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Apparently there is no requirement for super unleaded fuel in the UK to have Ethanol in it. With us moving from E5 spec 5% Ethanol to E10 spec 10% for standard unleaded fuels and all the problems that entails, water absorption, distortion of plastic tanks and degrading of pipes and rubber seals in the fuel systems of older bikes I found this interesting.

Esso Synergy Supreme +99 has zero Ethanol in it but only in certain parts of the country. Great if you live in Somerset, Wilshire etc. Not so good if you live in Devon and Cornwall.

Below is a snippet from the Esso website.

Although our pumps have E5 labels on them, our Synergy Supreme+ 99 is actually ethanol free (except, due to technical supply reasons, in Devon, Cornwall, the Teesside area, Scotland and NW England). Legislation requires us to place these E5 labels on pumps that dispense unleaded petrol with ‘up to 5% ethanol’, including those that contain no ethanol, which is why we display them on our Synergy Supreme+ 99 pumps.

I'm certainly going to leave this in the tanks of my bikes when parked up for a long time.

Nice to know...

My plan was to make my own E0 by removing the ethanol from the standard unleaded (washing it out with water), but if I can just get it locally without the risk of a spill and burning my house down, then I guess I'll be doing that instead.

Renegade SX4+ is very good.....

https://renegaderacefuel.com/product/fo ... race-fuel/
http://www.trackstuff.co.uk/Renegade%20 ... 0litre.htm

This is an interesting article which lists many common bikes that are or not compatible with E10 fuel.
https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/n ... is-it-safe

Don't know if it's you or me, but the Bennetts link just opens this page again. Cheers

Yep same here Mike

Don't know what went wrong there, seems to work now.

us ktm owners are lucky as ours will also run on red diesel.

My plastic trumpet tank dont like Ethanol!

Fozz wrote: ↑Feb 14th, '21, 11:35 My plastic trumpet tank dont like Ethanol!

Ditto .

Same with the duke.

There's a few ethanol stabilisers on the market, some also claim to clean the fuel system, so I may give one a try.

Here's an example: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lucas-Safegu ... 1196.m2219

Robbo87 wrote: ↑Feb 14th, '21, 17:11 There's a few ethanol stabilisers on the market, some also claim to clean the fuel system, so I may give one a try.

Here's an example: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lucas-Safegu ... 1196.m2219

I know everyone has opinions on Fortnine and the validity of his science but I would take a look before you go using fuel stabilisers.

https://youtu.be/chsGBhB5g7o

I think Ryan is ace. Funny too.

Robbo87 wrote: ↑Feb 14th, '21, 17:11 There's a few ethanol stabilisers on the market, some also claim to clean the fuel system, so I may give one a try.

Here's an example: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lucas-Safegu ... 1196.m2219

Been using that very one for the last few years.
No problems using it.

This is another one that a few in the states on the z900 forum rave about.
http://sta-bil.co.uk/