news.verizon . net :
>>
>> > In article <Xns9A9350E88591BYouremailemailnet@69.28.186.120>,
>> > Your name <Youremail@email . net > wrote:
>> >
>> > <whack>
>> >
>> >> Just ran a tank of regular in my 95" Ultra for comparison. My lileage
>> >> improved considerably.
>> >
>> >> I wionder if the Power Commander makes ongoing adjustments based on
>> >> temperature and ease of fuel burning?
>> >>
>> >
>> > Power Commander is not an active device and makes no changes other than
>> > what has been programmed by the last tech.
>>
>> I thought it would be.
>> The tech, supposedly a good one, optimized the fuel air ratio on the dyno
>> in March.
>> >
>> > Rinse and repeat your test over the same ground in same temps and have
>> > your buddy fill the tank so you don't know what grade of fuel is in it.
>> >
>>
>> I'm objective enough to know the difference.
>> I did mostly highway but leaning on it doing 120-150kph (75-95 approx) on
>> local highways with minor in city riding.
>> The mileage was better (much) than a week earlier on straight highway at
>> mostly 110-120 in warmer weather on premium but admittedly with two up.
>>
>> I plan to repeat the test as often as possible over the coming months.
>
> You got better gas mileage riding one up? Gee whiz.
>
I get better milage riding two up.... guess I am not so hard on the throttle
when she is back there.... but I do get a squeezing when I rub my footboard
on the road!!!
Invisible68
