Older the bike the higher the octane?

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kx125412

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One of my friends was telling me the other day that he heard the older the bike, the higher the octane requirements. I just wanted to know if this was true or not as I have an 82' RM 125 that will be running regular pump gas because my dads too cheap and if I offer to pay for it he gets mad anyways.
 

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kx125412 said:
...the older the bike, the higher the octane requirements.
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I hope that ain't true! :yikes:
 
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That doesn't make much sense to me since they had crappier fuel back then and the bikes ran just fine. I would just run 93, unless of course it ran bad on pump gas. And in that situation i would try 110.
 

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Kevin003 said:
That doesn't make much sense to me since they had crappier fuel back then and the bikes ran just fine.
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They had MUCH BETTER fuel back before the EPA put reformulation standards in place.
 
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j32

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??? what bike doesnt run better with high octane fuel?? lol
it mixes and burns oil better :cool:
 
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kx125412

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Well its only been started up a handful of times. Hasnt been on a maiden voyage yet so we'll have to see.
 
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