December 23rd, 2013, 06:34 AM | #1 |
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What petrol for Ninja 300cc SE new
Hi, i was told in Kawasaki Thailand that 95 octane is better
he even said i can do vpower from shell im using 95 gasohol and its smooth just suprised as i see some posts and people says thay on 85 or something... may b u got different petrol in america, or its for different older ninjas ?? mine is 1 week old |
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December 23rd, 2013, 07:51 AM | #2 | |
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Anyway are bikes here recommend the lowest grades. I tried all 3 and didn't noticed a difference...however race fuel did seem to give the ninja a bit more pep. So think mainly ppl use loser grade just to save some $$ and get same performance. |
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December 23rd, 2013, 08:00 AM | #3 |
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What does the owner's manual say? That's what you want to use - no more.
There's no advantage in using a fuel with higher octane than is required, and it will actually give you less power. |
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December 23rd, 2013, 09:40 AM | #4 |
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December 23rd, 2013, 09:52 AM | #5 |
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The ratings for octane are different across different regions. Details in this mongo thread. The ninjette doesn't require premium fuel, so whatever is the "normal" octane rating is likely the appropriate fuel for your bike.
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December 23rd, 2013, 09:53 AM | #6 |
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You can download the full owners manual from this sticky thread at the top of this 300 tech section.
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December 23rd, 2013, 11:45 AM | #7 | |
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Basically, yes, it most likely requires a "standard" grade of fuel (87 octane in the U.S. system). Only reason to use "Premium" is to get away from ethanol. Sometimes that's the only grade you can get without it. |
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December 23rd, 2013, 01:08 PM | #8 |
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December 31st, 2013, 02:45 AM | #9 |
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In Aussie
91ron unleaded 95ron unleaded 98ron unleaded 93ron e10 - 10% ethanol 90% fuel 105ron e85 - 85% ethanol 15% fuel, also called e-flex fuel Manual say's NO ETHANOL BASED FUEL. Use 95ron for the bike |
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December 31st, 2013, 06:02 AM | #10 |
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The manual says "87 or higher". A bit ambiguous, but I've always run 87 in my Little Ninjas with no problem. Why pay more for gas that is already exorbitantly priced if it's unnecessary? My bike likes being a cheap date.
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January 18th, 2014, 07:31 PM | #11 |
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Yes but right on top of your gas tank is usually a sticker that reads 91
That means you can go as low as Gasohol 91 no problem I do run gasohol 95 in mine & like the dealer? told you shell Vpower is also good. V-Power is I believe just 95 with an additive. You can also run straight benzine 95 as it is available here. I have & did not note any difference/improvement so went back to gasohol 95 & vpower |
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January 18th, 2014, 08:48 PM | #12 |
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Why pay more for 95 if 91 gives you the exact same results.
What do you expect to gain using 95? |
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January 19th, 2014, 06:40 AM | #13 | |
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But in my case I never said 91 gasohol gives the same result as 95 gasohol I said 95 benz gave the same result as 95 gasohol. 95 gasohol burns noticeably better than 91 gasohol for me here. Both in the Ninja & more noticeably so in a smaller 125cc Wave scooter. Plus the price is almost the same for both The price in Thai Baht is 2.45 baht more per liter for 95-E10 than 91-E10 or 6 cents so basically nothing |
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January 19th, 2014, 06:59 AM | #14 |
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I remember reading something the other day that said to use 95 or better as the fuel is of such a lower grade in china no idea if you guys get them same fuel.
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No - it's that there are different rating systems. (see post #5)
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I re-read Somchai's post, and that may have been what he meant. That said, unless the end station is negatively affecting the fuel (selling a lower rated fuel maliciously as a higher rated fuel), the fuel quality across the world is remarkably consistent, as the oil and refining business is about as global as it gets.
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@allanoue let me answer your question with this
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Marketing does work wonders. V-Power isn't a particular fuel formulation. It's the small amount of additive package that all of the majors add to the base fuel. Chevron has Techron. The others have similar. The base fuel is pretty much the exact same thing, for the basic reason that it really is the same thing. All companies selling retail gas trade the gasoline itself as a commodity. Refiners and terminals often have a control where the trucks pick up, to choose between which small amount of additive package is added to the gas, so trucks from several companies can all use the same terminal without any post processing.
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