I put 6.25 gallons in mine one August day in the Mojave dessert. I'm glad the fuel wasn't another 100 yards down the road. I've never had a problem finding fuel within a tank's range, even in Texas.
Big Gun
Master Blaster
PLEASE NO OTHER REPLIES NEEDED
I don't care how you ride, when you ride, where you ride, what your ride looks like or when you take a leak! If it makes you happy GREAT. I personally believe that's being on two wheels is all about.
This was supposed to be a simple thread about "anyone done an Auxiliary tank"
I don't care how you ride, when you ride, where you ride, what your ride looks like or when you take a leak! If it makes you happy GREAT. I personally believe that's being on two wheels is all about.
This was supposed to be a simple thread about "anyone done an Auxiliary tank"
1olbull
Riding Motor Since 1950
@Big Gun,
That would be like 50 pounds sitting behind the rear axle and WAY above the center of mass with rider aboard.
That and the sloshing fuel would be very adverse to handling.
I would NOT do it.
That said, I have a Gold Wing riding buddy that does some Iron Butt.
He uses a foam lined fuel cell that sits on the passenger seat.
Something like this:
That would be like 50 pounds sitting behind the rear axle and WAY above the center of mass with rider aboard.
That and the sloshing fuel would be very adverse to handling.
I would NOT do it.
That said, I have a Gold Wing riding buddy that does some Iron Butt.
He uses a foam lined fuel cell that sits on the passenger seat.
Something like this:
Bedifferent
Old man on a bike
Short of being somewhere with no gas stations, 6 gallons is more than enough for me. After around 175 miles, I'm more than ready and happy to get my butt off the bike and take a break. I guess I'm just not a kid anymore with every joint in my body setting up after a couple of hours. Car or bike it's all the same....pretty stiff for the first few steps.
Rocket3Pilot
Supercharged
I actually started toying with the idea of using the extra space under the seat after removing the stock air cleaner for RamAir. Figured I could probably get an extra 1 1/2 gallons but then need a filler neck, transfer system, and possibly a gauge of some sort? Ultimately I came to the exact same conclusion as you did here.
Very little benefit for a whole lot of trouble engineering it.
Joesmoe
IMOKUR2
I too like the idea of extra fuel when fuel is few and far between (off season on the Blue Ridge Parkway, for example).
Since the stops don't seem to be an issue, I purchased two of these (mine were made by Tour Tank - and they no longer make them -- but this is essentially the same thing):
SPUN ALUMINUM GAS TANK - 4X10 BAM FUEL TUBE - 1/2 GALLON
I've never had to use them, though I have carried them several times for long distance trips. For me, it takes the pressure off the guess work around "how much fuel is left, really?".
Another option for you, that might not be as obtrusive as the big tank, and still plumbed directly to your fuel system (and if I were doing it, I would have it rigged so that it effectively increased the total capacity of the bike, and as I envision it, the fuel gauge would read "full" for a long time while the aux tank drained first - and this partly because I would like to be rid of that weight up high - pilots learn av gas is 6 lb/gallon) - is one of the off-road plastic tanks that are flat, and could be hung under the rack, keeping the weight lower, and still leaving the space above free for other things.
This forum is all about good folks having bikes their way -- please accept the opinions as just that, and the vast majority come from the heart -- wishing you the best in whatever path you follow, even if you have to read between the lines.
Since the stops don't seem to be an issue, I purchased two of these (mine were made by Tour Tank - and they no longer make them -- but this is essentially the same thing):
SPUN ALUMINUM GAS TANK - 4X10 BAM FUEL TUBE - 1/2 GALLON
I've never had to use them, though I have carried them several times for long distance trips. For me, it takes the pressure off the guess work around "how much fuel is left, really?".
Another option for you, that might not be as obtrusive as the big tank, and still plumbed directly to your fuel system (and if I were doing it, I would have it rigged so that it effectively increased the total capacity of the bike, and as I envision it, the fuel gauge would read "full" for a long time while the aux tank drained first - and this partly because I would like to be rid of that weight up high - pilots learn av gas is 6 lb/gallon) - is one of the off-road plastic tanks that are flat, and could be hung under the rack, keeping the weight lower, and still leaving the space above free for other things.
This forum is all about good folks having bikes their way -- please accept the opinions as just that, and the vast majority come from the heart -- wishing you the best in whatever path you follow, even if you have to read between the lines.
1olbull
Riding Motor Since 1950
I carry a tube of fuel for all my riding buddies that tend to run out way before me.
Slyanide
.060 Over
Not a true "auxiliary fuel tank" but a cheaper option I was looking at for the same reason (RAT).
Saddlemen FLH Saddlebag Liner For Use With Reda Gas Can | 505-600
Saddlemen FLH Saddlebag Liner For Use With Reda Gas Can | 505-600
1olbull
Riding Motor Since 1950
I considered this one, but the thought of a plastic jug of fuel in a lay-down and subsequent sparks from the pavement . . . .
rabbit
.040 Over
I rode 20014 from Adelaide to Darwin two up, sat on nothing under 140 and averaged 350 to 370 no probs,,,, so I think maybe fill it with a good whiskey mate.. cheers
