03-08-2014, 04:48 AM
The backstory on ethanol is certainly a good thing to know. Politics, of course, are a big part of that. However there is no reason to throw the baby out with the bathwater here. Ethanol seemed like a good idea at the time and it's taking its proponents a while to let go. With the discovery of vast petroleum and natural gas resources in North America, ethanol is just generally a non-starter now. One of my cars will run up to E85 but there are so few stations that carry it, and it's so expensive -- not to mention less mileage -- that it is hardly worth the effort.
As far as ethanol being bad for you motorcycle or car, well, tens of millions of drivers have put billions of miles on cars and motorcycles with E10 or less and never had any issues. I can personally attest to this. All the manufacturers are making their fuel systems compatible with E10 or less and have been for a long time. The last thing GM or Toyota or Honda, et. al. need are massive warranty issues due to E10 fuel. If anything these vehicles are over-engineered with a substantial ability to handle greater than 10 percent ethanol.
As far as ethanol being bad for you motorcycle or car, well, tens of millions of drivers have put billions of miles on cars and motorcycles with E10 or less and never had any issues. I can personally attest to this. All the manufacturers are making their fuel systems compatible with E10 or less and have been for a long time. The last thing GM or Toyota or Honda, et. al. need are massive warranty issues due to E10 fuel. If anything these vehicles are over-engineered with a substantial ability to handle greater than 10 percent ethanol.