wjmark Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 The Shell station closer in towards the river from the Arcade Bus Station (Nawarat rd) has 95 benzine at one of their pumps. Any others in or near Chiang Mai? Hang Dong? Mae Rim? Anywhere within about 40km of CM? Thanks, wj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 There is a lot of information on the GT Rider site, including a pretty comprehensive list of stations that still sell 95 benzene: http://www.gt-rider.com/thailand-motorcycle-forum/ I'm lucky that my little Ninja 250R was designed to run on 91, but if I had bike that required 95 I'd carry a small bottle of octane booster with me under the seat. A little bit goes a long way and that way you don't have to worry so much about finding stations that sell 95 benzene. I believe 95 benzene will become more and more difficult to find going forward. Happy Trails! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaicbr Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 WJmark the CBR150 runs happily on 91 thats what it was designed for, even my CBR250 is ok on it BUT gasahol NO WAY . allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Hi WJ, I assume you tried using 91 and experienced knocking (pre-ignition or ping) when at full throttle from a lower RPM. If that's the case then your stuck with 95, or using an octane booster with a 91 benzene. FYI, there's numerous Midwestern States that only sell 10% gasahol and not benzene. None of the motorcycle forums that carry American biker's posts have complained about the alcohol doing damage to their engines. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjmark Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 Thanks. GTRider reports one other is the Shell station 1km south of Airport Plaza. The reason I want it is simple - performance. Makes my little CBR just that little bit nippier... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Thanks. GTRider reports one other is the Shell station 1km south of Airport Plaza. The reason I want it is simple - performance. Makes my little CBR just that little bit nippier... Not sure if that can be true. Higher octane means the benzine burns slower. Designed for high compression engines to minimize ping or pre-ignition. Nothing to do really with the BTU's generated from a fixed amount of fuel. Having said that, anything is possible and who am I to say. Good luck in your quest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceBlondie Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I tried several tanks of benzene 95 on my 2003 CBR and noticed no improvement in performance. If you have modified yours, it might matter. In my virtually identical 2008 model, I detect no differences between 91 benzene, 95 benzene, 91 gasohol or 95 gasohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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