You ready to park your GS?

[Rob S.]

100LL Avgas is available at your closest airfield. Bring a gas can and fill it up.

That would be JFK International Airport. Anyone have a bullet-proof vest I can borrow?

[Hayabuser]

That would be JFK International Airport. Anyone have a bullet-proof vest I can borrow?

OK, I should have said your closest small airfield.

[red1100]

This whole ethanol free debate has been going on between my buddy and me for years. He goes to the local ethanol free place for his old cars and is adamant about it.I go to the cheapest ARCO regular I can find for my GS,wife’s grand caravan,our 40,51,53Buicks, and 52 Ford pickup.Never a problem. Went to my wife’s moms airport in Battleground Washington for a fill up of av gas 4 times in a row last summer on the GS and it made no difference. Runs the same as ARCO. My friend and I still debate it but just for fun I told him on the GS last fillup I cut the ARCO with a gallon of lighter fluid. Much ado about nothing.

[Grimly]

The ethanol situation isn't as bad here, but the Swedes, Germans et al seem to be affected by it much more.
According to the charts shown there's a fair of bit of ethanol in the Irish market, but unless it's being sneaked into the petrol under my nose, I'm not aware of it.
I have a notion (but could be wrong) that pump fuel could contain 5% or so of ethanol without being labelled at all.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ethanol_fuel_by_country&section=4#Europe

[bobgroger]

This whole ethanol free debate has been going on between my buddy and me for years. He goes to the local ethanol free place for his old cars and is adamant about it.I go to the cheapest ARCO regular I can find for my GS,wife’s grand caravan,our 40,51,53Buicks, and 52 Ford pickup.Never a problem. Went to my wife’s moms airport in Battleground Washington for a fill up of av gas 4 times in a row last summer on the GS and it made no difference. Runs the same as ARCO. My friend and I still debate it but just for fun I told him on the GS last fillup I cut the ARCO with a gallon of lighter fluid. Much ado about nothing.

It's not about how it runs. It's about what happens when it is parked for a while, the ethanol has a chance to absorb water, and the resulting corrosion. Ethanol gas runs fine, and really doesn't cause damage in modern FI vehicles because they have corrosion resistant materials.

[Guest]

Update in my area, some stations are changing out pumps where they offer Diesel, 15% ethanol and the 10% ethanol now.

[Gorminrider]

It's not about how it runs. It's about what happens when it is parked for a while, the ethanol has a chance to absorb water, and the resulting corrosion. Ethanol gas runs fine, and really doesn't cause damage in modern FI vehicles because they have corrosion resistant materials.

?...which is worse than the water alone settling to the bottom of the tank and carb bowls as it used to do? (Hands up, those who've seen gas tanks rusted out in the lowest place.)
I don't expect an ethanol/water slurry to be much "better" but I can't guess it's worse without some evidence.

[KEITH KRAUSE]

The EPA fvck's up everything they get involved with. I was reminded of that just recently when I bought a new gas can. Now this.
Thank goodness I have a non-ethanol pump just 2 miles away. 91 octane too! Costs $4.20/gal (southern Utah) but I'm happy to have the choice. I wouldn't want to fill up my '95 Blazer at that price.

[earlfor]

It's not about how it runs. It's about what happens when it is parked for a while, the ethanol has a chance to absorb water, and the resulting corrosion. Ethanol gas runs fine, and really doesn't cause damage in modern FI vehicles because they have corrosion resistant materials.

Alcohol has 300 times the affinity for water that gasoline has. I'll leave everyone to decide for their self if that's a good thing for a motorcycle.