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Weez Ex Member	What grade of gas do YOU run? 08/14/05 at 10:33:00 Hey all, just wondering what grade of gas (regular, middle or supreme) you run in your savage. The people I bought mine from were running supreme so I am using that, although I have been advised to just run regular. Will changing grades affect anything? thanks Weez
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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: What grade of gas do YOU run? Reply #1 - 08/14/05 at 10:37:53 Save you money and run regular. The engine is low compression with not much spark advance
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Oklahoma_Mike Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline With two on the ground love can be found Posts: 426 Tulsa Oklahoma Area Gender:	Re: What grade of gas do YOU run? Reply #2 - 08/14/05 at 10:38:19 89 if its a cool to mild temp wise day. If I will be doing a lot of riding and it is hot say upper 90s I run the good stuff. My bike will knock on 89 on hot days!! 8)
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shawn_b Ex Member	Re: What grade of gas do YOU run? Reply #3 - 08/14/05 at 10:59:12 i run 87 for 2 reasons 1.it is 2.55 a gallon for the cheap stuff that it self is a sick joke2. the bike run great on it shawn
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torque Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline 2008 nightster,flat od green and black Posts: 748 rock hill,S.C. Gender:	Re: What grade of gas do YOU run? Reply #4 - 08/14/05 at 11:38:14 I use 93 because the big single has so much compression it needs a higher grade fuel. when i feel like spending a little more cash i get 100 octane,you can deffinatly feel the differance, the only down side is its 3.50 a gallon.
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Reply #5 - 08/14/05 at 11:41:58

torque wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:

I use 93 because the big single has so much compression it needs a higher grade fuel. when i feel like spending a little more cash i get 100 octane,you can deffinatly feel the differance, the only down side is its 3.50 a gallon.

i run just plain ole regular unlead, i've tried the higher stuff but don't feel it improved anything. the exception is if it's over 100f which is only a week or so where i'm at.

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Reply #6 - 08/14/05 at 11:55:36

With a few exceptions, I've always run 92-93 octane in all of my motorcycles. I can't say for sure it has helped anything, but it sure hasn't hurt since I've never had a problem with any of my bikes. On the plus side I do seem to get a little better mileage with the good stuff. Besides it's only about 25 cents more a tank in the Savage, so why wouldn't you?

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Reply #7 - 08/14/05 at 13:53:15

At 10 thousand miles, my savage has seen nothing but Supreme.

When I purchased it, the previous owner said they have never used regular, so I guess I just followed.

At $4.10 - $4.20 a gallon here in New Brunswick, I may have to take puplic transportation soon! (ewwww)

I run regular in the car, but figure for the sake of 25 cents more a fillup for the bike, i will stick with Supreme.....

On the bright side, I can travel a heck of a long ways on $10............Even bus fair is $2.25 now.

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Weez Ex Member	Re: What grade of gas do YOU run? Reply #8 - 08/14/05 at 15:14:58 thanks for all the replies... I guess my question is now, is it alright to change the grade of fuel, even after 20 years of running supreme? Not sure if i'm going to switch, but just curious
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Reply #9 - 08/14/05 at 15:20:56

Weez wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:

thanks for all the replies...

I guess my question is now, is it alright to change the grade of fuel, even after 20 years of running supreme? Not sure if i'm going to switch, but just curious

never hurts to try, if you notice a difference switch back.
there will be no physical harm done.

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Paladin. Serious Thumper Offline Hamster Posts: 4929 Sunny Southern California Gender:	Re: What grade of gas do YOU run? Reply #10 - 08/14/05 at 15:25:05 The price difference between Super and Regular is about $.20/gallon. 2.5 gallon fillup is a $.50 difference, or in practical terms, a cake doughnut with orange frosting. Hmmmm.... Supreme, no doughnut. Regular AND a doughnut. It's not a contest.
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sluggo Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline big singles lead, twins follow the pack Posts: 4744 moses lake washington Gender:	Re: What grade of gas do YOU run? Reply #11 - 08/14/05 at 15:30:28 Paladin. wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08: Hmmmm.... Supreme, no doughnut. Regular AND a doughnut. It's not a contest. i concur, but i do prefer a chocolate oldfashioned with dark chocolate frosting.
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: What grade of gas do YOU run? Reply #12 - 08/14/05 at 15:35:21 Plain cake is best for dunkin' IMO. Otherwise, apple fritter.
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Dr_D Full Member 2005 No Login Offline 30 bikes in 39 years Posts: 190 Jarvis, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: What grade of gas do YOU run? Reply #14 - 08/14/05 at 16:36:02 I don't run the bike hard enough to get regular gas to cause knock, so I stick with 87. Tried premium, no noticeable difference. There is, however, a BIG performance difference in brands of gas. For me, Shell makes it run wonderfully. With ESSO or Sunoco, I would swear I was on a tractor.
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