Bad news for some bikes

[rac3r]

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=24900

Could affect some older bikes with carbs and also bikes with plastic fuel tanks (they swell up)
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[Martay]

The garage i work at currently sells bio-unleaded. When they bought it in, we were given a bit of info about it. We weren't told anything about this Also, we were told its is 10% bio at the moment.
So what exactly does it damage in the engine?
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[Walloper]

I'm OK I'm 100% Beemir.

The story over unleaded was hyped too much.
Most cars would have been fine on Unleaded but it was news and got around in parts and folk read what they wanted to.
One fact was for high performance cars Ferrari's, Porches etc. the engine tune and unleaded were incompatible and performance was slightly reduced.

The biggest problem with Biofuels is that information on it's effects is so varied and sparse and conflicting at present. As it was with unleaded.
I do not rely on the Oil Companies to tell it how it is that is for sure.
But it will not stop me buying petrol/Diesel when I need it.
It may only be high mileage vehicles that suffer effects (if any).

Mercedes were one of the big names who mentioned concern over Bio-uels and the engines of their vehicles and warranty.
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[Bezzer]

There's a class action going on in the USA by Ducati owners, the plastic fuel tanks are leaking and/or deforming on loads of their bikes due to the effects of Ethanol in their fuel. Ducati are putting their head in the sand and just replacing like for like for those in warranty so they are still doing it and sticking two fingers up to those outside warranty. Then again I suppose when made the tanks were alright for the available fuel but not for the newer stuff, don't know how much notice was given to the changeover though.
Makes you wonder whether the millions of plastic petrol jerry cans out there will cope with it or will there be loads of ticking time bombs in peoples cars and garages?.
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[rac3r]

[Walloper]

Can they not just add some Redex at the fill??




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[rac3r]

[Walloper]

[.Chris.]

[c-m]

Great i'm about to a bike with a plastic tank.

Though being Italian, surely as they already have E10, then the bike should cope?

Interestingly, is the biofuel element the reason for better MPG on Euro fuel? I know that bio diesel offers extra performance over normal diesel
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[rac3r]

[Walloper]

It might be better to bow our heads and give up biking then...

I have decided to Ride 'till I melt/dissolve.

Onwards. To Oblivion and Beyond...
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[FBSF]

So, does anyone know if am I going to get any issues on my poor old CM?

If I end up having to buy super unleaded (as apparantly SU is unlikely to have bio added), it will kill any cost advantage using the bike has over the missus' car.

[Gothtec]

Bio-fuel is inherently evil... It does nothing for the planet and takes up valuable land needed for food (and nature)...

When the USA suddenly got into the boi-fuel trend it switched a 1/3 of its crop land to bio-fuel... This used to be sold to countries outside the US, which have now had a large portion of its food imports cut off, mainly south america!!!

Oh and the price of bread went up world wide!!

Bio-fuel is not carbon neutral and never has been!!!!!
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[MarJay]

I think it might be time to sell my MZ...
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[duhawkz]

my blades got a plastic tank
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[Noxious89123]

This is a load of horse shit
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[stonesie]

Another plastic tank here, maybe I should have kept the SV..... Nah, bollocks to it

[salty21]

[Walloper]

[Moxey]

I'll check in future if the MZ starts pissing out fuel from the tank (placcy tank was another + for winter riding when I got it).

I'll have a look into the effect of ethanol on the fuel system though mostly because the guy I bought the MZ off of has an Armstrong MD500 which supposedly runs on lower compression with variable timing or some crap to allow it to run on low octane fuels such as ethanol the fuel system on but it still uses old carbs from what I remember.
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[Torx]

And my life just keeps getting worse. What for all those of us who run old 60's and 70's fords?
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[Walloper]

[duhawkz]

[stonesie]

The current up-to 5% mix will be around untill 2015 apparantly according to this
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2011-03-29a.1082.1

It depends how much faith you put in what is said by the Government.