premium fuel in a non premium bike ...?

[Richard Simpson Mark II]

There are former dairy farms in Dorset growing maize, which is harvested and then chucked into a biodigester to make methane without first passing it through a cow.
To me, this is wasteful, but not as bad as felling temperate rainforest on the west coast of north America, trucking across the continent, shipping it across the Atlantic in oil-burning bulk carriers, and transporting it by diesel train from Grimsby to the Drax power station, then burning it to make 'green' electricity with a higher carbon footprint per kw/hr than using local coal would have.

[catcitrus]

There are former dairy farms in Dorset growing maize, which is harvested and then chucked into a biodigester to make methane without first passing it through a cow.
To me, this is wasteful, but not as bad as felling temperate rainforest on the west coast of north America, trucking across the continent, shipping it across the Atlantic in oil-burning bulk carriers, and transporting it by diesel train from Grimsby to the Drax power station, then burning it to make 'green' electricity with a higher carbon footprint per kw/hr than using local coal would have.

Good point indeed--there is so much smoke, mirrors and bullshit around so called "green energy" all driven by big corporations and palm greased politicians making more money. The OPEC+ group are selling even more oil at market prices inflated by greed. Aramco (saudi) have just announced a $40 billion profit. We (the world) still don't seem to get it that we need to be honest and open and co-operate to reduce CO2 emissions. We certainly need a complete election and government change here in the UK-- a late evolution , but with a guillotine!

[Asgard]

Does anyone know if ethanol free Fuel is available at all in the UK?, always used to use Esso synergy which was ethanol free up september last year but alas no longer.

[DavidS]

Local Fuels down here in East Sussex have been doing E0 in ordinary unleaded for ages but I haven’t had cause to see if they still are. As far as I know, they haven’t done super unleaded.
My car has to have super and I put it in both bikes because the price difference isn’t sufficient not to.

[Monster]

My 2012 990 Adv is a very thirsty girl when it comes to fuel
The range is low and the MPG .... well I have just never bothered to calculate!! But it is so much fun to ride
When we do long trips is the only time that I think about changing bikes

When I use Premium fuel there is a noticeable extension to the tank range
If prices get silly I will alternate between E5 and E10 especially if I have not run the tank very low

As an aside ...
My Dutch friends will just drive on if they encounter a petrol station that does not sell E5 ... they just will not run E10 at all
One has an older Honda and the other has more "modern" bikes

[simonw]

Good point indeed--there is so much smoke, mirrors and bullshit around so called "green energy" all driven by big corporations and palm greased politicians making more money. The OPEC+ group are selling even more oil at market prices inflated by greed. Aramco (saudi) have just announced a $40 billion profit. We (the world) still don't seem to get it that we need to be honest and open and co-operate to reduce CO2 emissions. We certainly need a complete election and government change here in the UK-- a late evolution , but with a guillotine!

"Green" alternatives will never succeed all the while a select few are making $40bn profit each. With that much money you can relatively easily ensure there are no viable alternatives to your product.