Red - X??

[lucky rsm]

Hi all, just a quick one,

Was wondering if you can use that Red - X stuff that you put in your fuel tank in cars, for bikes?.

It's supposed to clean the injectors but didn't know if it's just for car's.

Has anyone used it and if so did it do anything??
____________________
cb500s, er6f, er6f, Gsx650fK9

[nowhere.elysium]

There's no reason why it wouldn't work on a bike, aside from the fact that it'll achieve precisely fuck all. Seriously: you won't see any difference.
____________________
'10 SV650SF, '83 GS650GT (it lives!), Questionable DIY dash project, 3D Printer project, Lasercutter project

[MarJay]

[LongJohn22]

Don't think there's any reason why not. The fuel companies will tell you it's totally unecessary, the fuel already has the additives in it at the refining stage, then again you'll always find an enthusiast who will swear his Super Sludge, which previously did 5 gallons to the mile, has, since using this additive or that additive, now does 353 1/2
miles to the gallon. Just a matter of personal preferance. The only additive I ever used was a lead substitute as leaded petrol was being phased out.

[Ariel Badger]

It will work just as well in a bike as a car, ie it will do nothing at all.
____________________
Bikers make great organ donors, get 115 on your licence today.

[ace-card]

Car or bike, makes no difference. I've used it, but only as a direct carb cleaner. I don't really think it works very well by simply poring it into the fuel tank.
____________________
2007 Skyjet SJ-125, 2001 Aprillia RS125, 1988 Honda CG125, 1997 Yamaha YZF600R
Mama said "life is like a box o' chocolates....have what's nice, then offload the crap to everyone else!"

[Macie_UK]

[Jamie S]

Take said redex and pour it down the drain.......... Will do about the same as putting it in the tank........ Jobs a good un'

HTH

[lucky rsm]

Lol ok well tried looking it up to see any result's from anyone couldn't find any.

It's only £2, but think i'll get a lucky dip for the euro million's instead, Mind you that probably works just as well as the red - x..
____________________
cb500s, er6f, er6f, Gsx650fK9

[dextersaurus]

REDEX. REDEX.

I bought a bottle before fro the GPZ and tried it, never made much difference, but i only use a squirt of it.

Yesterday morning i filled the tank on the GSX and emptied a bottle into the tank by accident.

Never got to see any difference, but here's hoping it locked up and smeared the scum who nicked it's face.



tl;dr don't use it, it's pointless, and it's redex, not red-x.

Dunc

[lucky rsm]

Sorry Dunc, Redex,not happen again..

Sorry to hear bout ya lost, hope the thieving scum end's up more scarred than the road rash queen..
____________________
cb500s, er6f, er6f, Gsx650fK9

[Casper]

Its good for a internal clean. Out with plugs and pour some in. Turn enging with rags over plug holes a couple of times and leave it half a hour. Go back and pump rest out with turning engine, plugs back in and away you go. Smokes like fuck for a few miles.

[Jamie S]

[Casper]

[temeluchus]

Redex is mostly paraffin.

Paraffin is denser than petrol so settles and helps shift water from float bowls.

Cheaper to just chuck some paraffin or meths in your tank.
____________________
Some shite cruiser. Now with guns and FREEDOM!

[Frost]

I tend to use a bottle of the stuff when i buy an old bike whose fuel system i'm unsure about. Chucking some in has never caused and ill effects so for a quid i don't see a problem.

If i' just bought a 2 year old bike though i don't think i'd bother.

[killa]

My TLR has a ‘cough’ every now and then. About once or twice a ride, usually when i’m pulling away. I think one of the injectors might have a bit of muck at the nossle.
A guy that everyone locally takes their Ducati’s and twins to, said that he didn’t ever consider redex or fuel additives but he suggested to a guy with a very minor problem and it sorted it.
____________________
Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.
Bike:- Yamaha TRX850 | Killas Biking History | Killas Gaming History | Killas autmotive history

[truslack]

[banditjohn]

I had a blocked jet on my 1200bandit, chucked redex in and ran it for a bit to get it into the carb's and left it. cleared the carb's and all hunky dorey, I've found it to work for things like this in the past and I didn't drain the fuel last winter and the fuel went sticky so it was running a bit rough on the low end, in March I chucked a load of redex in again and left it a day or two and cleared that like a dream. But each to their own.

[olionel]

I had a blocked idle jet, just put a bit in the tank and left the bike idle-ing for a while (keeping an eye on temperature).. sorted !
____________________
1989 CG125 - Childhood Sweetheart (she got kidnapped by baddies)
1998 ZXR400 - Teenage Love (lasted three years, then she turned lesbian and left me)
2001 XRV750 - Wife Material (still getting to know her but head over heels in love)

[keggyhander]

You ought to go on yank forums. All they ever do is bleat on about "SeaFoam" All it is, is a petroleum distillate/solvent blend. To hear them you'd think it was the elixir of life.

[Moxey]

Redex is just a gimmick from experience, most cleaning the fuelling systems get on my bikes aside from the pertrol itself flowing through them is a spray with Chemtool on the carbs or Isopropanol (which isn't supposed to clean just prevent carb icing but it leaves a nice ish shine after use I find) tbh I only use that stuff because i'm a paranoid git and I get it cheap, engines and fuel systems rarely need cleaning with solvents or whatever just a clean rag and abit of a rub down should be enough really.
____________________
Current: 02 FZS 1000 & 91 Royal Enfield Bullet 350 Some Bike Pics...
'I was too busy paying attention to pay attention'

[Wilson12345]

It added 25 mph to the top speed of my YBR 125
____________________
Seem to not have enough karma to post :l

[temeluchus]