Newbie here from Canada
I ride a Yamaha FZ1 and my wife used to ride a Yamaha 650.
She sold it last week and bought a 2003 EX500.
She would like to know what fuel it takes. Regular, Mid Grade, or High Octane.
I'm sure it is in the manual but it does not have an owners manual, yet.
It is on order.
Thank you in advance!

 

Welcome to the forums....

That 500 still has some pretty high compression and revs, so I would go with the super. My personal preference though..

Enjoy your stay....

 

I'll double check the manual when my wife crawls out of bed (the manual is in her bedroom), but if memory serves me correctly, it "says" 87 octane, aka regular grade (at least here in the wash, dc area).
take care,
greg

 

Just regular is fine. That is what I run in mine and the manual okays it as well! Welcome to the forums!

 

regular or your jus wasting cash... hope she enjoys!

 

You should use regular, the higher octane is for different compression ratios, if you use those it will create carbon buildup, stick with the 87

 

can you post a pic of your bike please, i swear im not a pervert or anything [sm=burnout.gif]

 

I've always gotten the best milage out of 87 octane (just add my $.02 and beat dead horse deader). 91 (or high grade) just make the bike run poorly and get really poor milage.

 

you perv!!!!!

 

i need visuals, hey speaking of, wheres the pics at ?