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Yes, it does, but BARELY. 12.2:1 for the fz6 and 12.4:1 for the r6. 12.2:1 is a plenty high compression ratio and normally an engine like that would use premium. For comparison, the cbr 600rr also has a 12.2:1 compression ratio and obviously takes only premium. Ive debated this a lot of the...

My bike manual says my bike will take "87 or higher" but its the exact same engine as the r6 which takes premium. Figure that one out. I still usually put 87 in because theres no knocking with it.

Well since this thread is about octane booster I assumed that maybe he wanted more octanes :p I know that I always buy some extra octanes and keep them on a shelf just in case I lose one

I don't know, thats what I was asking. But the reason I asked is because, like I said, it states on the bottle the list of things that it cleans when added to fuel, and the carbs isnt one of them. Thats why I asked. geez

If youre worried it lost some octanes over the winter you could just top it off with some higher octane gas for peace of mind. Probably not needed though. The 3 months of winter we've had is not long enough for any significant drop in octane. Although I did fill my tank with 91 before storage...

I know, I'm aware that its stupid :p But Ill be riding around with a big smile on my face while I imagine my bike is being cleaned Either way I probably buy 1 can of seafoam a year and split it up between my bike and car. It makes me happy, what else do you want haha .

I used it on my 250 when I had one, on my car, and Ill definitely use it on the new fuel-injected bike too. I havent gotten around to doing the directly into the vacuum hose thing, just put it in the fuel. I honestly don't know how effective it is, Ive never checked the before and after, but I...

Go to the stores to try everything on but buy online. The ninja is a great first bike.

Good luck man I don't even drive when I'm in italy I would be way too scared to ride a bike there. That being said ive spent some time in Rome and ive spent some time in florence and id rather ride in florence just because the traffic is a little less crazy than rome, even though rome is...

"Never dropped except that one time it was dropped" lmao

Im all for checking the valves. I check mine every 20k kms or so. I just dont believe in automatically doing an adjustment at exactly what kms the manufacturer recommends. Obviously if you check the valves and its way off you should do an adjustment. Its tricky because with valves often you wont...

If thats true its a major facepalm. I don't know if the ministry will let you change that. On one hand, assuming that is true, you could buy the bike and use that error to negotiate the price down. But when you sell it its still going to read 130k on your sellers package I believe, although...

If the owner says it has 130k thats a diffferent story, I think we all assumed you were going on a pic of the odometer. 130k is really high for that bike so you can see why people are skeptical. And yes, the kms DEFINITELY roll over at 99999. I used to own a 2010 ninja 250r and i actually dug...

+1 Thats a good point.

Wow thats crazy. Im guessing this bike was probably purchased by somebody that didnt own a car and this bike was their primary form of commuting. Thats my only guess. Id stay away from it, especially since 250s are so cheap already. Whats the price difference between this bike and the typical...

Haha I thought so! I was going to say something but then I thought, no...this guy has 9000 posts and im new to the forum, best not to butt heads just yet haha I was trying to be polite :p

I always use canadas motorcycle theyve never done me wrong. I might check out a few on this thread now tho, I didnt realize there were this many options. Ive got a biggg expensive shopping list of things im getting from canadas motorcycle come spring.

I like to think of 10k as the marker where the bike is no longer new. Under 10k is basically a new bike in my eyes. To me high mileage is probably 40k+. But im not a mechanic. What I want to know is who are these people that can buy a bike new and then sell it with under 10k kms?!? When I see a...

It depends way more on how the bike has been maintained. Id take a bike with high kms that has been well maintained with all it service records over a low km bike that looks mistreated. So there probably isnt any real answer to this. Depends on alot of other factors. Kms is just a number...