nickh

Ah Phil, but drugs will be so much more fun when you burn them in a V11

E-fuels certainly would be ideal if/when they are available. While ICE engines can be adapted to run on any thing that burns, the details are not so simple. Most biofuels are alcohols or esters, hence hygroscopic with all the complications that brings. E-fuels at 4x normal gas price is cheaper than I have seen, but more than I could afford. If they were <2EUR/Litre and permanently available, that would allow me to keep a V11 as a weekend vehicle. Still I'd be keen to hear from anyone in Sweden, France, Brazil or elsewhere who has experience with bikes adapted for flexfuel. It is always best to get firsthand reports if possible. Thanks all.

Bestandschutz / "right of continuance" / "grandfather clause" is not a constitutional protection, just a common practice in writing regulations. For example we have Low Emission Zones (LEZ) and Zero Emission Zones (ZEZ) and changes to which fuels are registered for sale. If in a few years only E10 and higher are available then some adaptation of a V11 would be necessary. Also most countries have annual roadworthy tests, which include the vehicles current emissions. The V11 is a Euro 2 bike, but if E85 produced lower temperature combustion, but also more complete (due to ethanol being partially oxidized already), then perhaps it could meet a higher emission standard and be permitted in LEZ zones in future.

Certainly you shouldn't put E85 in any engine that is not adapted for it. I'm in Austria, and most of Europe has E5 unleaded, with E10 for more recent cars. Even E10 requires an engine that is adapted for it.

Hi all, nearly 20 years ago there was a thread on this forum about possibly converting a V11 to run on E85. In some countries (France, Sweden, Australia, Brazil E100 ) there is a big price advantage for E85 fuel, and various companies offer kits for converting bikes. E.g https://eflexfuel.com/us/moto-products https://www.ecofuelbox.com/en/kits-e85-ethanol-motorcycles/e85-kit-for-bike-2-cylinder https://www.greenspirits.at/intern/ebay/html/für webseite/greenspirits-E85-conversion-tuning_english.html Has anyone had experience running Guzzis or comparable bikes on E85/E100 ? Does anyone know how much it improves emissions of NOx, CO, soot, etc ? Would using E85 with a flexfuel kit potentially keep older bikes road legal as emissions standards tighten ? Nick

If you would consider importing from Europe there are several being advertised https://www.theparking-motorcycle.eu/#!/used-motorcycles/Moto-Guzzi-Tenni.html theparking.com searches many (most?) motor vehicle sales sites on both sides of the Atlantic. Not every seller names the model of their bike correctly, a few more can be found by browsing the hits for "Moto Guzzi Le Mans", "Moto Guzzi V11", and "Moto Guzzi 1100". Best of luck!