Fast Eddie
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It was quite pleasant during lock down.God I dread travelling on the A34 !
Ahhh, the good old days of lock down eh?!
It was quite pleasant during lock down.God I dread travelling on the A34 !
I definitely don't claim to be anything other than a 'normal' rider. But it wasn't so much about absolute performance, it was the feeling it was missing on tickover and hunting on a steady throttle, most notably around 2,500 to 3,000 rpm. And stalled at traffic lights. It was a long wait and I was starting to stroke the throttle, to give it a moment at 2,000rpm and get the oil circulating. It coughed and died. All went away with fresh E5.It is often said that much less than 5bhp is difficult or impossible for ‘normal’ riders to feel.
If that’s true, that means you could be down by that margin with E10 in your bike.
I fully agree that for many this isn’t an issue. But trust me, for many others, it bloody well is !
Imp gal…?I definitely don't claim to be anything other than a 'normal' rider. But it wasn't so much about absolute performance, it was the feeling it was missing on tickover and hunting on a steady throttle, most notably around 2,500 to 3,000 rpm. And stalled at traffic lights. It was a long wait and I was starting to stroke the throttle, to give it a moment at 2,000rpm and get the oil circulating. It coughed and died. All went away with fresh E5.
Incidentally, I was at the same pump today. E5 has an octane rating of 97, E10 is 95. E5 was £1.52/ imp gal, E10 £1.33!
Mersea Island.... Must be Essex's tax haven..Imp gal…?
Don’t you mean litre…?
Yes, doh...Imp gal…?
Don’t you mean litre…?
Holy shit! That’s a lot of cash for fuel. $3.30 USD/gal where I live in Illinios.1.52 Pounds Sterling/liter, currently converts to a tad over 8 USD/gallon. "Like Wow Batman"!!
Don't forget that it was Boris that said back in April that the lockdowns not the vaccines saved livesIn reality, looking back on lock down is like looking back on a holiday, sure it might seem nice, but you can’t live like that!
I said at the time that the damage the lock down was doing to supply chains would bite us hard in the near future. You simply cannot turn global supply chains off and on like that and expect them to keep up. Don’t like to say ‘I told you so’ but look around you now !
Truth is I hated the lock down. It hurt me deep inside and at times I was really starting to struggle with it. Having my own small Ltd company I got next to no financial support either, which of course created other worries. I can easily imagine it has caused serious mental harm to many.
I firmly believe that they were necessary, but they’re a tool that should only be used sparingly, and at the right time, and for the shortest possible time. The way we dragged them out for months on end with no actual plan, somehow hoping covid would go away, was a travesty IMHO.
If you include the currency conversion it's about 8 USD.I don’t thinks it’s quite $8, approx 3.8 litres to a US gallon, so approx $5.8.
So it’s ‘only’ twice the price as in the US !
Doh!If you include the currency conversion it's about 8 USD.
Agree. Just took my combat out for a run this afternoon. Accelerating from stop it pinged.A 750 Combat motor certainly will.
Close to $5/gallon here in California. But urban legend says we’re all filthy rich…right.Holy shit! That’s a lot of cash for fuel. $3.30 USD/gal where I live in Illinios.
How I've never had a problem. I usually fill at the same station - super premium E-10 although it doesn't need it. A two gallon purchase doesn't break the bank.
A little clarification: I see pre ignition used where it should be detonation. Pre ignition is when fuel/air charge is lit by something other than the spark plug before the timed spark, a hot spot such as a glowing piece of carbon. Detonation is when the charge is lit by the spark but the flame front progresses too fast becoming sort of an explosion - detonation, thus the pinging.
I've heard all sorts of complaints about E-10 in all sorts of applications but never experienced any except small engines where the rubber in fuel pumps succumbed to the alcohol. My FIL's '56 Ford fuel pump replacement was made with tolerant diaphragm. No such rubber parts in a Norton.