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Ethanol okay?
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kzrider.com/forum/2-engine/603464-10-ethanol?limitstart=0
The web site provided has helped me find 3 stations in my area convenient to me.
Short answer, IMO no problem if driven regularly. For occasional use and storage it can cause some issues....
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Storage life - ethanol regular starts to degrade in three weeks. Stabilizer takes care of that.
Ethanol attacking some plastic and fiberglass components - many Ducati owner's fuel tanks have been ruined by ethanol fuel
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Kray-Z wrote: Ethanol is o.k. if you use the bike on a regular basis. Two biggest problems with ethanol for bikes (and other "toys")...
Storage life - ethanol regular starts to degrade in three weeks. Stabilizer takes care of that.
Ethanol attacking some plastic and fiberglass components - many Ducati owner's fuel tanks have been ruined by ethanol fuel
Older rubber parts in the fuel system suffer as well, watch the inside top of the tank, condensation builds due to the ethanols ability to absorb moisture, I have seen some rusty tanks due to ethanol, usually on stored bikes but it can have a effect on bikes that don't often fill the tank.....
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Tector wrote: Thanks everybody. That confirms what I had suspected. I have been storing my bikes (over the winter) with the 10% ethanol fuel in the tanks, but with ethanol stabilizer and Sta-Bil added. Maybe I'll store them now with non-ethanol gas (there is one gas station near me that has that), and add just Sta-Bil.
I understand the need to keep the tank full in storage to prevent rust. Lucky for us it isn't needed here.
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