The "real" reality is not nice either
I'm waiting for spring and some good tasty rides!
I have time now to search Internet for new restaurants and gas stations providing good fuel, not the crappy lower octane (95 RON) 10% ethanol (with more water) that most gas stations have.
My bikes, K6 especially must have +98 with max 5% ethanol, not all gas stations have it.
My K2 could get 95 before the ethanol increase from 5 to 10% and not known amount of water the ethanol absorb.
EU ratings are 95/98, which are equivalent to US ratings of 91/93.
It would be convenient with bags where I can have 10L extra fuel for longer rides, +300km without refueling.