Bobs07zx14Black
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posted March 12, 2007 06:02 AM
1st Impression @ 100 miles...also
1. Not sure I like the "Ninja" decals on the front of the Black bike
2. Love the centerstand..installed myself around 2.5 hours
3. Running 87 Octane I did hear a "Ping" Guess I'll have to go to 91 Octane
4. So far I'll give it a 9.0 till I get flies out and pipe
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dubious
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posted March 12, 2007 06:10 AM
It 'll probably take 87 octane in summer months, I noticed mine pinged really bad late last , fall, but not in summer, on 87, which is odd as higher ambient, thus engine temps bring on detonation as well as octane, so I believe the winter blends have been oxygenated, or have higher butane content.
i went to 91 in October, before having to park it due to snow.
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fish_antlers
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posted March 12, 2007 06:27 AM
I always run 92-94 if available... hey.. it aint a Hyundai ! Splurge!
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posted March 12, 2007 06:29 AM
yes I agree, but lower octane makes more power as long as it don't ping, sometimes in remote area's the premuim goes stale!
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fish_antlers
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posted March 12, 2007 06:35 AM
I agree... one horse town I always put in 87.... station by our house fills up tons of porsche, ferrari, lambo etc etc so 94 is always fresh 
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posted March 12, 2007 09:59 AM
 Edited By: dubious on 12 Mar 2007 11:00
:P
no lambo here but a ferrari, few porches, a dozen or so vipers and numerous new vettes.
Wher ther's $$$ there be nice wheelz.... and good fuel
wish we had yur weather though...
Is it still raining there? still snowing here.... 
Nope the cars and bikes will be parked for another few weeks...
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blackbullet76
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posted March 12, 2007 11:01 AM
Ha, all we have here are a few new corvettes. I've only seen one viper. Most of the nice ones around here are old muscle cars though. Alot of drag racers around here.
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clip
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posted March 12, 2007 07:59 PM
Anyone ever try a little octane booster with the 87 pump gas? I question the freshness of the higher octane stuff in my area. It doesn't seem like many people are buying it.
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mike1024
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posted March 12, 2007 08:11 PM
doesnt the 14 need 91? thats all I run in all my bikes... no pinging or anything... what are the rules with fuel? will 87 hurt my beast?
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stevewfl
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posted March 12, 2007 08:15 PM
man gee whiz I just pour the expensive chit in the tank and it goes. but wait- I have to run michelin PPs or the bike pings and pukes and folds up and squeals like a pig and needs training wheels on the curves
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BlackMagic14
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posted March 12, 2007 08:35 PM
I always run a good compromise I run 89
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posted March 13, 2007 06:02 AM
Edited By: dubious on 13 Mar 2007 07:06
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doesnt the 14 need 91? thats all I run in all my bikes... no pinging or anything... what are the rules with fuel? will 87 hurt my beast?
Brock has stated that 87 or 89 can be run,
if its not a winter blend,,, oxygenated, I was good.
Soon as they oxygenated or blended with more butane I could tell, immediatly it pinged just idling away from intersections. Went back to 91 at that point.
In fact my old ford started pinging too, so it was really shitty fuel, tried different stations, same result.
Alot of ppl don't realise that most fuels come from the same refineries closest to their geological location, regardless of what brand gas station they go to.
Buying fuel at busier stations is the best bet, no matter what type you run.
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blackbullet76
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posted March 13, 2007 07:38 AM
I don't think we've got 91 around here. 87, 89 and 93 is what's at our pumps.
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