my 10c worth ( i got ur joke steve)....over hewre shell only has
premium unleaded (but not optimax)..opti always ran shit in my vtr
(carby fed) & in nsw i never ran it in my cbr as i was told the same,
but over here ive run BP with no probs.....seems ok too, i was told
its the best fuel they have over here....but then again i often used
caltex/mobil in nsw & found it best...i just avoid cheap no name
brands & find it goes ok....
neka


--- In bikers_anon@y..., "Wayne \"Toe\" Johnson" <chopaweeza@y...>
wrote:
> You really should not be using BP or Shell in your bike as I have
> just found to my cost. I just had my Bandit's carbs rekitted after
> consistantly using Shell Optimax & BP Ultimate for the last
20,000kms
> in itthinking that I was doing the right thing by my bike by using
a
> better fuel. After experiencing problems with the carburation on my
> bike I asked a number of shops and good mechs I know as to what it
> might be. They all asked straight away "are you using Optimax or BP
> Ultimate" and when I said yes each was able to rattle off a long
list
> of customer bikes with the exact same problems as mine and the
reason
> apparently is the fuel and it's additives. While these work fine on
> cars apparently these two brands(from the same refinery) react
baddly
> with the carbs on bikes and ammongst other things cause the rubber
> tips in the float needle to rot. We all know to avoid fuel with
> Ethanol for our bikes but I was quite shocked at by so many shops
and
> mechanics correctly diagnosing exactly the same . My Bandit's
running
> sweet again now but be wary.
>
> Wayne
> --- In bikers_anon@y..., "Arne Johnsen" <arnejohnsen@h...> wrote:
> > Definitely worth a try....
> > I don't buy at BP anyway....
> >
>
______________________________________________________________________
> > Arne "T595" Johnzen, Johnzen Technologies, Sydney, Australia, +61
2
> 9957
> > 8808
> >
> >
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: "Patrick Cavanagh" <patrick@x>
> > Subject: Bring Petrol Prices Down
> > Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 09:00:12 +1100
> >
> > Normally Hate chain Mail this one is a good idea
> >
> > Bring Petrol Prices Down.......
> >
> > Received the following which sounds like a good idea.
> >
> > Want petrol prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent,
> > united action. Philip Hollsworth, offered this good idea : This
> makes
> > MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy petrol on a certain day"
> campaign
> > that was going around last April or May! The oil companies just
> laughed
> > at that because they knew we wouldn't continue to "hurt ourselves
by
> > refusing to buy petrol. It was more of an inconvenience to us
than
> it
> > was a problem for them. BUT, whoever thought of this idea, has
come
> up
> > with a plan that can really work.
> >
> > Please read it and join in! Now that the oil companies and the
OPEC
> > nations have conditioned us to think that the cost of a litre is
> CHEAP
> > at .89 / .95
> > cents, we need to take aggressive action to teach them that
> BUYERS
> > control the marketplace not sellers. With the price of petrol
going
> up
> > more each day, we consumers need to take action. The only way we
are
> > going to see
> > the price of petrol come down is if we hit someone in the
pocket
> by
> > not
> > purchasing their Petrol! And we can do that WITHOUT hurting
> ourselves.
> >
> > Here's the idea
> > For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY petrol from the two
> > biggest oil companies (which now are one .BP) If they are not
> selling
> > any petrol, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they
> reduce
> > their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit. But
to
> have
> > an impact, we need to reach literally millions of BP petrol
buyers.
> It's
> > really simple to do!! Now, don't whimp out on me at this
> point...keep
> > reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of
> people!!
> > I am sending this note to a; lot of people. If each of you send
it
> to
> > at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300)... and those 300 send it to at
> least
> > ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000) ... and so on, by the time the message
> > reaches the sixth generation of people, we will have reached over
> THREE
> > MILLION consumers!
> >
> > Again,all You have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all.
(and
> not
> > buy at BP)
> >
> > How long would all that take? If each of us sends this email out
to
> ten
> > more people within one day of receipt, all 300 MILLION people
could
> > conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!!! I'll bet you
> didn't
> > think you and I had that much potential, did you! Acting together
we
> can
> > make a difference. If this makes sense to you, please pass this
> message
> > on. PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE 80cents
a
> LITRE
> > RANGE Action, It's easy to make this happen. Just forward this
> email,
> > and buy your petrol at Shell, Caltex, Mobil, g,a.s. or Gulf
Outlets
> and
> > drive by BP Stations.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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