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You use petrol to fill up your bike’s tank and after your tank is empty you go back again to Aveo Family
fill it up. All this is fine but have you ever wondered what petrol is? Probably not I guess, so 仲町台
that’s why I decided to write an article on this, after all you must know what you are using to
fuel your bikes. F B F A N P A G E

A Derivative: Petrol is extracted from crude oil and there are many derivatives which are
extracted from crude oil. Diesel, Kerosene, LPG, CNG, White kerosene (aviation fuel),
petrol, ethanol, methanol to name a few. Recently the crude oil rates touched an all time
record of 148$ a barrel. The rates have come down ever since but the rates are likely to go S P O N S O R S
up in future. The OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) estimates that
there is enough crude oil in the world to last another 80 years.

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R E C E N T P O S T S

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Octane Rating: The normal unleaded petrol you use has an octane rating of 87 or higher. Exclusive Website for
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Composition: Petrol is made up of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons along with toluene Motorcycles
and benzene. In this, toluene is an explosive and it is used as TNT (trinitrotoluene) in
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explosives. That’s why petrol is highly inflammable and can explode when it comes in Comprehensive
contact with fire. Benzene and Toluene are added to increase the octane rating. An In-Depth Look at the
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The higher the octane rating the greater the resistance of petrol to explosion, which is why Honda CB Unicorn
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all high performance engines need high octane fuels. High performance engines have high
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compression ratios compared to normal engines because they produce more power and (Part 2)
are high revving. The higher the compression ratio the more efficient the engine is. An Suzuki GS150R
example we have is the use of only speed 97-octane petrol for the R1, Hayabusa and Ownership Review by
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So in a nutshell, petrol powers the world and without it life is impossible, use it carefully and The Next Indo
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judiciously and don’t waste it. Little wonder its called Liquid Gold. Story?
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2 comments

daksh on January 7, 2009 at 7:42 pm

in india, as far as ive experienced,

its only Reliance that supplies 91 octane petrol at the price of normal fuel and doesnt
charge extra..
where as in the case of other petrol suppliers, all of them have 87 as the basic.. and the
premium (speed, xtra premium) are actaully around 91 or higher..

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if possible get the petrol from reliance.. and if its possible.. get it from shell..
no one can compete with its quality.. one of the finest quality petrol that u can see in
india..

sankoobaba on January 8, 2009 at 9:22 am

yes..shell is good many people have said so to me..

but its expensive compared to other brands..i believe reliance is also good…no idea
about rates…
is premium petrol like (power, speed, extra premium) really 91 octane….
toluene rules !!!

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