From: Mark Olson on
Cab wrote:
> Just had the Z serviced yesterday and I saw a notice in the shop
> telling me not to use SP95E10 in the bike.
>
> So I've just come off the phone to Kawa France. Apparently the new
> SP95E10 is pretty corrosive [1] and Kawa recommends using either SP95
> (if one can find it in the Paris region) or SP98. They strongly
> discourage the use of SP95E10.
>
> On the government site,
> http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=990,
> they only talk about 'ondas, BM's and Trumpets, like no other makes of
> bikes exist. It does say that SP95 is still available, but I can't find
> it in BP.
>
> Mind you, from this I'd assume that all other makes probably shouldn't
> use SP95E10.
>
> [1] To the point that it's been/is being banned in Germany.

Good for the boxheads.

They're seriously planning on making E20 mandatory here in Minnesota,
and E10 has been the only fuel available [1] for years and years. Other
than a tendency to gum up carbs in stored machines more quickly than
straight gasoline, I've never experienced any fuel system damage to any
of my bikes or cars.

[1] All gasoline sold in Minnesota must have 10% ethanol [2].
Exceptions are made for classic cars, motorcycles, boats, and other
vehicles. Non-oxygenated gasoline must be high octane and must be sold
from pumps that are specially marked. In practice there are very few
pumps like this and the non-gasohol they dispense is more expensive so
most don't bother.

[2] https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=239.791&year=2008&keyword_type=all&keyword=ethanol+percent
From: Adrian on
Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

> [1] All gasoline sold in Minnesota must have 10% ethanol

Here in the UK, it's 5% max - and mostly tends to be around that, AIUI.
From: Eiron on
Cab wrote:
> Just had the Z serviced yesterday and I saw a notice in the shop
> telling me not to use SP95E10 in the bike.
>
> So I've just come off the phone to Kawa France. Apparently the new
> SP95E10 is pretty corrosive [1] and Kawa recommends using either SP95
> (if one can find it in the Paris region) or SP98. They strongly
> discourage the use of SP95E10.
>
> On the government site,
> http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=990,
> they only talk about 'ondas, BM's and Trumpets, like no other makes of
> bikes exist. It does say that SP95 is still available, but I can't find
> it in BP.
>
> Mind you, from this I'd assume that all other makes probably shouldn't
> use SP95E10.
>
> [1] To the point that it's been/is being banned in Germany.


What's SP95E10 - some sort of carbonated beverage?

http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=226570

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Eiron.
From: Ace on
On Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:34:08 +0100, Snowleopard
<wintersnowfox(a)gmail.lair.com> wrote:

>On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 11:10:35 +0100, "Cab"
><my_email_address_is_in_my_sig(a)privacy.net> said
>
>Hah, saw the header and thought it was some new offences for the Alps
>runners...

Are you psychic? Seomeone's just paying a 240eu fine in some
unspecified country en route from Austria to Germany...


From: Switters on
On Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:44:57 GMT, Ace <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> allegedly
wrote:

> Are you psychic? Seomeone's just paying a 240eu fine in some
> unspecified country en route from Austria to Germany...

That ogden fella is gonna get banned from the mainland soon.