The reference to ethanol is towards the bottom of the page and above the blue band with "Energy lives here" in it: https://www.mobil.co.nz/en/synergy-fuels
The reference to ethanol is towards the bottom of the page and above the blue band with "Energy lives here" in it: https://www.mobil.co.nz/en/synergy-fuels
The pricing of 95 and 98 is a huge ripoff. I've seen 95 selling for 30c more per litre.
The R1 is definitely happier on 98, but it has carbs so is a bit fussier. It runs best on Gull 98, but I only use it on long trips and fill the tank with normal petrol when I get home.
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I use a Mobil card from Petroleum Logistics. It gives me 10c/l discount on any Mobil petrol. That's 10c/l off the actual pump price. So I go to the Mobil servo that has the cheapest prices and get another 10c/l off that price. Excellent deal. Can use it at supermarket pumps too if they are stocked by Mobil - which all the local Foodstuffs ones are (PaknSave and New World).
. “No pleasure is worth giving up for two more years in a rest home.” Kingsley Amis
Yeah, it was a Caltex station.
Given that the actual cost of petrol is only 60c per litre, it's difficult to understand how the margin is so high.
I ran the R1 on a variety of fuels during a recent trip around the North Island. The only one it really didn't like was Gull 91 - it would hesitate for a moment when I opened the throttle. It ran OK on everything else, but seemed happiest on Ultimate.
I tend to use the premium fuels because they have more detergents and cleaners in them, which I hope will save on carb maintenance!
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I have been tracking my fuel usage with an app on my phone. I was using BP 98 for a while but I then switched to Mobil 95 and now Waitomo 95 - no difference in fuel usage and I'm confident I'm getting just as much power too.
98 octane has no more power than 95 octane or 91 octane, the only advantage of higher octane is that it doesn't burn so readily which prevents pre-detonation if that would have happened with lower octane fuels. There are plenty of engines with enough compression to pre-detonate 91 octane but most would run just as well on 95 as on 98, for most people the cost of 98 is just extra money for something that offers no benefit whatsoever.
The book for my Ducati says 95 or higher. Only run on 95 as there is no one close with 98 to try. I'm not riding out of my way to fill up
Just checked the triumph manual...my one states 87 or higher and then dribbles on with a variety of letters that just get weird...even details shit about the cosl of living council and anti knock something...so i suspect Paula Bennet might be the best person to asked...
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