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[Screamin08]

Just had an issue with bad gas in the 08 SERK. I was wondering if any of you Houston Riders have a personal preference as to what Gas station or Gas co. you use all the time here in Houston.

[Gettinold]

 What was bad about it and where did you get 

[1sharprdkg]

TACO BELL!!! Sorry couldn't help myself.

[Screamin08]

What was bad about it and where did you get 

Well, the bike got really hard to start and would even backfire when starting. It also felt real sluggish on acceleration. And the exhaust note sounded wierd. Then I went and filled up just the other day and the bike came back to normal, no hard starts, smoothed out accelleration, and sounded better...basically felt like i rode a a whole new bike. It was at a Chevron station near channelview off the Tollway.

[Shovelhead]

Unfortunately, that can happen at any of them when they get low and suck up water/ trash from bottom of tanks (a sure sign is an excessively slow running pump) . I usually give preference to highest octane offered from Shell/Texaco or QT & Exxon stations throughout Texas,  the newer the station the better.

Even if it seems all has returned to normal, you'd be well advised to change your fuel filter immediately.

[knothead]

93 Octane at Shell or Chevron, and also try to stay away from the cut rate places...

[Screamin08]

93 Octane at Shell or Chevron, and also try to stay away from the cut rate places...

Chevron is where I got the bad gas......I never buy from cut rate...thought I was doing ok going to chevron   

[Screamin08]

Unfortunately, that can happen at any of them when they get low and suck up water/ trash from bottom of tanks (a sure sign is an excessively slow running pump) . I usually give preference to highest octane offered from Shell/Texaco or QT & Exxon stations throughout Texas,  the newer the station the better.

Even if it seems all has returned to normal, you'd be well advised to change your fuel filter immediately.

Thanks for the tip on the fuel filter

[mark]

Just out of curiosity...since there is a finite number of refineries in the US, where do the "cut-rate" gas stations get their gas?...Since they don't produce their own, they must purchase it from, say, Chevron, Shell, Exxon.

Petroleum companies buy gas from each other all the time.  That "Shell" gas may have been refined by "Exxon."  That Seven-Eleven cut-rate gas had to come from a major refinery.   

[dlaws01]

There are several websites that also identify stations that offer non-ethanol gas.  pure-gas.org has them listed by state where you can plan ahead where you might want to stop for fuel.  For those times when I cannot help but buy the "corn" gas, I use Star Tron Enzyme Fuel Treatment which is specifically designed to treat ethanol fuels.  I won't gas up with 10% ethanol gas unless I absolutely cannot help it.  Believe me, there is a difference.