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- Feb 11, 2006
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- Bike
- GL1800 R1200RT NC700
- 2024 Miles
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- STOC #
- 6651
I set out on a Bun Burner Gold ride Saturday morning 4/30/16. I did a SS1000 and a Bun Burner on my 2012 NC700X before I traded it but no LD rides on the 2015 DCT before this attempt. The NC700X gets excellent mileage but the small 3.7 gallon tank limits range at 75-80 mph to 170 miles. For a BBG I wanted fuel legs of 240-250 miles so I experimented with a couple of 2 gallon gas containers made for lawn mowers and power equipment before I found this Acerbis 1.6 gallon fuel tank which gives me 5.0 gallons and a .2 gallon reserve. Actually, it belongs to one of our own here, Tim or playingatwork as we know him, and he was great to lend it to me. I tested it twice before this ride. To fit it I removed the pillion seat and in it's place installed a wooden base for the pony tank. The tank gravity feeds into the stock gas tank. After burning off about 2 gallons in the main tank I open the petcock on the pony and it drains into the lower tank and I see the fuel gauge rise two bars.
The first 870 miles went really well with the bike returning 49 to 53 mpg and my elapsed time average was holding over 68 mph which would be 1500 miles in 22 hours. I had legs up to 240 miles and still had at least .5 gallon remaining at fillups. I was holding 1:50 in the bank until I got caught in stopped traffic on I-75 some 6 miles from a planned gas stop. I waited about 15 minutes while the 94 degree heat and 95% humidity sapped my will. My low fuel light had been on for a few minutes before the traffic stop and I didn't know how long it would take to get moving. Soon enough a couple of guys came by splitting lanes on Suzuki SV650s. It's illegal in Florida to do this but I followed them and split lanes about 5 miles to my exit. I decided to call it quits there with a SS1000 by the time I got home. This was the quickest SS1000 I've done at 16:08. I taped the lower inside of the windshield with 3M Blue to mute glare from the headlight and the top of the frunk compartment to protect the paint from rubbing on the front of my suit.
The first 870 miles went really well with the bike returning 49 to 53 mpg and my elapsed time average was holding over 68 mph which would be 1500 miles in 22 hours. I had legs up to 240 miles and still had at least .5 gallon remaining at fillups. I was holding 1:50 in the bank until I got caught in stopped traffic on I-75 some 6 miles from a planned gas stop. I waited about 15 minutes while the 94 degree heat and 95% humidity sapped my will. My low fuel light had been on for a few minutes before the traffic stop and I didn't know how long it would take to get moving. Soon enough a couple of guys came by splitting lanes on Suzuki SV650s. It's illegal in Florida to do this but I followed them and split lanes about 5 miles to my exit. I decided to call it quits there with a SS1000 by the time I got home. This was the quickest SS1000 I've done at 16:08. I taped the lower inside of the windshield with 3M Blue to mute glare from the headlight and the top of the frunk compartment to protect the paint from rubbing on the front of my suit.
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