Fuel for Genuine Buddy 125
In some reviews I have read, when it comes to the proper fuel recommendation. some of them say "regular" for the fuel required. Are the Buddy 125 built different than others, or was that a misstatement?
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I googled that question ("what type gas for scooter") and there were many hits. The link below from that list is one from Scoot Dawg 2012 which answers it I think although it does not specifically mention Genuine Buddy. http://scootdawg.proboards.com/threa...as-scooter-use |
Thanks Ozo...guess the confusion is between east & west..
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A quick check told me that your 125cc Buddy, has the same 9.2:1 compression ratio as my Chinese GY6 157QMJ engine. So it isn't built that much different.
My suggestion would be to run non-ethanol gas. In our area (Western NY), it is almost all 91 octane. Now, I know it is about $.60 more per gallon than an ethanol/gas blend 87 octane, but well worth it to me. In the 2,608 miles my scoot and I covered last summer, I used 31.3 gallons on gas.....so the higher priced, non-ethanol gas, added $18.78 to my operating cost for the whole year. This link will help anyone find real gas, no matter where you are in the USA. http://www.pure-gas.org |
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EDIT: Oops. I was wrong. That station does carry non-ethanol gas (unbranded). |
Ozo, if you find one listed, that no longer sells non-ethanol gas, you can remove it. Then on the flip side.....if you happen on a station selling it, that is not listed, you can add it.
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I have always run regular gas in my Buddy 125 with no problems. Scooters that require higher octane fuels will normally have a decal near the gas cap saying so.
Engines with higher compression ratios require higher octane fuel. |
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Mine tells me 91 octane. I do agree if u can find fuel without Ethanol that would be best. It is murder on Diaphragms in the Carb and on Fuel lines.
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There is a Mobil station in W.Melbourne Fla that has a sign in front that actually says that it has no ethanol.:clap::yay::yay: Irish:scoot::nuts:
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In Michigan vendors are required to tag pumps that have ethanol in the fuel. I run Shell premium in my GY6 150 (no ethanol) 2.80 a gallon isn't gonna break the bank when you have .9 gallon tank LOL
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