Ducati Thailand say DO NOT USE GASOHOL in New Bikes

[Curmudgeon]

Thanks for the info, jerryz. What is Jag doing on that site now? I thought they had excess capacity in Halewood and engines are coming from Bridgend.

Back to the tank, is Thailand stuck with a PA6 tank rather than PEX? I thought PEX tanks were issue-free except that they evidently can't pass the US EPA or CARB shed test.

Why some enterprising U.S. Ducati specialist doesn't order a container of PEX tanks "for offroad use" is beyond me. The NAS PA6 tank is 586.3.171.1D while the Euro tanks are 586.3.171.1C per the respective parts books...

[ungeheuer]

If you buy a new Duacti in Thailand you will be told not to use Gasohol as it will damage the plastic tank ....thats an official statement from main dealer.

Dont suppose you know what material the Thai market plastic tanks made from, PA (nylon) - as shipped to the US market or XLPE (polyethylene)  - as shipped to Australian and European markets? 

[jerryz]

PEX, XPLE why are european bikes getting the problem then??and on only 5% ethanol content ? 

I will try and find out what the thai produced bikes are using next week after new year.