Holly Posted May 30, 2016 Share #1 Posted May 30, 2016 Just wondering, I know dangerous, what could happen if I put 40:1 mixed fuel thru my bike if in an emergency? Was thinking about throwing a can in the trailer just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted May 30, 2016 Share #2 Posted May 30, 2016 It would smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowpuc Posted May 30, 2016 Share #3 Posted May 30, 2016 Not seeing what bike you are talking about I am assuming you are talking a carbed, non catalytic Venture or the equivilent here Holly? If thats so, I say no problemo,, have done it myself more than once.. Not a bad idea to use it conservatively and only put the amount in that you think will get you to a gas station to top it off though.. The reason I say that is I always figured that adding oil in the fuel replaces fuel molecules and then when air/fuel mix happens it will probably come out a little lean - enough so that you wont want to run long distance without fattening the jetting up if you were gonna run a lot of premix but I have had to run a gallon or two for medicinal purposes (what you are referring to as an emergency) with no ill effect.. Had a buddy accidently add diesel fuel - that you dont ant to do!! By the way,,, back in my MXing days I got hooked on the sweet smell of Klotz bean oil in my 2 stroke race bikes (wowzy that was a long time ago - wonder if Klotz is still in existence).. Later I was known to add a little Klotz into my Harleys and other 4 strokes just for the smell of it... I used to love pulling into a Harley rallys and watch the noses whiffing the air Most, if not all, of the two stroke oils are low carbon - low ash these days so you should have no concern with carbon build up but if we are talking an efi/cat scoot here then I still wouldnt do it - no idea how friendly the two stroke mix would be on a converter or how the efi system would read the mix - might screw something up.. Thats my ,, know lets see what the guru's come up with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share #4 Posted May 30, 2016 Cowpuc, 08 Venture, I know the feeling about odors, I sometimes miss the smell of the old diesels, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jamsie Posted May 30, 2016 Share #5 Posted May 30, 2016 30 odd years ago we ran out of fuel coming back from a race meeting . we took fuel from the outfit wich was 20:1 castrol R and used that . a little blue smoke is all you will see as long as you dont have a cat which would clog up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeWa Posted May 30, 2016 Share #6 Posted May 30, 2016 08 Venture won't even care about the mix. Might even like getting a little upper end lubrication. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted May 30, 2016 Share #7 Posted May 30, 2016 Why not just pour the mix into something else and save it for what it was meant to be used in. Then refill the can with the correct fuel for your bike and put it in the trailor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share #8 Posted May 30, 2016 canned fuel is stabilized for long term storage, Kirby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Ghost Posted May 31, 2016 Share #9 Posted May 31, 2016 Trufuel makes non-ethanol premixed 2 cycle oil (50:1, etc). They also make a non-ethanol 4 cycle fuel. Costs about the same as the 2 cycle stuff. http://www.homedepot.com/p/TruFuel-4-Cycle-Ethanol-free-Fuel-6527238/203571144 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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