Had two tanks of the shell stuff and it's been the worst mileage i've ever experienced on the triumph doing my normal daily commute. Barely 170km from 13.5 litres. I swear I'd normally get 190 or so around town previously.
Pasta farts
Had two tanks of the shell stuff and it's been the worst mileage i've ever experienced on the triumph doing my normal daily commute. Barely 170km from 13.5 litres. I swear I'd normally get 190 or so around town previously.
Hardcore Biker
*cough* 20% *cough* (here).Originally Posted by Motu
No unanimous concrete evidence yet, seems bit of a mix bag of results. Looks like I won't be tanking there for awhile, maybe more negative than positive
From experience and watching their adverts I'm sure these fuels primarily contain cleaning agents and hence why several tanks are required. Only cars/bikes which can do with a clean will notice an improvement and all others will simply be kept clean. That is of course assuming the rest of the fuel doesn’t give more bang for your buck.
90% of the time spent writing this post was spent thinking of something witty to say. It may have been wasted.
Forum whore
Had a VW many years ago. Use to fill up with Caltex, (Boron) Rune like a dream. Mobil, run like a nightmare. Ran into a guy at party years ago, had a VW put in Mobile thing would ping like a china man playing ' pong. Don't use to this day.
Good sience is an experiment that can be duplicated and achieve the same result. . Must be true. Mobil is shit.
Skyryder
Free Scott Watson.
Forum whore
21.17% - rounded up to the neared $5,standard proceedure.....
Deus ex ukulele
I've now run two tanks of the "new" Shell 91 through the STeed and it made not one blind jot of difference. I've currently got a tankful of the 95 in the Impreza, although given all the running that does, as much will probably evaporate as power its furious 1.8 boxer.
People will use Shell for the convenience of the servos or for Flybuys. The rest is just marketing hype.
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
For whom the bell tolls
Did a tank of the 91 to clear the lines of what was in it before hand... second tank of Shells new 91 gave me 208km from a tank before reserve light came on - no change in riding from previous gas.
Usually i average, 220km before reserve light, but have managed to get out to 270km when riding like a nanna.
Just finished a tank of the 96 straight on from the 91, and i only managed to get 189km before the light came onNow, i did have to run the bike without the tank on in the garage to get some readings from the charging system, but some how i dont think that the >500ml of fuel (in the fuel pump) is going to make up the defecit of 220-189=31km...
Just for good measure i filled up with the old faithful BP 91 tonight, and will report back on thursday/friday i guess with the results from that (to see if there was actually any change or if i am just riding like a maniac lately.
KiwiBitcher
where opinion holds more weight than fact.
It's better to not pass and know that you could have than to pass and find out that you can't. Wait for the straight.
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The truck drivers who pick up the stuff tell me that shell, bp, mobil and caltex all get their 91 fuels from the same big stock tank, and each have smaller tanks of their own that contain the additives which get mixed with the fuel from the stock tank as they fill up the trucks.
So same fuel different additives.
If anyone ended up with some shit fuel it was probably contaminated somewhere between pick up and putting it in the vehicle.
One, two free, floor!
How about a bunch of us actually do a before and after comparison.
Get the data together and present it to Commerce Commission or something - if it turns out to be BS.
Whos' got the Scientific backgroun to plan this out.
Y'know... determine if a "significant difference was made", A control car/bike, a test car/bike... double blinds, chi squared tests (or something)...
??
$2,000 cash if you find a buyer for my house, kumeuhouseforsale@straightshooters.co.nz for details
Immature and proud of it.
I'm using the new fuel, a fuelsaver device, plus power pills, and with economy riding my tank overflows every 100k's.
Speed doesn't kill people.
Stupidity kills people.
The 2nd-most bad arse KBer.
Im using P pills too - but I didnt know they work in your tank!!
Then I could get a Kb Tshirt, move to Timaru and become a full time crossdressing faggot
bucket blingster
Well, filled up the car tonight with Shell 91, but only cause it was discounted! Paid $1.659 per litre.
Royal Enfield user
Not sure which stuff you get over there , but the stuf here doesnt clean your hands like the old stuff did ...now you sort to have to scrub, and as for cleaning paint brushes its hopeless !
No I fondly remember good old lead filled decayed dino juice.... My father and his father before im were using the stuff with no ill effects ...and the summers are getting nicer in alaska these days
It was cheaper to !
Stephen
* where gas is still dirt cheap!!!*
"Look, Madame, where we live, look how we live ... look at the life we have...The Republic has forgotten us."
Forum whore
LOL!!!!!!!! Yep, if all these devices did what they claim we'd be making petrol as we ride! BUt of course, there is the law of diminishing returns... Only fuel saving device worth a damn is the throttle hand! Keeping the bike tuned properly helps too.
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Hardsnore Biker
On 3rd tank from the local shell station and same 220 ks for 13 litres, always the same.
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