2005 Yamaha Motorsports Road Star Midnight Owners Manual - Page 28
2005 Yamaha Motorsports Road Star Midnight Manual
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INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS ECA10070 CAUTION: Immediately wipe off spilled fuel with a clean, dry, soft cloth, since fuel may deteriorate painted surfaces or plastic parts. 3 EAU13300 Recommended fuel: UNLEADED GASOLINE ONLY Fuel tank capacity: 20.0 L (5.28 US gal) (4.40 Imp.gal) Fuel reserve amount: 3.5 L (0.92 US gal) (0.77 Imp.gal) ECA11400 knocking (or pinging) occurs, use a gasoline of a different brand or premium unleaded fuel. Use of unleaded fuel will extend spark plug life and reduce maintenance costs. Gasohol There are two types of gasohol: gasohol containing ethanol and that containing methanol. Gasohol containing ethanol can be used if the ethanol content does not exceed 10%. Gasohol containing methanol is not recommended by Yamaha because it can cause damage to the fuel system or vehicle performance problems. EAU13560 Fuel cock The fuel cock supplies fuel from the tank to the carburetor while filtering it also. The fuel cock has three positions: OFF CAUTION: Use only unleaded gasoline. The use of leaded gasoline will cause severe damage to internal engine parts, such as the valves and piston rings, as well as to the exhaust system. Your Yamaha engine has been designed to use regular unleaded gasoline with a pump octane number [(R+M)/2] of 86 or higher, or a research octane number of 91 or higher. If 3-8 1. Pointed end positioned over "OFF" With the lever in this position, fuel will not flow. Always return the lever to this position when the engine is not running.