BOBAD
Registered user
Just a heads-up to be aware of plans to replace the current standard E5 fuel with the greener, more environmentally-friendly E10 fuel over the next few years.
E10 fuel could pose the most significant threat to older vehicles since Four-star was banned at the turn of the century.
Like then, the change is being brought about on environmental grounds.
E10 fuel is different from the E5 fuel currently sold in that it contains 10 percent bio-ethanol, produced from crops such as sugar beet. Bio-ethanol isn’t a fossil fuel and is renewable and consequently much greener.
The introduction comes as the UK strives for net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The new fuel will help reduce CO2 emissions by 750,000 tonnes per year, the equivalent of taking 350,000 cars off the road.
The changes won't be too noticeable for most motorcyclists but if your bike is older than 1996 and doesn’t have a catalytic converter, you'll probably need to use a lead replacement additive to help prevent corrosion.
If you put E10 in your bike, it's not like putting diesel in a petrol tank – you won't need to drain the tank, but it might take you a little longer to start it up next time.
The advice is to top up with E5 as soon you can – ideally when you’ve used at least a third of the tank.
E10 fuel could pose the most significant threat to older vehicles since Four-star was banned at the turn of the century.
Like then, the change is being brought about on environmental grounds.
E10 fuel is different from the E5 fuel currently sold in that it contains 10 percent bio-ethanol, produced from crops such as sugar beet. Bio-ethanol isn’t a fossil fuel and is renewable and consequently much greener.
The introduction comes as the UK strives for net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The new fuel will help reduce CO2 emissions by 750,000 tonnes per year, the equivalent of taking 350,000 cars off the road.
The changes won't be too noticeable for most motorcyclists but if your bike is older than 1996 and doesn’t have a catalytic converter, you'll probably need to use a lead replacement additive to help prevent corrosion.
If you put E10 in your bike, it's not like putting diesel in a petrol tank – you won't need to drain the tank, but it might take you a little longer to start it up next time.
The advice is to top up with E5 as soon you can – ideally when you’ve used at least a third of the tank.
