Aussie Fuels

[FearedGS500]

i run the super in my bike just like i run in my eclipse . (just the eclipse says so ) and i have no problem with it . i like it .. i dont mind spending the few extra bucks yea .. it maynot get me any where . but it should help the motor run cooler right ? i know when i raced motocross . our 2cycle motors could run TTL100 ( airplan fuel)  yes it can be run in gas motors but its super high in price ( back in 01 when i was racing alot it was running 5.25 a gallon) i'm not gonna run it in my bike .. but .. i dont see the problem i see it as a riders IMO choice kinda of thing . most the stuff i read here  the only negitive i see is money . i mean unless its pinging ..  ( mines not ) i dont see a bad thing in it .  i have seen on an earlyer post that . changeing gas companys is good .. cuz each company has diffrent additives in it .  i normaly run dimond shamrock in my bike ( mostly a texas thing )

[Toledo Jim]

never mind, didn't see page 2 (Wish we could delete posts like this)

[Lukewarm Wilson]

I use optimax all the time and have had no problems I will admit it probably likes BP fuel a bit better but not enough to hunt down a BP over Shell I say use it see what you think mines a 2003 model and runs like a dream 

[galahs]

I understand that the high octanne of BP woun't do me any performance miracles to my GS500F, but it's their other claimed features that impress me.

If you'er interested in finding out more go to http://www.bp.com.au and click on the link to BP Ultimate.

It is picks like this that seem impressive....

Lower sulphur
Yellow flowers in foreground with BP helios reflected in the water behind
There are a number of compelling reasons to reduce fuel sulphur
70% less sulphur

In Australia today, the maximum amount of sulphur legally allowed in petrol is 150 parts per million (or 150 milligrammes per kilogramme). With less than 50 parts per million of sulphur, BP Ultimate contains 70% less sulphur than regular fuels. In fact, with BP Ultimate we are offering you a fuel today already meeting legislation that does not come into force until 2008.

So why do we consider that sulphur is important? There are a number of compelling reasons to reduce fuel sulphur.

Sulphur in fuel contributes directly to the emission of sulphur dioxide into the environment and while the majority of sulphur dioxide emissions are produced by industry and domestic heating, a significant amount is also emitted by motor vehicles. Sulphur dioxide, in turn, leads to the formation of sulphate particles which can be associated with a variety of health effects, and contribute to the visible haze familiar to anyone who has walked or cycled alongside traffic congested roads. Sulphur dioxide can also lead to the secondary formation of highly corrosive sulphuric acid which can lead to building damage.

Good news for your catalytic converter
And sulphur also has an indirect effect on exhaust emissions. The sulphur present in fuel reduces the efficiency of your car's catalytic converter which means that over time it loses its ability to reduce the harmful emissions from your engine. So low sulphur fuels are clearly good news for your catalytic converter.

Furthermore, sulphur inhibits the use of advanced exhaust after-treatment technologies since these devices have an even lower sulphur tolerance than the catalytic converters widely present on gasoline vehicles today. Going forward, low sulphur fuels will enable the development and wider deployment of these technologies to further reduce vehicle emissions.

[brembo]

Ignoring pretty much every reply in this thread bar the Aussie blokes, when I had my GS dyno'd and jetted the mechy used <unknown brand> 98. I didn't know that, thought he used the regular stuff I had in it at the time. I just put whatever I feel like at the time in there and have had no issues with it. I have been warned off Optimax due to the density causing issues unless it's tuned for it. Everyone I talk to/ride with seems to recommend BP Ultimate, or Mobil 8000 for the 600/1000cc sports bikes, I personally don't think the GS really requires the exxy fuels.

Since finding out my bike was jetted for 98, I've tried running a few tanks, only difference is it feels a bit smoother across the rev range. I've got a tally going of what sort of mileage I get from a tank (L/100km etc.) and plan to test Mobil 6000 (96) and see which one gives better mileage. After that, the penny pinching side of me will rule as to what fuel I use.

[force7r]

Well seeing here in Adelaide we have no refinery, it just comes in a tanker from overseas.Doubt very much that they would have a heap of different tanks in the ship,with all the different oil companies available fuel types on board.One can only imagine that they have a hi octane tank and a low octane one. So do the oil companies add their secret additives to the fuel once it is in their storage tanks ? My wife has a gs500f which runs quite happily on low octane. While i am yet to notice any difference riding my 1200 bandit using high or low octane.
About 25 years ago i ust to manage an ESSO Service Station, and ninety percent of the time the paper work that i received from the tanker driver showed the fuel to have been taken from the Caltex Lot... So go figure...
Seeing that the octane rating on the new fuels starts to drop off quite rapidly after it is refined, i hope that the fuel ships that come to Adelaide, don't take the scenic route too often.....
cheers and ride safe.