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So I read; on here maybe, that BP ultimate mega fuel was ethanol free.....hmmm.



After diligently filling dangermouse 1 gallon of BP ultimate at a time over several months in preparation for an ethanol free winter storage....job done, I decided that the TDM should also be stored ethanol free.



So yesterday I brimmed from the same pump and noticed the code "E5". No description, just E5.... This made me suspicious so I had a quick Google and found this...



<a class="bbc_url" href="https://knowyourfuel.campaign.gov.uk/">https://knowyourfuel.campaign.gov.uk/</a>



So is it NOT 0%? Wouldn't you have thought maybe this system could have bothered to add an "E0" if it is indeed 0%???



I then checked Esso as they claim their "ultimate" is 0% ethanol...



"Esso super unleaded petrol (Synergy Supreme+ Unleaded 97) is ethanol free (except in Devon, Cornwall, the Teesside area and Scotland). We would therefore advise anyone who has concerns about the presence of ethanol in petrol to use Synergy Supreme+ providing they do not fill up in Devon or Cornwall, the Teesside area or Scotland."





.....just been to local Esso and also "E5".
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Ive noticed this now, wasnt there before

Stick Millars dry fuel in
"As I Lay Rubber down to street, I pray for traction I can keep. But if I skid and begin to slide, please dear god protect my ride"

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What a complete mess.  Esso make things worse by varying the ethanol content in the same fuel. ffs !

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Quote:So I read; on here maybe, that BP ultimate mega fuel was ethanol free.....hmmm.



After diligently filling dangermouse 1 gallon of BP ultimate at a time over several months in preparation for an ethanol free winter storage....job done, I decided that the TDM should also be stored ethanol free.



So yesterday I brimmed from the same pump and noticed the code "E5". No description, just E5.... This made me suspicious so I had a quick Google and found this...



<a class="bbc_url" href="https://knowyourfuel.campaign.gov.uk/">https://knowyourfuel.campaign.gov.uk/</a>



So is it NOT 0%? Wouldn't you have thought maybe this system could have bothered to add an "E0" if it is indeed 0%???



I then checked Esso as they claim their "ultimate" is 0% ethanol...



"Esso super unleaded petrol (Synergy Supreme+ Unleaded 97) is ethanol free (except in Devon, Cornwall, the Teesside area and Scotland). We would therefore advise anyone who has concerns about the presence of ethanol in petrol to use Synergy Supreme+ providing they do not fill up in Devon or Cornwall, the Teesside area or Scotland."





.....just been to local Esso and also "E5".
 

 

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Ethanol proof carb kits available frome LiteTek chaps.

Bigred mk1 R1 Calipers- Braided lines- Givi wing rack-Crash bungs- Hi vis bullets-PR2's- and a hoot to ride.



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Just ride over winter..
Lock onto my co-ordinates and beam me up !!

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Sadly not a very enjoyable option to ride over winter as anytime I'm not working it's dark.



I haven't noticed any damage caused to poipes, hoses, carbs etc from ethanol in fuel...but that doesn't mean it's not there.



I just find it very odd that someone has come up with this cunning plan and introduce a new rating system and then don't include "E0"! Even if it is going to disappear, it would still have been a useful addition until extinct.
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Yeah soz I was being facetious!

I've been in the chemistry side of oil additive production, and still find what goes on, seasonally, locally, geographically and just plain ridiculously, a mystery!!
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Quote:Ethanol proof carb kits available frome LiteTek chaps.
 

I have that kit and forgot I did till fond a small brown envelope.

 

Do they do some thing similar for valve stem seals or is that a different compound?
"As I Lay Rubber down to street, I pray for traction I can keep. But if I skid and begin to slide, please dear god protect my ride"

Mods; Oil pressure switch, neoprene rear inner mudguard, scottoiler, highway pegs,  fenda extenda, 1999 carbs and airbox, Kais suspension setup, later clutch springs, LED lamps, Metmachex swingarm, Hagon Shock, Oxford heated grips, 4 way fused accessory Bus, 17" 3CV front wheel, Michellin R6 tyres, GPS speedo, 5' ignition advance.
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I have that kit and forgot I did till fond a small brown envelope.

 

Do they do some thing similar for valve stem seals or is that a different compound?
 

Cant recall ever seeing them on LiteTek drew but some on Ebay for a Yamaha with a very similar part #..
Bigred mk1 R1 Calipers- Braided lines- Givi wing rack-Crash bungs- Hi vis bullets-PR2's- and a hoot to ride.



Quad 900 Silver Laser duo tech pipes-Scott oiler-Engine crash bars- Radiator mounted see me ring LED's-Datatool system 3 alarm -Centre stand- Extender fender-Renthal bars-Handle bar risers-Mirror extenders-BMW GS Handgaurds-Acumen uprated horn & Nautilus-Stainless steel Radiator guard-Givi wing rack-OEM screen-Yammy touring screen-MRA Vario-MRA Double bubble cut down for fast as fk riding-Tiger screen-Tank protector-Stomp grip panels-Optimate lead   Gone to Heaven 
 Confusedorry:
 

 

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Cant recall ever seeing them on LiteTek drew but some on Ebay for a Yamaha with a very similar part #..
 

bloody 'ell £10 each  :locco: £100 for 10 of them.

I've seem some from USA for £33 delivered on ebay, says mk1 but the same part # for 4tx AFAIK
"As I Lay Rubber down to street, I pray for traction I can keep. But if I skid and begin to slide, please dear god protect my ride"

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bloody 'ell £10 each  :locco: £100 for 10 of them.

I've seem some from USA for £33 delivered on ebay, says mk1 but the same part # for 4tx AFAIK
 

Yep then they should fit mk2 :good:
Bigred mk1 R1 Calipers- Braided lines- Givi wing rack-Crash bungs- Hi vis bullets-PR2's- and a hoot to ride.



Quad 900 Silver Laser duo tech pipes-Scott oiler-Engine crash bars- Radiator mounted see me ring LED's-Datatool system 3 alarm -Centre stand- Extender fender-Renthal bars-Handle bar risers-Mirror extenders-BMW GS Handgaurds-Acumen uprated horn & Nautilus-Stainless steel Radiator guard-Givi wing rack-OEM screen-Yammy touring screen-MRA Vario-MRA Double bubble cut down for fast as fk riding-Tiger screen-Tank protector-Stomp grip panels-Optimate lead   Gone to Heaven 
 Confusedorry:
 

 

1991 MK1 in need of some TLC watch this space   Smile Sorted and on the Road Mick  Tongue  Tongue it's the bike that Jack built  Wink Gone to Heaven  Wub
 


 
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If and when any of you make it over to France after the Plague don't make the stupid mistake I did the other day.

I was deep into France Profonde and decidedly low on fuel on my Mk1 TDM so rolled into and Intermarche mini supermarket that does fuel also. The Pump had three nozzles, one Gazole (diesel) another SP95 and another labelled E85....now remember that....E85 !!

In a fit of madness, senility, pure idiocy, I selected the bloody E85 and merrily filled up.  Off I went and within a few minutes it was obvious something was wrong.  Normally I can roll into a roundabout in third gear on a trailing throttle and accelerate cleanly out with usually 1750 rpm showing.  Not now !  Coughing and spluttering and below 2000rpm running like a bloody burst arse !

At first I thought I'd picked up some water at my last refill but then it came back to me....E85 !!

 

This is the stuff that is made up of 85% bioethanol and the rest petrol, it's really cheap and works wonders for the environment .The atmosphere will be so clean Dodos will make a reappearance.

Until recently it was only available at bigger filling stations that had 4 nozzle pumps and was easy to spot.  

I used up 5 or 6 litres and then filled up with SP95 E5 ....5% ethanol..... and kept doing so until the bike was running more or less normally.  I then ran it onto reserve and kept going till I was running on fumes practically then filled it with SP 95 E5 again.   

 

My TDM is now running exactly as it was before and I don't seem to have done any lasting damage. If anything the engine seemed to run cooler ?

 

So watch out when you're refilling in France and avoid that damned E85 !!

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also i'm lead to believe that ethanol is also hygroscopic so can collect water over the winter

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Quote:i'm lead to believe


I see what ewe did there.



That's the very reason I was hunting out ethanol free fuel.
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I added some of this for the winter 

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lucas-10576-Saf...69&sr=8-38

 

1 bottle treats 80 gallons so a bottle will last me a few years for winter when the bikes not ridden much, more for my Blackbird,which I still ride 10-15 miles every few weeks on a dry day  in winter lol

the TDM,that gets used most of the year
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Quote:also i'm lead to believe that ethanol is also hygroscopic so can collect water over the winter
 

Another way of looking at it is if you have water in your fuel tank (in normal use), it will actually help absorb it and clear it out of the system.
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