Ducati Monster Forum

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Luckily there are a few near me!

I'll be filling up with the good stuff this weekend.    [thumbsup]

Lucky you.  The closest one to me is over 150 miles away.

Closest one to me is 1/2 block away, and I see it's on your list.

I'm in the same boat - 130 miles to the nearest on for me.

Unfortunately, if your bike is set up for ethanol gas, it won't run right with the real thing.  For you carbie folks, that might be a different story. 

meh nothing in California of course

Yeah.

Closest one to me is 690mi.

Carby folks? There's plenty of injected Monsters that were made before this E-gas crap. First monster that was injected was the 900, in 2000. Well before the e-gas hit the mass markets.

Nothing in NYC

To be completely honest, I don't think there are ANY bikes out there that are designed to run on this crap.

And for the record, that list is not entirely complete...

+1.
my 1098 definitely seems to run better on pure gas. I'm lucky. I've got 3 stations within 10 minutes ride that carry the good stuff.

E-gas was in mass markets before 2000...we had that crap in Milwaukee in about '95.  Thank you Sh*tcago for your crappy air in the summer. 

I don't know...my 2010 KTM SMT runs great on it. As did my 848, and my current 748.  [thumbsup]

Yep. Sheboygan's had it for many years. There's a gas station a mile from me with E free fuel. Costs a little more. No pay at the pump. I only bother for my chainsaw.

interestingly enough, there's a local report about a (federal?) mandate "making it more difficult for
distributors" to get enthanol free as of July 1. Or, specific to VT, maybe no importing from Canada, the article typically
left more questions than answers.
But, it bums me out, as I'm not a huge fan of the ethanol thing, I'm not convinced
it's the answer.
FHE I've had no issues whatsoever in mowers, saws, weed whackers etc, I had been avoiding E10 for the past year or so.
I'll be getting some Stabil Marine Formula to run in small engines and store the moto.

(http://www.goldeagle.com/assets/product/Marine-Formula-STA-BIL_8oz_Ethanol_Treatment_22239.jpg)

The list appears to be user updated.  Just because it is not on the list does not mean e-free stations are not around.  Oklahoma has a lot of stations that are not listed.  They are required to label the pumps by law here so you know what you are getting.

I'm positive ethanol is not the answer. Anything that uses more energy than it produces, and has to be subsidized to be 'viable' is not an answer - it's a problem.

I've never had a problem with a vehicle using it, except for slightly reduced mileage.

[maybe too political]

But there's money in it...

sorry...I had to.

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I just put this in my bike and call it a day.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/mk116v/cbb58b17.jpg)

My 98 Monster wasn't fond of it.  But all I had to do was put the snorkels back in.

My 748 doesn't mind it either.

My new 01 ST4 hates it!  I had to have it reprogrammed and it's still not right.  I think anew chip will resolve that?   

I still have yet to grab a tankful in the truck and see how she likes it.

93 F150 no likey ethanol. 97 Villager same thing.

Some non-riding folks were telling me that modern cars will adjust their fuel injection settings depending on the fuel that they burn.  So if you started using a different type of gas, say with ethanol or without, the car would at first run more poorly, but then after a few tanks the fuel injection would adjust and the engine would run normally again.  I wonder if this would be the case for a fuel-injected Monster.  Thoughts?

There is such a thing as a "flex fuel vehicle that will run on gasoline, E10 or E85 due to the lack of availability of E 85.  Most late model cars will adjust to a fuel of lesser octane, but that is about it.