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No I don't. Mine is an 00' modified for race only.
Nice bike.
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2004 DS650X (Rotax)
800 Open Mod (Rotax)
617 Mach1 on NOS (Rotax)
1996 D3500 V10 425hp
1996 HD 1250 XLH "Custom" Stage 2 Heads, SE.497 Cams, SE Prog. Race Ignition.
Vet: US ARMY 78 - 81.......Patriot Guard Rider#45266
When I had work done to bike the Mechanic said to use 98 Premium..Do Not use ethanol It also eats the lining off the Tank..(Try to get the fuel from same Garage that way if any complaints you can go back to where you bought the fuel). So far my bike is running Fine.
You don't need to run extremely high octane fuel unless you are running very high compression.
Stock 1200 Sportsters are only running 9.7:1 compression, which isn't all that high.
I'm running high compression pistons in my 1550 WideGlide, and it is set up to run a 10.25:1 compression. Friend of mine is running 10.5:1 in his Softail.
Both of us are running BP 92 octane gas (the real gas, not the blended crap), and neither of us have any problem. And that is here in the lower midwest where temperatures can be 100+ during the summer.
I could run a higher compression, but it's not worth the trouble, especially for the slight increase in horsepower you might gain.
Once you go above the 10.25 to 10.5 compression range you need to worry about the quality of fuel you might get when out on the highway, especially when you do a lot of cross country type traffic and never know for sure what you might have to put in the tank.
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Premium all the way. Seriously, compared to my pickup, I have no problems at all putting in the best. What, it comes out to $7 maybe. Way better than $80-$90.
