billzant Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Dear Forum, I bought a Phantom Fire December 2009. I saw a recent thread talking about gasohol so I wanted to ask about gasohol and my Phantom. In a table on this page (http://www.bkkriders.com/gasohol.html), it says PHANTOM 200 made in 2000 - 2002 is compatible with gasohol. Can anyone help me understand whether it is true that I can use gasohol with my bike? What must I look for on the bike in order to decide? Do I need to convert the carburettor? Is this a good idea? If I run on gasohol will it reduce performance, speed? and acceleration when overtaking? Hope you are keeping well, All the Best, Bill Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katabeachbum Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Phantom 2003 to 2005 does not like gasohol. Have tryed. Sparkplug glazed with black sh-t, probably due to dissolved plastic and rubber parts in fuelsystem/carb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubby Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) If its a 2009 fire edition as you say. it will run fine on gasahol. it has a sticker on the tank saying E10 or something. I read on another forum yesterday about a guy who put 100,000 k on a phantom run only on gasohol with no problems. apparently it makes no difference on speed, mileage etc.. Edited January 23, 2011 by jubby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I have about 30,000 km on my 2005 Phantom and I have been using 95 gasohol for a couple of years now and it still runs very well. It gets a service every 4,000 km and an oil change every 2,000. No problems for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridaguy Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I have an older Phantom and it does not really like gasohol too well. It runs a bit hotter then benzine. Other than that, it seemed ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billzant Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 Thanks for the advice. Jubby also sent me a link to a thread in GTRiders. I hadn't known what the E10 sticker meant!! As a result I have decided to change to gasohol. I ran the tank low but not empty, and filled with gasohol. There was no difference in performance but obviously cheaper. With my Fire 2009 I would not hesitate in recommending the use of gasohol. Hope you are keeping well, All the Best, Bill Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katabeachbum Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Thanks for the advice. Jubby also sent me a link to a thread in GTRiders. I hadn't known what the E10 sticker meant!! As a result I have decided to change to gasohol. I ran the tank low but not empty, and filled with gasohol. There was no difference in performance but obviously cheaper. With my Fire 2009 I would not hesitate in recommending the use of gasohol. Hope you are keeping well, All the Best, Bill Z all LOS petrols and gasohol can be mixed as you please, so no need to run tank low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaifan2 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 No ,dont put Gasahol in a Phantom .I had to replace the carb on mine because of using Gasahol .Cost B5,500 . It ruins the tip of the fuel jet ( hard rubber ) and you have to buy a whole new carb .With my old BMW you could just replace the fuel jet . Also my 5 year old Phantom ( now sold ) had a lot of rust inside the fuel tank ( maybe because of Gasahol ?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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