check the camping stores and looking at the smaler aluminum bottles with screw tops. There intended to be used for carring gas for small stove. I carried a 20 oz bottle in my trunk of the GL and in my backpack when i had the 250. Its sealed with an o-ring and i have never had any leaks. 20 ozs might not get you far, but if you think of them as reserves not primary... And after 3 hours your going to want/need to get off the bike anyway.
-----Original Message----- Date: Thursday, April 28, 2011 9:10:01 pm To: [email protected] From: "Lie Njie" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Options for carrying extra gas? It's more that it would be nice to take a side-trip, maybe through the mountains or back roads or similar, where I can't be guaranteed gas along the way. So far I haven't found anything that looks like it'll work great, closest is maybe getting some kind of saddlebag-area metal frame and putting a gas can in that, but then there's the issue of it sitting on top of the exhaust in the direct sun. Also thought about maybe a 2 gallon attached to the back of the sissybar... Peace, +Lie On 11-04-28 18:05, Kurt Nolte wrote: > Hmmmm... > > You're going to have to stop to put the extra gas in it anyway, and 160 > miles is just a bit shy of three hours at a steady 60mph; might as well just > buy it fresh and avoid the issue? > > Only reason I've ever carried extra fuel on a trip with me is when I head > north to Chicago, where gas is stupidly expensive. I fill two five gallon > cans and put them in my car's trunk, then use the cheap-cheap SC gas in > Chicago rather than filling up at -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
