In my home town until now we have been able to get 03 octane ethanol free gas. Just talked to the owner of the station I have been using and he says it is not available anymore. Premium is now 90 octane vs 89 octane for mid grade. Premium is still $.20 a gallon more.
Should I just forget about ethanol free premium and run premium 10% ethanol? My understanding is that the bikes are made to run ethanol? Mine is a 2013 103 cu in.

 

Try www.pure-gas.org And see if there are any other stations in your area that do. 10% Ethanol probably won't hurt But I prefer real gas.

 

This is a kin to an oil thread.

 

Get used to it. It's been that way in California for years.

 

that's all we have around here is the crap.

 

Same thing here, I didn't believe it. Was it Valero by chance?

 

Not going to hurt a thing on your late model bike....

 

We've had E10 gas since before it was "trendy". Any vehicle made certified for E10 should run fine on the stuff. I've run E0 premium and E10 premium in the bike and can't really tell any difference.

 

So far here in Ind we can still get it... I know the times in the past I've had to use ethanol my mileage always drops 2-3 mpg .. and it's been said that ethanol is what causes the hole in the fuel line issue.. The MoCo must have changed the fuel lines material.. don't hear the problem much in here like it was back in the 04 - 08 model yrs.

 

The EPA is forcing more alcohol blends on us. Expect E0 to become increasingly scarce this coming year.