unleaded fuel

zxrarron · Post by **zxrarron** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 5:56 pm

ok this maybe a repeated topic so sorry if it is. but just curious abot the 95 unleaded fueal which supposedly has 10 percent etanol in it. being from tas i had never heard any thing bout it wasnt till a recent trip to qld that i saw it. whats the effects on ya bike good/bad

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:44 pm

I would rather piss in my tank after a huge night on the bourbon, than use ethanol-polluted fuel in my bike.......

hoffy · Post by **hoffy** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:58 pm

Gosling1 wrote:I would rather piss in my tank after a huge night on the bourbon, than use ethanol-polluted fuel in my bike.......

Tell us what you really think......

Yeah, Ethanol is bad dude, not recommended at least by manufacturers.

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:09 am

The only reason to buy it is if you feel sorry for the cane farmers that have persisted in pursuing a not very profitable, highly competitive industry where they are losing market share to cheaper international imports. It isn't new, this has been happening for a decade at least.

Now they want you to support their lack of ability to change by making ethanol additives compulsory. Politicians only care because marginal seats often make the difference in an election.

If that's all I could get my hands on, I'd use it, but I wouldn't make a habit of it.

Nanna10r · Post by **Nanna10r** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:13 am

Gos has it covered .... as per.
Cheers Brett

mfzx6r · Post by **mfzx6r** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:25 am

Gosling1 wrote:I would rather piss in my tank after a huge night on the bourbon, than use ethanol-polluted fuel in my bike.......

never a true'r word has been spoken

Glen · Post by **Glen** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:37 pm

Gos's technical evaluatiuon of the merits or otherwise of ethanol is probably about as scientific as required.

Spend a couple of cents and stick the good shit in it

mrmina · Post by **mrmina** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:11 am

Gosling1 wrote:I would rather piss in my tank after a huge night on the bourbon, than use ethanol-polluted fuel in my bike.......

if u got enough, u wanna do my tank. :?:

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 6:56 pm

mrmina wrote:
Gosling1 wrote:I would rather piss in my tank after a huge night on the bourbon, than use ethanol-polluted fuel in my bike.......

if u got enough, u wanna do my tank.

its 110proof, you might need to retard your timing :twisted:

zxrarron · Post by **zxrarron** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:50 pm

thanks all good. na i only run premo any way was just curious as to peoples opinions as i had never heard of it

Blackzxr · Post by **Blackzxr** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:04 pm

You have such a lovely way with words Gos :roll:

And bang on the money

At 110% proof, i'd bottle that shite and sell it. Reckon you'd get a few orders from this lot :wink:

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:36 pm

cheers Rob :wink:

chameleon · Post by **chameleon** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:56 pm

if u can get yur hands on the ethanol *before it is blended* u might bee on to something..

Lucas · Post by **Lucas** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 5:54 am

Felix wrote:Now they want you to support their lack of ability to change by making ethanol additives compulsory. Politicians only care because marginal seats often make the difference in an election.

Reason Politicians care about it is due to the clean air policy that they are suppose to do but i think 2011
And the matter of there only being about 38 years of oil at the current rate of use

Ethenol isnt that bad at 5% blend ........ as long as it doesn't leave it's Ethenol state (Seperate due to water) cause 100% ethenol is a bad thing

mick_dundee · Post by **mick_dundee** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:16 am

Lucas wrote:Reason Politicians care about it is due to the clean air policy that they are suppose to do but i think 2011
And the matter of there only being about 38 years of oil at the current rate of use

Lucas, if upper ecehelon Government seriously gace a shit about clean air we would have signed the Kyoto protocol and actively done something to try reduce our Green house gas emissions and that's not happening from where I sit. We're making fuck all efforts to supposrt alternbative electricty for starters.

Re the oil shortage, ther eis no doubt we are running out but I think they've been quoting 38 years of oil left for the past 38 years at least

Don't believe we'll see a serious oil shortage in a while yet unless of course the Middle East plays hard ball and decides not to sell their oil and that won't happen as it's their main avenue of income.