Best engine additive

[ddeboer]

Hello, I've got a 1983 GS1100E. I'm just getting her on the road now after she's been hibernating over the winter. I put Stabil in the tank prior to storage and she fires up and runs okay. Can anyone advise if it's wise to add an additive to the gas to clean out any jets, deposits etc? I've heard some comments about Seafoam and a friend of mine swears by Redline Si-1 fuel injector cleaner-even for his carbureted bikes.Any advice on product, amounts to use and frequency?
Thankyou in advance.

[chuck hahn]

Good oil such as Rotella T and regular maintenance per the factory service manual....I use seafoam after setting winter and it freshens up the carbs ine..I do about 1/3 of a can and run 3 tanks to just be sure its done as good as its gonna do.

[Badooka]

Seafoam is the liquid version of Chuck Norris! I swear by it!!!!
Will stabilize fuel for 2 years!

[1_v8_merc]

If you can't find it, look next to the Oil Purifying machine section of the store. You might as well grab one of those too.

[Steve]

If you stored it with Sta-Bil and it fired up and runs, let's just say the Sta-Bil did its job.

The best thing to add to the tank now is a fresh load of 87 octane at least once a day for at least a week.

Nothing else is necessary, but Seafoam won't hurt anything except your wallet.

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[7981GS]

I just throw an entire 15 ounce can of Berryman's B-12 fuel cleaner into a tank every once in a while or half a can every other full tank.
($3.30 at Mao-Mart)
It keeps the carbs nice and happy.

Eric