Soldato
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What sort of money is your Falco going up for?
There may be an email in trust moment coming on
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If it's fuel injected it should make a difference.. most bikes ship from factory running rich, the higher octane fuel will only lean this up a little but extract abit more from engine.
The correct technical term for this phenomenon is ‘knocking’, which happens when an engine:
a) Runs on fuel with an octane number that is too low, for the engine.
b) Runs too lean (air-fuel mixture is incorrect).
c) Has incorrect ignition timing.
The effects of (a) and (b) shouldn’t occur using Shell V-Power because it has a high octane number (98) and as a result of the high density of Shell V-Power, it tends to enrich the air-fuel mixture.
interesting, what was PBs conclusion ?, worth running or not.. guess if not it's worth putting money into a remap instead
first bike cbr600 fs-1
Current bike, zx6r b1h 03
How do those 2 bikes compare?
I wouldve thought that going from the Honda to the Kawasaki, wouldve been a downgrade?
funny man, comparing the two, CBR - big soft beginners bike, ZX6 - hard edged nutter track tool
a upgrade unless you a old man![]()
One other quesiton.
My Yamaha Fazer 600 (03) has a datatool 2 alarm system on it. I have recently fitted a Oxford battery maximiser in my garage and attached to the bike. I have not used the bike for about 12 days and the alarm light on the bike is very faint. So connected maximiser and everything is fine now.
Does this perhaps sound like my battery is on the way out. Just new to bikes so not sure how long the battery would normally last without using the bike whilst it is sat in my garage with alarm on but not connected to the maximiser.
Am i best of leaving the maximiser always on and charging the bike whilst it is in the garage. Just want to know for when it goes to sleep for the winter months.
Many thanks.
How do those 2 bikes compare?
I wouldve thought that going from the Honda to the Kawasaki, wouldve been a downgrade?
nice, but how come you didnt go for its bigger brother, it has a much stronger engine. More up your street I would have thought mate.