2008 Harley Davidson FLHX Street Glide "ethanol" Questions

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...when you fuel your bike. We've seen pumps that have stickers that says the fuel contains up to 20% ethanol. Do use fuel with more than 10% ethanol. If you pumped some very expensive fuel into your ...

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...all gears but worst when under load in first what is my problem? You are probably a victim of high Ethanol content in your fuel. See if you can find some fuel with out Ethanol. Then see if the ...

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...recommend high test, just a little insurance against bad gas, now days you can find gas without ethanol, it might be 20 or 30 cents more, sometimes more, but it is worth it. The ethanol eats ...

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...run better with regular than with premium gasoline. The big wild card, however, is the amount of ethanol in the gas you are buying. Your bike would definitely run best on "pure" gasoline that ...

I have a 2005 Yamaha Road Star 1700,with carb. Calls for regular gas but i'm afraid of the Ethanol, some places 20% now. it runs a bit loader on the higher octane, which worries me to. any comment

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...idle is set to low it will just quit. To adjust the bike properly make sure you have a tank of no ethanol fuel . No ethanol fuel will raise the idle. Ethanol fuel will lower the idle, cause some ...

how can i stop the float needle sticking Ethanol is the problem .... I would suggest using a stabilizer or running non Ethanol gas. If your carbs are flooding, you need to do a complete rebuild.

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...to increase ? Try a high octane gas grade at least 89 or high and use a gas additive to remove ethanol from you gas, I use StarTron enzyme additive it is a must on any motorcycle, ethanol is

...problem? It cuts out when you twist the throttle? It is to the front carb I think. Clean the carb. Ethanol fuel causes this or just sitting with old fuel. Use Ethanol free, and a stabilizer such as ...

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why is ethanol bad for my zx-14? In some motorcycles the ethanol will slowly dissolve carburetor components. It can also cause pre-ignition (pinging)in some models. Most motorcycle manuals do not ...

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