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Plug gaps vary from engine size to state of tune.Union 76 is run in every car on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit.If it didn't work,they would be using something else.Keep your gas stored in a cool,out of the sun area.Sun light destroys octane levels.Out here in MI. Union 76 sells for about $3.75 a gal.If you feel you need to run race gas,a 50/50 mix will be more than sufficiant.I myself would not store race fuel for more than 60 days.

 

A word about AV gas.AV gas may be high octane fuel,but it was designed to run in airplanes that see high altitude and reletively low rpm.It is also heavily oxygenated to compensate for the high altitude.Using AV gas will,to a slight degree,lean out the air fuel mixture.That is why air cooled bikes have a difficult time with it.It will run a bit hotter.The liquid bikes mask the hotter running temp.Besides,If you're not running high compression and advanced timing,there's no real advantage to running race gas.Almost all the new bikes manufactures recommend running 93 octane.Most of the time,running race gas is a mind over matter deal.Never really feel it in the seat of your pants.It sure does smell good though.Klotz Be'Nol and Union 76 100 octane is a racers perfume!!

 

Check this site out if you haven't already.Quite informative.Anybody remember Kent Howerton from the '70's??The Rhindstone Cowboy aboard the big Suzuki's??He owns VP Racing fuels.Scope it out.
//www.vpracingfuels.com

 

Gooey...What are you gonna do with a gun??Shoot yourself in the foot so you wont be able to ride it??LOL :)Too much power is NEVER enough!!I know.After riding ported,polished,piped,carbed,foo foo Maicos for 20 + years,it's time to hop on the all mighty KATOOM!!

 

Can you imagine??Ultra light,balanced,welded crank,full on port and head work,Boswell reworked and massaged carb,Digital PVL internal rotor ignition,hand coned pipe and silencer and run it on alcohol??Where do I sign up??Let me ride!!

 

You want light switch,arm stretching,suck your eyeballs to the back of your head power??Contact Rod Bush and have his guys give your cylinder and head some port work and combustion chamber massaging.He's your man for ridiculous KTM power!

 

Oh,brother!!

 

What type or # of Bosch are you looking for??We have a lot of sled guys out here in MI. with surplus Bosch plugs,new.

 

My thoughts,exactly.

 

JD...Didn't mean to get you all fired up.If the guy can get $40 a pair,more power to him.I know I bought mine from E-bay for $22.50 a pair,shipping included.Have a good holiday and keep it knobby side down!!

 

JD...You might want to look into putting them on E-bay.You might not get $40 a pair as that is a little high.Worth a look.Seems to me there was a pair of those for auction not too long ago.

 

Thanks Olmy...pretty cool site!!Never knew such a site existed.My search continues.....

 

Hello...As a Maico owner(here comes the hate mail!!)I'm looking for THE bike with THE speed!!'81 KTM 495.I had 1 and let it go to pay bills(hate when that happens)I would like to find another.Preferably a dead 1 or barely running 1.No trailer queens.E-mail me with whatever you have,good,bad or ugly!!