Don't worry Lie - we'll be the first ones to say 'we told you so' when
the duct tape and bungee cords holding the gas can onto the tank fail
at speed. :-) *
-Joey
*That is Sarcasm and not a suggested course of action for Lie or anyone.
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 11:05 PM, Lie Njie
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Yeah, I concur, it bugs me, too. But so does the idea of running out of gas
> on a long stretch between two towns in the middle of nowhere. Although
> quite honestly, I'm not sure how one well-build metal gas tank is any more
> or less safe than any other, regardless of where it is stored on the bike.
> In my mind, if something happens that can puncture or explode one
> well-secured tank, it's likely to effect them all.
>
> This discussion has definitely been enlightening -- man I love this list!
>
> Peace,
> +Lie
>
> On 11-04-28 19:52, Joey Kelley wrote:
>>
>> Lie,
>> I daresay that the majority of us are nervous about putting a
>> flammable, potentially explosive liquid outside of a container built
>> into the bike.
>> I know that some people have added extra tanks, but used them
>> first - to avoid having the gas in the add-on system for any length of
>> time.
>> Personally - the idea bugs me.
>> -Joey
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 10:46 PM, Lie Njie
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Maybe, but that sounds expensive.
>>>
>>> What's surprising me in my research is that no one has developed a tank
>>> add-on that would sit where a tank bag would sit and effectively increase
>>> the size of the main tank. Seems that everyone with pics I've seen
>>> online
>>> attaches the external tanks to the sissybar, or just holds MSR-like
>>> canisters in their bags.
>>>
>>> One general consensus seems to be: don't carry the extra gas in a
>>> saddlebag
>>> or above the exhaust.
>>>
>>> Peace,
>>> +Lie
>>>
>>> On 11-04-28 19:42, Joey Kelley wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Pardon my complete ignorance on the subject - but - couldn't one
>>>> simply have a larger fuel tank fabricated? Its not a minor project -
>>>> but - the custom bike builders get tanks made up all the time - I
>>>> assume anyone could (with enough money) get one made.
>>>> Thoughts?
>>>> -Joey
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 10:37 PM, James O'Gorman<[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> My uncle who has done a few registered Iron Butt rides had a little
>>>>> fuel
>>>>> cell installed on his bike. The system is pretty simple, just a little
>>>>> fuel
>>>>> cell (2 gallons?) and it T's into the main fuel feed from the tank.
>>>>> When his
>>>>> main tank runs out and the engine starts to sputter, he reaches down
>>>>> and
>>>>> hits a petcock that opens the fuel cell.
>>>>>
>>>>> Here's his honda - you can't see the cell in this pic, but it is under
>>>>> one of the bags on the backrest. It's a newer honda 1200 or something
>>>>> like
>>>>> that (sorry don't remember the specs). He bought it new and has already
>>>>> clocked over 70,000 miles :)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 28, 2011, at 9:09 PM, Lie Njie wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> 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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