Auxiliary fuel tank



I know how you know...... Twice

Now on a long trip I take this in the saddle bag:

It's 1.5 liter - the rubber gasket on the main cap swolle up & popped out (inside) so I threw it away, the cap is made of a hard rubber so if you run it down tight it seals off completely...... $16 at Academy - carried it for a couple of months one time with no leaks/spills, just a little evaporation
 


Can't you "feather" the pump lever when getting close to the top, to keep it from splashing? That's what I do & fill to the top
 

If you have to stop to transfer gas why not just stop a get gas. I've never would be concerned about extra fuel unless I was going through no man's land where I couldn't find fuel. I carry a lot of crazy "what if" things when I ride, but extra fuel will not be one of them.
 


I've found myself out in a long stretch of road that gas stations were far between. I wasn't expecting the stretch as I had not ever been in that area before..................... Ok, I'ma dumb@ss!
 

I've never had a problem filling my tank and getting it full unless I'm trying to get it all the way to the neck. Last 2 gallons...don't understand that...
 

Most who fit aux tanks don't stop to fill up, they do it on the fly...at least the ones I've seen anyway. All of the ones I've seen were on bikes set up for long distance rides against the clock. If you can eliminate every other fuel stop that you would normally have to make on a 3,000 mile ride you can take hours off your time. This would be the only reason I see to fit one...and the reason I want one
 
A lot of places I ride are remote and gas stations are scarce or close after dark like Boogaloo said. I like this idea because it would make the newly available space above the motor and the air box functional. I do stop more often than I used to but there is not always fuel where I stop. That and the idea seems fun to me.
 
You don't need no excuses Stormin Norman. Just rock that auxie tank baby!
But if you do come up with something, PLEASE let @aviation1972 know what you did! I think he wants one as bad as you do
 
OH yes sounds so relaxing just what I want to do on a nice day what would I do without being uncofortable hmmm maybe a speeding ticket would top off the day or food poisioning from my old food supply thank God I wear diapers on those special rides . BOY I love touring on motorcycles LOL
 


Please add photos of you in the diaper on the Carpenter Rocket !!!!!!!
 
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