Non-ethanol premium fuel

I know that premium fuel is the best for any engine, but now some of these
gas stations are pushing "non-ethanol premium" gas for motorcycles, and that
maybe have been long ago established. However, I would like to hear the opinions from many of the veteran biker brothers if they have used it and feel it's the way to go???

Y2KHD if you can get Premium non ethanol fuel then run it if your bike needs it. But if your bike will run on lower grade 89 octane non ethanol fuel (without knocks or pinging) then run that instead. Around here the only non ethanol fuel is 89 octane, and thats what I run. And no premium fuel is not necessarily best for any engine. Octane causes a motor to run hot...the more octane the hotter it runs. You only want enough octane to keep your motor from knocking or pinging under load. Anything more than that is wasted and causes additional heat. IMHO

While we are on the subject of fuel does anybody out there use any fuel additives and if so what? I used to use MMO but stopped because there is no way to keep it from leaking from the bottle if it is not kept upright and I got tired of cleaning it from my saddle bags, although it sure made them smell nice. lol

Aloha....Mike

Thank you brothers for all the info.

HRK if your choices are 89 octane non ethanol or 91 ethanol, and your bike runs fine on 89, which would you run?

Aloha...Mike

usually run no ethanol premium, in my neck of the woods theres plenty of ethanol free stations still around, living around oil refineries has it advantages

thanks brother!

Since no one else has expressly stated it, here goes: NON-ETHANOL GASOLINE IS BETTER FOR ENGINES THAN ETHANOL-ADDED GAS!

Last I heard, H-D (and just about all major vehicle makers) used Chevron non-ethanol gas for their EPA and base-line engine HP tests.

Ethanol is a horrible political gimmick. It reduces MPG and is an attractant to water, thereby increasing water in the fuel system and thereby the risks involved - rust and icing be primary. It has, however, succeeded in boosting food prices, converting otherwise sane people to be "Green" donors and removing many vehicles from the market.:gah:

Thank you dear brother for all the info, advice, and choice quotations!!!

I'd run the lower oct. and put a couple of capfulls of oct. boost and hang on.

I use premium. Always. No point taking chances with the lower octane. Unfortunately, there are no stations in my area who do not add about 10% ethanol to the fuel. To help compensate, I use a dollop of Seafoam whenever I gas up. I carry it in my saddlebag along with my tools. It helps counteract the harmful effects of ethanol.

If you really want a great running engine you could go to any airport to the private aviation area and buy av gas Leaded 100 octane

Worked at a small town airport in the early 60s gassing up the ships that came in. I remember it being a greenish color and it smelled different.

Father-in-law has a twin engine Beechcraft. He runs the avgas in it AND his 05 Deluxe 88 TC. But, we already threaded about this stuff last year!

I ran the non-Ethinol for a spell and couldn't tell any dfference in the power or mpg. I ran mid-grade for a spell too and couldn't tell any difference but I go ahead and run the premium unless I can't get it.