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  1. S

    Highest octane 1299s can safely take ??????

    What can a 2015 1299s handle for octane for the best performance
  2. spinkick

    What octane is this bike tuned for?

    I know that the manual says use at least RON 90 which in the US is equivalent to around 87 octane; but I think thats just minimum safe numbers. I wonder if anyone knows what this bike was actually tuned for? I dont want to run premium through it just to waste money and in fact premium has less...
  3. Castro

    Does anyone run race / high octane fuel intermittently?

    Hey guys, I just picked up a 2014 1199R this past weekend and I was considering running a tank of race fuel through it along with all the new other fluids I just had replaced. My Ducati dealer sells VP Racing Fuels and I only use 100+ octane in my SL. The SL isn't used as often as the 1199...
  4. R

    91 octane with alcohol question

    Dukes my 959 and 1299s Just put in 92 no alcohol gas Seems heat is greatly reduced on legs So asking. Does EtoH blend cause higher heat Burning I dang well felt cooler by far but need tech Answer to confirm And any other thoughts Rocker Man
  5. D

    Shell nitro plus 99 octane

    Anyone try the new shell nitro plus UNLEADED? reported to be 99 octane and have add friction reducers. The word is that it is supposed to reduce frictional, clean and increase performance. I'm in CA and wanted to know which station would have it in the Orange County area.
  6. AntiHero

    Octane, stumbling and stalling

    Yeah...so I can confirm that at least 90% of the bad low-rpm behavior of the Panigale is caused by the ethanol-laced, low octane, .... gas we get in the US. Even when I put in the lowest grade European gas in my bike (95 octane), I rarely have seen any low idle or on/off throttle issues that are...
  7. azimmerlyjr

    89 octane Non-ethanol fuel???

    hey guys! I put 89 octane non-ethanol fuel in my 1199 yesterday. just found out it was 2 miles from my house, on my route home. can someone WITH KNOWLEDGE please educate me on the possible gains in HP, if any, and any other benefits or downfalls of running this in my Pani? I appreciate it...
  8. ducdom

    87 Octane

    Anyone using 87 octane? I normally go with 91 but yesterday I used 87 octane on the racetrack. I don't know, but it seems the bike ran a lot stronger.
  9. Tricolor3SF

    100 octane

    Question to California residents, does 100 octane fuel still contain 10% ethanol? Pics taken at Saratoga 76 heading to santa Cruz via Hwy 9!!
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