Will your bike survive E10 fuel?
More ethanol in pump fuel can spell trouble for you and your motorcycle
From September petrol stations will start selling E10 as the standard pump fuel, so it’s important to know if your bike can take it. The new fuel is made up of 10 percent ethanol (rather than the current fuel’s 5 percent), and can damage the fuel system of older bikes. The old E5 isn’t disappearing yet – it will be sold alongside E10 in place of more expensive Super blends that no-one buys. But it will be easy to put E10 into your bike by accident. Here are the bikes you don’t have to worry about:
This is the new Cfmoto 300SR – yet more proof that Chinese manufacturers are getting their act together. The A2-friendly 292cc single is in dealers this month and is expected to sell well thanks to its Kiska design (the same crew who style all KTMS), high spec (two riding modes, TFT screen, LEDS) and a £3899 price – £1000 cheaper than KTM’S 390 Duke and £197 cheaper than Mash’s Roadstar. The 29bhp water-cooled single-cylinder is a decent step up from a 125 and a chassis lifted from the 300NK promises to make it top-notch B-road entertainment. Nice.