Dare I say it - but the other thing that affects that is the speed the
bike is traveling - if you hold 55 MPH - I was getting close to and
sometimes slightly over 50 MPH on my stock 450.
-Joey
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 10:23 PM, Mack Swanson <[email protected]> wrote:
> I would forget about those tourtanks, the price is to high to be worth it.
> I dropped 3 teeth on the back sprocket and now get close to 50 mpg on my 82
> 750. I've also driven through out the west and dont think I've ever gone
> 150 miles without seeing a gas station.
>
> ________________________________
> From: Lie Njie <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Thu, April 28, 2011 10:09:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Options for carrying extra gas?
>
> These look like they might work:
>
> http://www.tourtank.com/TourTanks.html
>
> Anyone ever used one?
>
> Lots of talk on the 'net about using MSR canisters for gas. Seems there are
> those who think it's a great idea, and those who think it's a terrible idea.
>
> Peace,
> +Lie
>
> On 11-04-28 19:02, Joey Kelley wrote:
>> You mean like this?
>>
>> http://www.rei.com/webservices/rei/DisplayStyle/783963?source=gpla&cm_mmc=cse_froogle-_-datafeed-_-product-_-783963&mr:trackingCode=B051DD84-078C-DE11-B4D4-0019B9C043EB&mr:referralID=NA
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 9:57 PM, [email protected]
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 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
>>>
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