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Re: [St] 410 and Idaho fuel additives
- Subject: Re: [St] 410 and Idaho fuel additives
- From: ScottS <06STABS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:54:06 -0700
Mike,
Thanks for the scouting report. All good info. The weather does look
to be wet into Monday (and beyond - Fall is here). Maybe I'll save it
for next year.
-Scott
'06ABS Blue
Bainbridge Isl
Young, Mike wrote:
> The ST ran like a dream the whole trip. Never thought about the additive, bu=
> t IIRC they only do it November through spring.
> I rode 410 in July '06. It was all torn up with a paving project east of Par=
> adise, and a royal pain in the arse. Beautiful ride otherwise. I highly reco=
> mmended it if you can beat the snow. (An iffy proposition as of today; freez=
> ing levels tonight dropping to about 4000 feet in the Cascade passes, and su=
> fficient moisture in the pipeline to make for a sloppy weekend.) Watch for l=
> eaves falling on the roadway this time of year, it's pretty well sheltered b=
> y the typical Cascade mix of Alder, Cottonwood, Maple, Cedar, Fir and Spruce=
> . Watch for deer and elk this time of year, esp, at night. They are starting=
> to move down out of the high meadows. Slow down a few miles east of Enumcla=
> w; the SP are known to range out that far.
>
> Mike
> '06 ST
> Seattle
> =A0
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=
> m] On Behalf Of ScottS
> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 12:07 PM
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [St] Your fueling yourself (and road trip report..long)
>
> First, you are lucky your wife will put up with the solo driving while
> you have all the fun.
>
> Second, I recently heard that the gas in ID had an additive in it (maybe
> a blend of ethanol?) that was hard on gas mileage - you apparently
> didn't have that problem. The report came from an HD rider and maybe
> their engines are not smart enough to handle the additive. Did you
> notice anything "funny" about the ID gas?
>
> Last, what do liSTers from the NorthWet know about SR410 on the West
> side of Rainer? I might head out that way in a couple of days and see
> whats what (assuming it doesn't snow too much this weekend).
>
> Thanks for the report.
>
> -Scott
> '06ABS (Blue)
>
>
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