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#217704 Drago (User) Rubber-side Down! Junior Boarder Posts: 147 Tour Tanks 2 Years, 6 Months ago   I've recently been fascinated by this idea - strapping an extra 2-10 gallons of fuel to your bike, and have it plumbed into the fuel line. Well I've found a company that sells kits - of course for quite a bit of dough - Tour Tanks I was thinking that this could easily be replicated with almost any non-reactive tank that I can strap to my R*... anyone foresee complications? I know it's extra weight, but being able to go 400 miles without worrying about gas (and I always worry about gas - kinda my own paranoia) would be very cool!   Logged     The day I stop learning is the day I start dying.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #217753 Rayjay (User) Friends make life enjoyable. Platinum Boarder Posts: 1340 Re:Tour Tanks 2 Years, 6 Months ago   I would be concerned about where to mount the tank and the size (and potential fire hazard ). Depending on weight and other gear, it could prove to help make the bike top heavy and slow to steer at slow speeds.   Logged     Ray   The administrator has disabled public write access. #217759 Drago (User) Rubber-side Down! Junior Boarder Posts: 147 Re:Tour Tanks 2 Years, 6 Months ago   I was thinking about getting 2 small ones, maybe 3gal each, and hiding them in some deep saddlebags, as low as I can get em. I had thought about the weight thing, but what worries me is the slosh, with 2 half-full tanks I don't know whether braking or acceleration would make them a detriment. The tour tank company sells baffles to keep slosh down, but I can get tanks twice their size for half the price... ahh decisions. Anybody have one of these things? I'd love to hear how they ride!   Logged     The day I stop learning is the day I start dying.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #217764 SPUDWRENCH12 (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 762 Re:Tour Tanks 2 Years, 6 Months ago   this story reminds me of the old nascar days back in the mid to late 1970's.some of those more creative drivers would put gasoline in there fire extinguiser and had it attached to there fuel line so if a race was close on fuel, they would have an extra 4-8 miles therefore not needing to pit.that was before all the crazy inspections they have these days.spud   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #217767 Drago (User) Rubber-side Down! Junior Boarder Posts: 147 Re:Tour Tanks 2 Years, 6 Months ago   Wow that sounds like a great idea! I carry a water bottle in my bag with a liter of fuel for extreme backup, but I've had many friends try to drink it!   Logged     The day I stop learning is the day I start dying.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #217787 Curt (Moderator) Never to old to ride! Moderator Posts: 11732 Re:Tour Tanks 2 Years, 6 Months ago   Buddy of mine gave me a little tank about the size thermois that is made just for that. I haven't used it yet but will if I take any LONG trips. I don't know where he go it sure it was one of the bike shops around here.   Logged     My Site Black Ice is Shiny, Black Ice is Deadly, Ya Wanna Ride My BlackIce?   The administrator has disabled public write access. #217802 massagemick@yahoo.com (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 57 Re:Tour Tanks 2 Years, 6 Months ago   I know a guy with a 2 gal unit mounted on his 750 Aero, which he rode coast to coast this summer. I think he plumbed it in such a manner so that you could use it as reserve, when it sputters on one tank, turn the valve to open the next tank. He says it saved him a couple times.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #217822 fireman922 (User) Chrome won't get ya home, but it will get ya laid. Platinum Boarder Posts: 4125 Re:Tour Tanks 2 Years, 6 Months ago   Drago wrote: I was thinking about getting 2 small ones, maybe 3gal each, and hiding them in some deep saddlebags, as low as I can get em. 11 gallons?? My butt would never be the same!!   Logged     Ad astra per alia porci...   The administrator has disabled public write access. #217826 MS1700 (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 2502 Re:Tour Tanks 2 Years, 6 Months ago   10 Gallongs of extra gas on a Metric Bike, This guy will want to have a talk with you.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #217830 Max127 (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 382 Re:Tour Tanks 2 Years, 6 Months ago   Outside the question of where to store 10 gallons of fuel, where would you mount the colostomy bag for the 'old guys' on a straight through 400-500 mile ride?? I guess the boot without a pistol .. Max   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access.

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