Page 15 of my LIKE200i owner's manual (October 2009 printing) warns not to use ethanol or methanol because :"it can corrode metal parts of your scooter's fuel system, and can damage plastic and rubber parts. Repairs to damage caused by improper fuel usage will not be covered by your scooter's limited warranty, and since Bob's Your Uncle - you would do well not to buy any Kymco product in the USA every again! Thank you, the Boys in Taiwan."
Seriously - it says most of the above.
So, it is good that Kymco uses a type of materials in our scoots which will apparently withstand the effects of ethanol long enough so that your Kymco scooter will explode beneath you only some time after the 2 year warranty expires.
That was a close one...!
Gotta love these reassuring manuals, and their fine editors.
Stig, who still has 10 worry free months before the Big Bang from under the comfy seat.