stepping away from the "less filling/tastes great" discussion,
I will say that after I had stored my bike, with 87 octane, and Marine Stabil mixture over the winter, I had topped up my tank with the 94 stuff, and I will say altho I never notice any fumes from the bike prior, it did emit some stronger fumes yesterday, after A spirited, 100 mile ride... and was parked in the garage.
I'm not worried, it seems normal, and when it vents, well, the thing is doing it's job...
as for "when" did they all start having the canisters installed, I'm not sure, I know they ALL have them now, and have since '15 when they added the O2 sensors, but my '08 does not have one... but it's a Virginia bike...
my guess is around '10-'11 ?