03-30-2015, 09:38 AM
Sorry DG, but it sounds like your issues are not that it hurt the motors you ran it in, but the materials the fuel tanks were made out of by the manufacturers of those vehicles. That is simply not an issue on the CB 1100.
I just don't see it being an issue. It hasn't hurt my cars, SUV, van or truck, none of my motorcycles, lawnmowers (with plastic tanks) , weed eaters (with plastic tank) leaf blowers (with plastic tank) my chainsaw (with plastic tank), my snow blower (with plastic tank) or the plastic gas cans I store my gas in. No one I know personally, no family or friends, have had an issue with it in any vehicle I am aware of due to ethanol fuel. If we have been using it since 1990 like they say, that's 25 years with no issues. BTW my son has a Ducati Monster bought new in 2009 and although he's had oil leaks, electrical issues, brake issues, and a locked transmission, he has had no issues related to ethanol fuel, and we've had his tank off several times to replace the battery because Ducati hides it under the tank. I know Ducati has had claims against it for that, but it hasn't been an issue for my son.
I'm not saying it's the best thing since sliced bread, all I'm saying is I am not going to waste my energy worrying about it, and will continue to use it (no choice around here, but then again it just hasn't been an issue for me.) until it does become an issue with me. I don't mind if someone else searches out un-oxygenated fuel, and I don't care if they pay 50 cents more per gallon for it (as has been reported). Everyone is free to use whatever they want in their own motorcycle, be it un oxygenated gas, synthetic oil, iridium spark plugs, Fram oil filters, or nitrogen in their tires.
If the AMA thinks they are going to get the government to quit making, endorsing, promoting or selling oxygenated fuels, they are spinning their wheels and wasting their time efforts and money. That ain't going to happen.
I just don't see it being an issue. It hasn't hurt my cars, SUV, van or truck, none of my motorcycles, lawnmowers (with plastic tanks) , weed eaters (with plastic tank) leaf blowers (with plastic tank) my chainsaw (with plastic tank), my snow blower (with plastic tank) or the plastic gas cans I store my gas in. No one I know personally, no family or friends, have had an issue with it in any vehicle I am aware of due to ethanol fuel. If we have been using it since 1990 like they say, that's 25 years with no issues. BTW my son has a Ducati Monster bought new in 2009 and although he's had oil leaks, electrical issues, brake issues, and a locked transmission, he has had no issues related to ethanol fuel, and we've had his tank off several times to replace the battery because Ducati hides it under the tank. I know Ducati has had claims against it for that, but it hasn't been an issue for my son.
I'm not saying it's the best thing since sliced bread, all I'm saying is I am not going to waste my energy worrying about it, and will continue to use it (no choice around here, but then again it just hasn't been an issue for me.) until it does become an issue with me. I don't mind if someone else searches out un-oxygenated fuel, and I don't care if they pay 50 cents more per gallon for it (as has been reported). Everyone is free to use whatever they want in their own motorcycle, be it un oxygenated gas, synthetic oil, iridium spark plugs, Fram oil filters, or nitrogen in their tires.
If the AMA thinks they are going to get the government to quit making, endorsing, promoting or selling oxygenated fuels, they are spinning their wheels and wasting their time efforts and money. That ain't going to happen.