FUEL PROOF
If you believe the hype, the enhanced high octane fuels available from the forecourt can transform your ride into a fire-breathing, petrol-sipping, eco-friendly monster. But is that really the case?
MYTH: DO ENHANCED HIGH GRADE AND HIGH OCTANE FUELS GIVE YOUR BIKE MORE POWER?
Does top dollar fuel give top level perfomance?
WHAT IS BULLBUSTERS?
Got a mate that loves to spout his mouth off? We all have. And he’s probably told you a tale or two that sounds just about believable, even though you know it can’t be true. Well, we’re here to cut the bull and find the facts. Or, at least, Neil is. Our resident genius wants to hear your myths, so drop him a line on techguy@fastbikes.co.uk
Neil’s been at the prunes again
Leaving your bike’s flower tickling emissions and fuel economy to one side for a minute (okay, indefinitely), do high spec fuels like Shell V-Power Nitro+ actually endow your motor with more power? Or is the price premium over normal petrol just money up in smoke? It’s relatively simple to dyno test fuels back to back – so we took four of the UK’s favourites and gave them a chance to show us their worth…