07-07-2015, 04:57 AM
Gonna chime in here (although I may have already done so 3 pages or 3 ethanol threads ago)...
I use 89 octane in my bike, if it's available and only because I THINK it performs better with my aftermarket exhaust. I don't care if it has 10% ethanol in it, but I opt for the non-ethanol if there is a choice at the pump, even if that's a lower or higher octane. I do not care what brand of gasoline I use, although I prefer to use my local Shell station when I'm home because he's local, a nice guy, and doesn't charge for air. I probably run just about as much 87 octane e-10 as I do 89 octane "pure". I have 17,000 miles on my bike and it runs like a champ.
I have heard that there's a problem with storing your bike with ethanol in it, but I add stabil and besides, the bike doesn't usually sit for more than a couple of weeks in the winter.
So, here's my point....if you can get nearly 20,000 miles on your bike without really paying attention to the octane or mixture, I'm pretty sure you can get 20,000 miles more on it without changing your buying habits. My guess is that well over 50% of the folks here will have a different bike before this one gets to 40,000 miles so, in the end, it should make almost no difference to the typical rider if they use e-10 or not. Just ride, fuel, repeat.
I use 89 octane in my bike, if it's available and only because I THINK it performs better with my aftermarket exhaust. I don't care if it has 10% ethanol in it, but I opt for the non-ethanol if there is a choice at the pump, even if that's a lower or higher octane. I do not care what brand of gasoline I use, although I prefer to use my local Shell station when I'm home because he's local, a nice guy, and doesn't charge for air. I probably run just about as much 87 octane e-10 as I do 89 octane "pure". I have 17,000 miles on my bike and it runs like a champ.
I have heard that there's a problem with storing your bike with ethanol in it, but I add stabil and besides, the bike doesn't usually sit for more than a couple of weeks in the winter.
So, here's my point....if you can get nearly 20,000 miles on your bike without really paying attention to the octane or mixture, I'm pretty sure you can get 20,000 miles more on it without changing your buying habits. My guess is that well over 50% of the folks here will have a different bike before this one gets to 40,000 miles so, in the end, it should make almost no difference to the typical rider if they use e-10 or not. Just ride, fuel, repeat.