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#1 DaveW

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Posted 17 November 2019 - 09:42 am

I'm not intending to use the bike much for the next three months. I've not used fuel additives previously. Anybody got advice? Thanks.

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Posted 17 November 2019 - 10:15 am

Don't need em with todays fuels for that length of time  :good:



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Posted 17 November 2019 - 10:15 am

I put some Redex in and it seems to work.  Still got the same fuel in my tank for the past 12 months :blush2:  and it fires up and runs fine.  3 months lay-up shouldn't be a problem imho.


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Posted 17 November 2019 - 10:44 am

Agrozzzle not required. This year I am planning on filling with esso superunleaded which they claim contains zero ethanol despite the confusing labelling!! Again unnecessary but I'm doing it anyway. :0)
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Posted 17 November 2019 - 08:05 pm

Hi,I always use Seaform which has worked well on my winterised bikes and petrol mower



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Posted 18 November 2019 - 12:02 am

Thank you all. Maybe I wont bother if I think I'll use the bike occasionally but if not I'll try the stuff suggested.Great to get feedback from other owners.

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Posted 18 November 2019 - 08:16 am

my 2p worth iv heard that fuels with ethanol in are hygroscopic so will absorb water which can then settle to bottom of the tank causing rusting also a half empty tank can allow condensation to form again falling to bottom of the tank.

so fill to the brim with super whats to lose it just means you have a full tank for when you want to take it for a run



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Posted 18 November 2019 - 12:02 pm

my 2p worth iv heard that fuels with ethanol in are hygroscopic so will absorb water which can then settle to bottom of the tank causing rusting also a half empty tank can allow condensation to form again falling to bottom of the tank.
so fill to the brim with super whats to lose it just means you have a full tank for when you want to take it for a run

Airhead BMW's suffer in this matter. There is a small amount of fuel below the petrol taps so it never gets drained. This tends to be all the crappy stuff so if left it rots the tanks through. So they recommend you totally drain the tank if leaving it. If I am laying a bike up for a few months I use a pump and remove all the fuel.

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Posted 20 November 2019 - 09:52 am

If you've used ethanol E5 or E10 fuel then drain the tank fully, pour into a container with a tap on the bottom and over 24 hours the water will collect in the bottom of the container. Then put the waterless fuel back in the tank and top up with fresh superu sans ethanol.


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Posted 20 November 2019 - 12:22 pm

Many super unleadeds now contain ethanol weewan. Also "E5" does not mean 5% ethanol ..... It means "up to 5% ethanol".

So, super unleaded is actually E5 and could contain zero ethanol.... Or 5% .... How helpful!
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Posted 20 November 2019 - 03:04 pm

Avgas contains no ethanol as long as you don't mind a bit of lead, we use 100LL at work. :rolleyes:


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Posted 20 November 2019 - 06:14 pm

Avgas contains no ethanol as long as you don't mind a bit of lead, we use 100LL at work. :rolleyes:

 

Yup - I use 50/50 Avgas, superunleaded (Esso/BP which should be zero eth) in my 51 year old Yamaha 250 racer - burns really well and keeps the piston crowns cool(er)


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