I just got my 02 Wide Glide Frankenstein trike. It's carburated and since it's not the time of year to ride much, a friend of mine says to put aviation fuel in the tank. He says it's the same as gasoline (not any more octane than say 91-93) but is refined lots more and has a shelf life of 10 years (as opposed to 2-3 months for gasoline). He says you could run it year around if you wanted to. <br />
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The benefit is that nothing will gel or gum-up in the carburator when the bike isn't riden much. It stays super-clean. In summer, go back to gasoline. He puts this in everything from 4-wheelers, weed-eaters, snowmobiles, generators, etc. (basically anything that sits for periods of time or doesn't get used on a regular basis).<br />
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The cost is about $1.50 a gallon more than super-unleaded and is easy to get in my area (Aviston, IL - 40 miles from St. Louis).<br />
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Anyone done this, have an opinion or other suggestion? I'm new to Harleys so I don't want to do something to damage it but it won't get ridden much until spring.
Thanks!
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The benefit is that nothing will gel or gum-up in the carburator when the bike isn't riden much. It stays super-clean. In summer, go back to gasoline. He puts this in everything from 4-wheelers, weed-eaters, snowmobiles, generators, etc. (basically anything that sits for periods of time or doesn't get used on a regular basis).<br />
<br />
The cost is about $1.50 a gallon more than super-unleaded and is easy to get in my area (Aviston, IL - 40 miles from St. Louis).<br />
<br />
Anyone done this, have an opinion or other suggestion? I'm new to Harleys so I don't want to do something to damage it but it won't get ridden much until spring.
Thanks!