Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2014 21:19:40 GMT
Gabbing with Fungo yesterday and mentioned this subject- this for him and anyone else in a similar position to me.
I'm lucky enough to have a few bikes, so that I choose each season which to ride and which to leave on display or stored. Taxing and insuring a big fleet has something to do with this as well! I've tried many ways to keep my bikes in good fettle- all whether riders or not- are kept in a ready to ride condition- batteries charged, brimmed with fuel and tyres pumped up. I currently add Wynns fuel stabiliser to try and keep the petrol good. All are run at least every 2 weeks, revved to a good temp, gears selected, wheels spun, blasted down a private road...
But this ethanol in petrol is starting to bug me- with up to 10% and more on the way all the alarm bells are ringing. It's nasty stuff for something that's meant to be saving the environment. Modern petrol seems to have a similar shelf life to milk! My CB900FA is currently down because the carbs got gummed up over winter.
I'm going to start using this Aspen ethanol free fuel in the laid up bikes. It's bloody expensive, but cheaper than stripping carbs and clearing fuel lines. The horticultural world has been using it for years- it's cleaner, better burning and has an infinite shelf life.
Check out the link and Classic Motorcycle Mechanics featured it in the July 2014 issue. I could scan and post the article if you have not read it.
www.aspenfuel.co.uk/products/environmental-fuels/aspen-alkylate-petrol/aspen-4-alkylate-petrol/
There's no way I'm popping down the local lawnmower shop to buy it by the litre- I'll buy in bulk and become a "dealer" if I have to to get the price down. Anybody interested in this?
I'm lucky enough to have a few bikes, so that I choose each season which to ride and which to leave on display or stored. Taxing and insuring a big fleet has something to do with this as well! I've tried many ways to keep my bikes in good fettle- all whether riders or not- are kept in a ready to ride condition- batteries charged, brimmed with fuel and tyres pumped up. I currently add Wynns fuel stabiliser to try and keep the petrol good. All are run at least every 2 weeks, revved to a good temp, gears selected, wheels spun, blasted down a private road...
But this ethanol in petrol is starting to bug me- with up to 10% and more on the way all the alarm bells are ringing. It's nasty stuff for something that's meant to be saving the environment. Modern petrol seems to have a similar shelf life to milk! My CB900FA is currently down because the carbs got gummed up over winter.
I'm going to start using this Aspen ethanol free fuel in the laid up bikes. It's bloody expensive, but cheaper than stripping carbs and clearing fuel lines. The horticultural world has been using it for years- it's cleaner, better burning and has an infinite shelf life.
Check out the link and Classic Motorcycle Mechanics featured it in the July 2014 issue. I could scan and post the article if you have not read it.
www.aspenfuel.co.uk/products/environmental-fuels/aspen-alkylate-petrol/aspen-4-alkylate-petrol/
There's no way I'm popping down the local lawnmower shop to buy it by the litre- I'll buy in bulk and become a "dealer" if I have to to get the price down. Anybody interested in this?
