Manual gas pump with separate nozzles.
Modern sportbikes require premium fuel and as riders, we never think twice when pulling into a gas station and picking the premium grade for your high tech machine. Newer gas stations that offer the different grades of fuel through a single nozzle have been scamming you for years. If you select premium, the calibration chamber inside the pump and the hose may contain up to 8 liters (2 gallons) of gas. Therefore, regardless of your chosen grade, your first 8 liters will contain whatever fuel the previous user put into his vehicle and greater than 90% of the time, it will be regular. The clincher is that the next guy after you will be getting 8 liters of YOUR premium fuel that you paid for, but didn't get to use.
So the next time you go to refuel your sportbike, you may want to consider finding an older gas station that offers premium fuel through a separate nozzle. There are still many older, unupgraded stations out there so keep your eye out for them.
As a final note, you or your bike probably won't notice any difference if you had regular or half-premium fuel in your bike. Also, don't feel too cheated as you're losing only $1 worth of gas even at these higher prices.
Happy riding :)
