Sounds like your bike is well farkled
On that note I dropped by Inglis Cycle today and had a discussion with the guy in the service department about a few things. Apparently there is a recall on some 2018 teneres. Depends on the serial number, I'm sending my serial number to him and he will let me know if my bike is subject to the recall. Don't know what the recall is.
Also had a discussion about fuels. He said regular gas is just fine. No need for 91 or premium gas. Yamaha's book says minimum 91.
So, Mike what gas R U burnin??
Thanks Jim
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Hey Jim, I think the recall has to do with the side marker lights on the factory side cases, might be wrong but that is the only one I have heard of but thanks for the heads up. I think you can go to Transport Canada and look it up as I believe they will have it listed.
Fuel? haha well now that is a big debate! I had my Vic tuned a number of years ago by one of the most respected Victory tuners (Lloyd Greer) and I asked him the same question. He said to use the lowest octane that is ethanol free where the bike does not knock or ping. Basically up here that means either PetroCan or Shell 91. Every once in a while I will toss in the 93/94 but don't really find a difference, however if I use anything below that on the Vic it sputters, backfires and farts. Have not really had a good chance to test it on the S10 as I have only used the 91 for all fill ups, during the break in and initial period I like to use the good stuff and will experiment after that. Basically no Esso or Husky as all their fuel has ethanol so I tend to stick to Shell or PetroCan.
I personally did tests to see who had the ethanol and who didn't for the stations in my area, was a bit of a pain back in the day as now you can just get a tester from Amazon. Essentially you get a beaker, put 100 ml of gas in it and 10 ml of water, shake it and let it settle. If it comes out with more than 110ml you have ethanol (basically the water extracts the ethanol from the fuel as the two will combine to form a larger molecule), the higher amount of fluid the more ethanol. That is just a simplistic breakdown but enough to show me what fuels had the ethanol and in what grades. Husky was by far the worst followed by Esso so I tend to stay away from them.
That is the long answer, the short one is I will just go with the 91 unless it is an emergency. The cost difference to fill up 20L with a $0.15 difference between 87 and 91 would be $3. If I can't afford the $3 per tank I shouldn't have the bike, especially if it costs me more to rebuild the engine down the road. I am sure lots will disagree but that is what works for me!
Mike