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3 months sitting on a shelf with ethanol left in them......OOPS!
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Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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I'd have to award you a B+ for that science projectOriginally posted by BA80 View Post3 months sitting on a shelf with ethanol left in them......OOPS!
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81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top. -
I just bought a new Stihl weed eater. The dealer told me to under no circumstaces put ethanol fuel in it. They'll sell me the fuel if I can't find it elsewhere. No problem.Marty (in Mississippi)
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XS650SH
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That is ALL I can get here!
Probably the reason things don't always work as well as they used to....
Ray Matteis
KE6NHG
XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!Comment
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got ethanol free gas 4 miles from my house...all the lawn and garden equip. get it along with the cage and XS...so tell me Greg that ethanol free isnt worth the extra $$$
1980 XS650G Special-Two
1993 Honda ST1100Comment
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We've got ethanol free places here also.. no difference in price. It just might not be at a station that's close.
Greg, don't touch those carbs! People pay extra for that patina on stuff! Don't you ever watch Antique Roadshow or Pickers? lol.Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
*Crashed/Totalled, still ownComment
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60 cents more for NO E around here. At least it's available.80 SG
81 SH in parts
99 ST1100
91 ST1100Comment
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No E costs more because it isn't tax subsidized. Your tax dollars pay for ethanol fuel.Marty (in Mississippi)
XS1100SG
XS650SK
XS650SH
XS650G
XS6502F
XS650EComment
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I used those carbs (79 XS) to get the 85 FJ 1100 engine running that I picked up from Harry. When the guy bought it I just pulled them off and stuck them on the shelf without draining them. Figured I would do it later.
Right!
Now I need them here they are. Yup, I'm a dumbazz.
Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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my station is about 25 cents more expensive per gallon at $2.85 per gal of Reg. i think thats a pretty good deal...it goes for alot more than that elsewhere...
1980 XS650G Special-Two
1993 Honda ST1100Comment
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110 LL Fuel
Makes a stop at your local small airport to see if they will sell you a little 110LL (Low Lead). That fuel will make anything run like you've never felt it run before! I use to work at a local airport and hot-rodders would show up with gas cans and we'd fill 'em up. Fuel is pricey but WORTH EVERY PENNY!Kurt Boehringer
Peachtree City, Georgia
1970 - CT70K0 - Mini-Trail
1978 - SR500 - Thumper
1979 - CT70H - Mini-Trail
1979 - XS1100SF - Pensacola
1980 - XS850SG - Rocky
1980 - XS1100SG - The Ugly Duck
1980 - XS1100SG - Mayberry Duck
1981 - XS1100SH - DEAD Duck Cafe'
1981 - XJ550 Maxim - Nancy's Mini-Max
1982 - XJ650 SECA - Hurricane
1986 - FJ1200 - Georgia Big Red
1992 - FZR1000 - Genesis
2016 - FJR1300A - MontgomeryComment
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I just finished a 3400 mile trip. Some places I was jus plain lucky the WAS gas. Notice the gas can?
Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
The list changes.Comment
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One problem with the 110 and the XS1100. 110 is 110 octane, a slower burning fuel made for high compression engines. The XS1100 was designed to run on 85 octane fuel, and that was the OLD rating! IF you run the 110 in the XS1100, you WILL carbon up the engine!!Makes a stop at your local small airport to see if they will sell you a little 110LL (Low Lead). That fuel will make anything run like you've never felt it run before! I use to work at a local airport and hot-rodders would show up with gas cans and we'd fill 'em up. Fuel is pricey but WORTH EVERY PENNY!
These bike just do NOT run well on that high an octane. You can get away with the midgrade at low altitudes, but above about 4K, regular is the best you can do for these bikes.
Ray Matteis
KE6NHG
XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!Comment
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And, it was 84 - 85 octane and a dollar+ more gallon than here.Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
The list changes.Comment
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Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
*Crashed/Totalled, still ownComment
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