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[mcman56]

Looking at the specs, timing for 2000 & 2001 2.9s is 2.7 mm. For 2003 it is close at 3.0 but the 2002 spec is 3.8. Why the difference? (The 2.5 specs show a similar pattern.)

[Nigel Dabster]

Think they changed from ducati to leonelli ignition but was summat like that.

[copemech]

They were just tuned more aggressivly from the factory.

The '06 and up bikes are much smoother and run well on 93 pump gas, although my '07 still has a sticker that promotes 98 octane, it is not neccessary.

[hugo]

copemech, on Dec 31 2007, 10:51 PM, said:

They were just tuned more aggressivly from the factory.

The '06 and up bikes are much smoother and run well on 93 pump gas, although my '07 still has a sticker that promotes 98 octane, it is not neccessary.

Not that I want to push the thread off-topic but regarding that little sticker asking you to fill the bike with “98” fuel…

It’s good to know that Europe uses RON (Research Octane Number), while USA & Canada, for example, use an average of the RON and MON (Motor Octane Number). So for the same fuel, the numbers appearing on the pump at the gas station will differ depending on where in the world you are…

Example: Regular fuel rated 87 in the USA would be the same as the 91-92 in Europe.
Premium 93 in US would be similar to the 98 in Europe.

Hugo