Got Gas?

[Throttlemeister]

I have a turtle pac 5 gallon rubber fuel tank that folds up nice and flat when not full. Pricey when new put one of the most rugged foldable tanks around, glad I got mine used. I've had to carry 13 gal before for certain trips, nothing better than having plenty of life blood on board and I hate walking when I could be riding

Sometimes ADV tanks are just not enough


lots of fuel on board

[treestrom]

This mount goes in place of the rear foot peg. No strap required.

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[BlairBear]

4.5 gallons extra. I feel MUCH better knowing I have it, rather the worry of not knowing if I'm going to make to the next gas station.

[Flashmo]

Originally Posted by BlairBear

4.5 gallons extra. I feel MUCH better knowing I have it, rather the worry of not knowing if I'm going to make to the next gas station.

That is a cool tank/cargo rack.

[akadvntr]

Originally Posted by siyeh

I copied jdrocks and made my own. 1.25 gal Walmart can, old street sign, and raided the scrap bin at work.

Nice!! I have been thinking of doing the same thing (because I am a dirt cheap KLR owner). Did you take the rear pegs off or does the mount fit over them?

[Ricky Chuck]

The Reda cans are pretty nice. They spec as going inside Harley bags, but they also fit in RT and R system luggage pretty nicely. Keeps the weight down low and snug. One in a bag, or each bag, and you have almost 2 gallons available. I was gonna build a rack for a Rotopax on the back of my R, but those boogers are large!


http://www.amazon.com/Reda-Portable-.../dp/B003WHBVDI

[FrayAdjacent]

Originally Posted by L.B.S.

Do I sound a tad bitter?

Have been riding for over 30+ years, and never ran out of fuel. *Ever*.

...until I got my brand new BMW.

Then twice in a few months! Had to pay some dood $50.00 for a few litres to make it to the nearest station. If I would have had a paltry gallon of emergency gas, I could have made it.

My fault? Sure, I am willing to take the blame for not anticipating my bike's fucked up method of calculating "miles remaining to empty", and used the tripmeter instead.

Oh, aside from the fact sometimes I get 37 mpg and other times 64 mpg, that is. Dealer tells me it's running and scanning "perfectly".

I just loooove stopping every hour and topping up the tank out of fear.

Not trying to poop on you, but it sounds like you need a method of gaining 'DOPE'. Data On Personal Experience.

I use a site to track all of my fuel expenditures and consumption on both of my vehicles - mymilemarker.com. It's pretty simple and has a mobile interface, so it's easy to use from my phone at the pump.

What it does is lays out a graph of fuel consumption.

What you could do with this is track your fuel consumption and then look at the graphs. Figure out "why was my mileage lower here, and higher here?" Once you know the variables that affect your fuel economy, you can come up with a safe distance based on conditions to ride before you should fill up.


Now, I'll admit, I don't have a dual sport, and I'd guess that when you guys go off road, it affects your fuel consumption quite a bit, so even with some DOPE, it may still vary greatly.

[EZman671]

I know a Gatorade bottle will last a long time holding gas. The plastic cap may be the weak link but it will go a month or more also.

How about the 1 gal Arizona Ice Tea plastic bottles? Are they made of the same type of plastic that gas does not seem to bother?