Unleaded gas
11-05-2008, 05:01 PM
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Unleaded gas
Anyone use unleaded gas in 08 sportster? Will it damage my bike it I do?
11-05-2008, 05:05 PM
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Perhaps I'm not understanding you correctly. If you mean regular ol' low octane fuel, for the extra $1 per fill-up I'll stick with premium.
11-05-2008, 05:07 PM
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11-05-2008, 05:18 PM
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a 883 will run fine on 87 octane. I run plus (89) in mine since I have all the Screamin Eagle stuff.
11-05-2008, 05:21 PM
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83 is pretty low. I would keep it in the upper 80's. I just don't see the extra scratch as an issue though. A Sporty tank is what, 3.3 or 2.2 for a peanut tank, right? That equates to less than a dollar per fill-up for the premium ****.
11-05-2008, 05:22 PM
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yes regular 83
My '08 XL1200 pings on 87.
11-05-2008, 05:36 PM
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Run the high octane. Here in CA it's 91. Costs me about $.25 a gallon more. Tank only holds 3.3 so usually it's only about $.50 extra to put a couple of gallons in.
11-05-2008, 06:46 PM
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I burn 93 here. Bike just doesnt like anything lower.
11-05-2008, 08:32 PM
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I use the 87 in the 02 883 but I use 93 in the Nightster
11-05-2008, 11:10 PM
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I use 93 all the time, plus I add octane booster on top of it.
Unleaded gas
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