Fuel Type

[dr nosh]

Now covered 2000 miles on my new 1200RT SE.

Honestly, its the best bike that I have ever had, from old British nails, to R80's.

Anyway, I 've always aimed to fill up at BP stations, using BP Ultimate 97 octane.

The last fill up had to be a Shell station, where I discovered Shell V power Nitro, 99 octane (its marked as a 'red' 'green' unleaded petrol!).

So, over two tankfuls I swear that the bike runs more smoothly, picks up more cleanly, and wait a moment, fuel consumption has dropped.
BP Ultimate 97..........57mpg
Shell V Nitro 99.........58.8 mpg.

Same type of riding, A roads, not a lot of dual carriageway, morning commute traffic, some back lanes, in fact the same journey to the same location has been made out of each tankful.

For now, I'm going to stick with the Shell.

 

[stanley]

Found that with my old 05RT too;
the better the fuel, the better the ride, and the better the ecconomy.

Too early to tell on my new RT yet

 

[khunpaul]

Now covered 2000 miles on my new 1200RT SE.

Honestly, its the best bike that I have ever had, from old British nails, to R80's.

Anyway, I 've always aimed to fill up at BP stations, using BP Ultimate 97 octane.

The last fill up had to be a Shell station, where I discovered Shell V power Nitro, 99 octane (its marked as a 'red' 'green' unleaded petrol!).

So, over two tankfuls I swear that the bike runs more smoothly, picks up more cleanly, and wait a moment, fuel consumption has dropped.
BP Ultimate 97..........57mpg
Shell V Nitro 99.........58.8 mpg.

Same type of riding, A roads, not a lot of dual carriageway, morning commute traffic, some back lanes, in fact the same journey to the same location has been made out of each tankful.

For now, I'm going to stick with the Shell.

I like the fact that for me 98 or similar is the preferred option when travelling in, say, France where we try to avoid the 'E10' grades normally on the 95 octane. So others grit their teeth when buying 98 but for me its normal.