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GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MOTORCYCLE => Topic started by: aussiebandit on November 02, 2007, 07:39:55 AM

Title: Ethanol blend fuels
Post by: aussiebandit on November 02, 2007, 07:39:55 AM
Found this on another forum.  I note that they don't suggest running any Suzuki motorcycles (among other brands) on blended fuel.

http://www.fcai.com.au/ethanol.php/2007/05/00000005.html

Title: Re: Ethanol blend fuels
Post by: Barbarian on November 02, 2007, 10:20:27 AM
Time to read the manual. My 2006 is fine on E10.
But I don't much like ethanol as fuel anyway. Too expensive to produce, too little return. If they make it out of biowaste, fine, but otherwise it's a waste of corn.
Title: Re: Ethanol blend fuels
Post by: Red01 on November 02, 2007, 02:47:15 PM
My '01's manual says it can handle E10.
IIRC, they don't call it E10, but say up to 10% ethanol belend is OK.
Still, I won't use it in anything I own unless I have no choice. I used to run it in my cars until I got a warning from a friend who is a long-time mechanic at a GM dealership and he told me of how many cars they get in with carb & FI problems from running it, so I switched. I noticed an immediate improvement in performance and economy when I went back to straight gasoline.
Title: Re: Ethanol blend fuels
Post by: gyrogearcrunch on November 10, 2007, 12:21:20 AM
Found this on another forum.  I note that they don't suggest running any Suzuki motorcycles (among other brands) on blended fuel.

http://www.fcai.com.au/ethanol.php/2007/05/00000005.html



No, they conveniently leave out any reference to motorcycles.

Herb
Title: Re: Ethanol blend fuels
Post by: aussiebandit on November 10, 2007, 05:44:22 AM
Found this on another forum.  I note that they don't suggest running any Suzuki motorcycles (among other brands) on blended fuel.

http://www.fcai.com.au/ethanol.php/2007/05/00000005.html



No, they conveniently leave out any reference to motorcycles.

Herb

Try scrolling to the bottom half of the page under the heading MOTORCYCLES
Title: Re: Ethanol blend fuels
Post by: PitterB4 on November 10, 2007, 10:38:08 AM
Unfortunately, many of us don't have a choice.  :taz: