jstoof
Junior Member
I'm curious if anyone uses any types of additives like octane boosters and cleaners and if they actually work at all or can harm the bike and if you have any recommendations please let me know.
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Stabil keeps fuel from breaking down and gumming up when in storage, which prevents gum/varnish buildup from occuring in the tank, injectors, carbs, etc.
Techron is proven good fuel system cleaner, also cleans carbon off of valves.
Seafoam is also a fuel/carbon cleaner, differerent formulation than techron. I would say it is actually more commonly used a carbon cleaner than a FI cleaner though.
Most gas in the US is a E10 blend now. Ethanol attracts water (bad) and is corrosive to some metals (bad). Ethanol blends are less stable than pure gasoline and begin to break down/separate quickly (weeks vs months).
If you rack up a lot of miles its not really an issue, but if your bike sits for periods of time, or especially over the winter months in storage, bad things can happen over time.