For starters use 87 octane gas.

Might be bad gas... Premium tends to sit in the tanks a long time... Nobody buys it...
You can drain it, and put it in your car where it'll mix with 10 gallons or so... and put some regular in your bike... see if that helps...
Or whatever works for you... ...

i live in b.c. and the only thing that doesnt have ethenol is 94 so i just run that and have not had any problems. it interests me that you guys are saying just 87, why is that?

Plus at most stations the higher octane fuel goes un-used for long periods of time so it tends to be on the stale side.


& theres the point, I never see anyone buy that stuff,, but then, I should probably point out, I really dont spend that much time skulking about at the gas station,, I see the hot rod retro cars around town & I know they use Ethyl ( yep, Im that old), but I see mostly cars that run Regular..& Im pretty sure the High Test stuff is sitting & sucking water in out of the air.
Drain tha carb bowl, too,.

sean1479 wrote on 06/30/12 at 16:55:36:


I doubt there is anymore.