@DK: there may be a third option: Bill Duke in the first Predator film, "Oh I got you mother-fer, I GOT you! IM COMMINNNNN!!!"

Not offended here.

Well Bean....you're gonna stir up a hornet's nest ya keep this up!;)

I believe it's remarkable (bordering on astonishing) that the tone on this issue has been so civil. Not much bashing, no name calling, etc.
Remarkable.
This site, and it's members, have come a long way in a short time.
I'm very proud of you. All of you. Thanks for listening.

You Honor Hagrid, I think we have a mistrial!

* Last updated by: dragking on 1/16/2013 @ 1:39 PM *

Nah...they'll be back here....this is too good to let go of like this!LOL!!!!Doncha just LOVE happy endings.I hope they come back.....it's their forum also;)

I can sound pretty accusatory sometimes with my pointed comments...I don't mean to be....hope they didn't think I was saying they were lying...not at all....I hope they find out exactly what caused it..and tell all of us.I'm always throwing stuff out there regarding 'what if"....actually...I don't know shit about stuff....hell...I can't even corner correctly!!!!!

Listen to THIS supposition by Mr Grn....'as bulletproof as these motors seem to be...I am starting to think they may have a few achilles heels that the manual tries to say in an offhand way..to avoid damaging them.Without coming right out and saying....'it's gonna break''.IDK...koo koo idea probably.But still....WHY would a sticker be placed on the tank saying such and such...if it actually didn't matter?That's only one point with this bike.That motor may be more sensitive than most of us believe....??????They do say some interesting little cautions in there.....You also notice...Bean's tank sticker says 95.....here in the US...it's 90(or 91)on that sticker....does THAT make sense?Who knows.I ran a tank of diesel through my Harley one time(accidentally).It ran...but not so good.I couldn't figure out what the hell was happening....then I saw the air filter dripping RED oil....Ya...back in my 'intelligent' days(way back);)

* Last updated by: Grn14 on 1/16/2013 @ 1:08 PM *

The defendant is released. The jury is excused with the thanks of the court.

RE: octane number... in USA the fuel companies use the research number plus the mechanical number divided by two. Evidently Australia just uses the research number.

* Last updated by: hagrid on 1/16/2013 @ 1:18 PM *

Okay....thanks!;)

See...I told ya I don't know shit!

Wait wait wait....I DO know something...I know how to destroy a $15,000 excellent two wheeled vehicle in,oh,say.....ten seconds?Yes....R&D's a bitch sometimes...somebody's gotta do it .

* Last updated by: Grn14 on 1/16/2013 @ 1:37 PM *

Most of the world uses the RON number for rating fuel. I see it at the pumps in Germany when I'm on business. RON is Research Octane Number.

The USA, Canada, and only a few other countries use the AKI or Anti-Knock Index. As Hagrid mentioned, the AKI is achieved by adding the Research Octane Number to the Motor Octane Number and dividing by 2 (RON+MON/2).

Simply, the RON is always 4-5 points higher than the AKI. So, a 95 RON in Australia would be a 91 AKI in the USA.

!Doncha just LOVE happy endings.

The thread,,,, she lives. Quietly Into The Night I Hoped.

7 years in the making

Hagrid, Found it lol

"Is This Not Why You Are Here" Great Movie

* Last updated by: Romans on 1/17/2013 @ 12:37 PM *

When US race bikes come to race in canada,Hindle exhaust have had to remap them, as the US has better gas.Less additives