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Best gas for gs1000

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What are your thoughts? 79 gs1000L, un oxygenated 91 octane?
 
But with all gas having ethanol, isn't non-oxygenated better for carbs?
 
Pure gasoline, sans alcohol would be nice.
 
Maybe urban legend but some people claim they get better mpg with real gas.
 
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Maybe urban legend but some people claim they get better mpg with real gas.
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I have. Not much though. Most of the EPA fueling issues came with carbed bikes from the early 80's, so many of the older GS's may not be affected. Makes them run slightly lean, so the tendency is to give it more throttle to get the desired results.
 
Nessism said:
Maybe urban legend but some people claim they get better mpg with real gas.
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There's no doubt about getting slightly better gas mileage. You have to burn about twice as much alcohol to make the same power as gasoline. The mpg gains are very small, and don't come near offsetting the added expense.
 
The only pure gasoline I can get locally is 93 octane premium. That's what I run in the CTS-V. Everything else runs great on 87 octane with ethanol.
 
Use 87 octane gas. If the bike sits for long periods then add some Sta-bil Marine 360 to combat issues with ethanol and subsequent water absorption issues.
 
All we can get in Billings Mt that has no alcohol is 91 octane premium so that's what I use in everything, Some places don't have that option though so Id try the Stabil
 
So if I do have 91 non-oxygenated available, I should use whenever possible?
 
If you ride the bike on a regular basis then you can go with anything 87+ octane. The ethanol really only comes into play when stored or you live in a very high humidity environment. It's not the ethanol that is the problem. It's the water that it absorbs that is the source of the rust and corrosion. The bikes are rated for anything above 85 octane but going higher octane doesn't give you anything and can actually reduce performance slightly when you get on the higher side. As for fuel mileage, ethanol will reduce your fuel economy slightly but the cost difference between oxygenated and non-oxygenated fuel offsets the mileage benefits.
 
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