Ethanol in Fuel - Petition.

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D-Rider · #16 Post by **D-Rider** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:02 am

Maybe though maybe not.

Ethanol in fuel is not a good thing for our bikes .... though the temptation to ascribe every pop bang and stumble to it is probably overdoing the scapegoat thing a tad.

Other problems will still exist

Nooj · #17 Post by **Nooj** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:31 pm

Signed and posted on the SBS page as well.

greybika · #18 Post by **greybika** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 7:19 pm

Thank you for the information.
Signed

HowardQ · #19 Post by **HowardQ** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:49 pm

Signed the petition and also put a complaint in to Trading Standards last week, but heard nothing yet.

fatboy · #20 Post by **fatboy** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 8:53 pm

Well done that man, hadnt thought of that, maybe we should all do the same HQ

HowardQ · #21 Post by **HowardQ** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 7:31 pm

HowardQ wrote:Signed the petition and also put a complaint in to Trading Standards last week, but heard nothing yet.

Finally got a message on my home phone from the Trading Standards bloke, and will be contacting him either tomorow or Friday.
I will be using Andy's original post as my main starting point.
Does anybody have anything else they would like me to add?

Gio · #22 Post by **Gio** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:10 pm

Signed,

Maybe its time we had diesel bikes?

Aladinsaneuk · #23 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:50 pm

If its a government led change, how do we get compensation ?

And if we are supposed to have choice, will the government MAKE garages say exactly what we are paying for...

#24 Post by **mangocrazy** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:54 pm

Well done, Howard; glad you got a response. I'd like to know how fuel with ethanol in it can be considered 'fit for purpose' when it has known and serious side-effects; attacking various types of rubber, brass, zinc, cork, etc; all of which are very obvious components of fuel systems? What kind of due diligence was done, where are the official reports and who can we sue?

#25 Post by **mangocrazy** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:57 pm

Gio wrote:Signed,

Maybe its time we had diesel bikes?

Be careful what you wish for...

http://www.trackdiesel.co.uk/

The concept is great, but the reality will take 10-20 years of development and refinement before it's even close.

HowardQ · #26 Post by **HowardQ** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 11:01 pm

Never mind that Graham, was that really the elusive Gio?

HowardQ · #27 Post by **HowardQ** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 11:05 pm

We hear nothing from him for over a year then suddenly 5 or 6 posts on the 29th of Feb.
Is it a Leap Year Thing?

OOOPS
(quick edit)

Just read one of your other posts, really sorry you have had such a bad year.
I know what you have gone through, as many years ago I lost both my parents to cancer within a couple of months and it was hell.

Gio · #28 Post by **Gio** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:59 am

Maybe Dale can get some info on diesel bikes, seems the ozzies are in front of everyone there

and yes its the elusive one again.

Off to work again just had breakfast lol

D-Rider · #29 Post by **D-Rider** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:18 am

Here's some on the Diesel Enfields:
http://www.dieselbike.net/royalenfield/royalenfield.htm

http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_bikes.html

And a few others:
http://www.dieselbike.net/currentconver ... rsions.htm

http://www.gizmag.com/go/4272/

fatboy · #30 Post by **fatboy** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:25 pm

I remember reading something many years ago in one of my stepdads Pipesmoking Rover Driver Monthly that the army had successfully converted a bike ( prob Armstrong MT 500 ) to run on diesel, the goal being a common feul policy for all vehicles
Hell, the petrol breathing version is a bastard to start on a good day so Im guessing the diesel version came with an electric boot