GULL 99 octane with 10% ethanol

[huck farley]

Tried a tank full of the Gull 99 Octane with 10% ethanol in it. Boy I could notice the power straight away.
I could never lift the front wheel on my bike even If I tried. But on Sunday not even trying, and up the wheel come about a metre. I put that down to Gull 99 octane.
I will not ever buy BP again. Unless it is absolutely necessary. I think I will stick to GULL. By the way it's the same price as BP 91. nuff said. I highly recommend the stuff.
Love to here from anyone else who has tried the Gull 99 ron with 10% ethanol.

[kiwifruit]

I've tried it, made no noticeable difference to performance

[Coyote]

I thought ethanol was meant to be bad for performance? And others things that shouldn't be mentioned if this thread is to keep on topic

[James Deuce]

Got rubber fuel lines? Don't use fuel with ethanol in it.

[Motu]

Got rubber fuel lines? Don't use fuel with ethanol in it.

Even worse if you tried to use petrol in rubber fuel lines.

[Grahameeboy]

I've tried it, made no noticeable difference to performance

What on your pedal cycle

[HornetBoy]

Would like to try it ,but i hear that it eats away at rubber fuel lines

Also that performance gains are actually less than 98 ron... (hmm the whole blend thing sounds like a bunch of BS imo)

[kiwifruit]

What on your pedal cycle

no no, i tried it back in the day.... when i had a motorcycle

[Grahameeboy]

no no, i tried it back in the day.... when i had a motorcycle

Memories eh................eh when I were a lad...........

[Devil]

Tried a tank full of the Gull 99 Octane with 10% ethanol in it. Boy I could notice the power straight away.
I could never lift the front wheel on my bike even If I tried.

What???!!!
How can you not lift the front on a tiger??? Even if it was running on urine it would still wheelie all the way to africa and back!

I dont think you have enough bad influences in your life.

[fridayflash]

i tried it in a friends project bike and it instantly sprung a few pinhole leaks in the fuel tank im guessing these were weak spots anyway, but it didnt leak before

[AllanB]

Since I keep reading how gay Hondas are I've starting saving up all my poos and I'm straining off the "poo juice" and using it as fuel - I am getting at least a 20% hp gain and double the fuel economy.

I have discovered two things however.

1. My fuel bill is now zero however my food bill has increased to keep up with the fuel demand.

2. My bike smells funny...........

[zxcvbnm]

I use it in my NSR every chance I get. I'm sure it goes better, it feels crisper. The ethanol should make it run slightly leaner, cooler and clean out any moisture in the fuel system.

[vifferman]

One would expect that if it is 99 octane, and you've made no changes to your engine, that it would be less powerful.
If, however, you've increased the compression ratio and/or advanced the ignition and/or increased the fueling and/or made any other significant changes, you might get a power increase.
Don't be misled into thinking that the higher the octane, the more powerful it is. Usually, the opposite is the case, unless your bike has EFI AND knock sensors, which AFAIK, no road bikes do.

[johan]

One would expect that if it is 99 octane, and you've made no changes to your engine, that it would be less powerful.
If, however, you've increased the compression ratio and/or advanced the ignition and/or increased the fueling and/or made any other significant changes, you might get a power increase.
Don't be misled into thinking that the higher the octane, the more powerful it is. Usually, the opposite is the case, unless your bike has EFI AND knock sensors, which AFAIK, no road bikes do.

Yes! Good post! I wonder how many billions $$$ fuel companies are making from people putting high octane fuel in their vehicles thinking this will give them more power.

Atmospheric changes (pressure, temperature, humidity) will have a bigger impact on your engine performance than any fuel you can put in it, when it comes to power output.