R3T fuel??

[Macrider]

For those of you that are riding '09 and up R3T's what grade of fuel are you using?
My dealer told me I need to use 91 octane, but I am not sure if thats neccesary as the engine is not high compression and its stock.
Are you all running on 87 octane?

 

[JDuke1980]

I don't know why the 09 would be different than the 08... the 08 calls for low grade...

 

[tdragger]

I don't know why these dealers keep telling people to run premium. That's utter b.s. They must have worked on hardleys.

Low compression engine.
moderate cams.
fuel injected.

Run what the manufacturer designed and tuned the engine for.

The whole "run premium" thing is a stupid old wives tale.

 

[gR3yWolf]

My dealer said anything over 87 is a waste and a way to get into trouble because the higher grade gasolines sit in the supply tanks a whole lot longer and tend to be a source of water in the fuel. Besides, 87 octane fuel is a whole lot cheaper. 42,000 miles and never had a fuel problem; well, except for the time I pulled up to the fuel pumps and stepped off the Rocket...then watched 'er fall over 'cause I forgot to put the kick stand down, but we won't talk about that.

 

[HellFire]

Cheap, cheap, cheap .... it's a low compression tractor and runs best on the cheap stuff. Anything higher in octane than 87 is a waste of money and power.

 

[HellFire]

My dealer said anything over 87 is a waste and a way to get into trouble because the higher grade gasolines sit in the supply tanks a whole lot longer and tend to be a source of water in the fuel. Besides, 87 octane fuel is a whole lot cheaper. 42,000 miles and never had a fuel problem; well, except for the time I pulled up to the fuel pumps and stepped off the Rocket...then watched 'er fall over 'cause I forgot to put the kick stand down, but we won't talk about that.

Watched mine do just the same as the stand sunk right through the surface crust and into whatever was down there. It was fully loaded with full bags and **** strapped on everywhere. The shifter got bent, but nothing else got scuffed but the luggage.

 

[bcbatman]

for those of you that are riding '09 and up r3t's what grade of fuel are you using?
My dealer told me i need to use 91 octane, but i am not sure if thats neccesary as the engine is not high compression and its stock.
Are you all running on 87 octane?

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[HellFire]

I run both my Triumphs on 87 grade. A 09 Bonny 900 Twin and an 08 Rocket 3 touring. Bikes run great. BTW I use Chevron.

Chevron's techron fuel additive is the best thing since sliced bread. The Quick Trip convenience stores in the mid west used it in all the gas they sold. They even had an engine fuel system guarantee that they would pay for any fuel related problem with your engine if you used their gas. I haven't been to a QT in 12 years, so I don't know if they still use the stuff in their gas, but I still add it to mine. It's the only fuel treatment that actually works.

 

[ksquared]

For those of you that are riding '09 and up R3T's what grade of fuel are you using?
My dealer told me I need to use 91 octane, but I am not sure if thats neccesary as the engine is not high compression and its stock.
Are you all running on 87 octane?

The 91 the dealer is quoting you is almost surely based on the Euro system of octane rating rather than the US.

In the United States, pump octane is an average of 2 ratings, research octane (RON) and motor octane (MON). If you look at any gas pump in the United States, you will see a yellow sticker that says "octane by R + M / 2" That is the basic formula for an average. These 2 numbers mean different things. You could make an analogy to that of a blood pressure reading (systolic and diastolic). Research Octane number is always higher than Motor Octane number.

In Europe, they only report the RON. You may hear people discussing that in Europe, the octane is higher. Well, that is not exactly true. You see, in Europe, you might find 96 octane at a local gas station. (wow 96, highest we have here is 94). Well, that 96 is equivalent to 92 here in the States.

Thus, Euro 91 octane is generally equivalent to US 87. This appears to be a common error with U.S. Triumph dealers, as the dealer I purchased from made the same misrepresentation.

 

[tdragger]

crap, I forgot that he is in Canada and some parts use the RON measurement rather than the (R+M)/2 method that we do in the States.

91 RON = 87 (R+M)/2