and gaining three gallons of fuel, sorry if I posted this in the wrong place mellow
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Looks good.
Is that stainless steel? Looks pretty nice!
So you now have 7.7 + 3 = 10.7 gallons which yields about 428 to 450 miles of fuel autonomy (maybe a tad more depending on how you are riding)... Which leads to the question: Are you planning to join one of those iron butt competitions?
So you now have 7.7 + 3 = 10.7 gallons which yields about 428 to 450 miles of fuel autonomy (maybe a tad more depending on how you are riding)... Which leads to the question: Are you planning to join one of those iron butt competitions?
What's the weight recommendation for that location?
Looks good! Where are you plumbing into the standard tank?
I'm sure the luggage rack weight suggestion by Honda has been surpassed by almost every rider that has used the luggage rack. I would guess the 3 gallons of gas and tank weight about 30 pounds. My 3.2 gal. aux. tank hangs behind the rear wheel taking the place of the rear fender on my 1100. No problems in years of use.
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Fuel probably weighs less than a passenger......
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the tank is made of aluminum
my friend has the same setup on his ST 1300 and has not had an issue with the aux tank and fuel
my friend has the same setup on his ST 1300 and has not had an issue with the aux tank and fuel
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I've run with more than 20 lbs. on that rack for many, many miles with no issue.
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Probably an improvement over the similar parts on the ST1100. Let's hope so.
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....a bladder busting 475 miles....wow.
You'll need an on-board biffy if you go any bigger on fuel capacity.
You'll need an on-board biffy if you go any bigger on fuel capacity.
How about a Texas catheter and a drain tube to the back of the bike...although I would then ensure I was in the lead all the times.
Wow looking sweet. Wonder if it could be powder coated black to match the bike. I went from a 2 gallon tank on my cx to the 7 gallons on the st. An thought that already was huge. I looked at these a few times for the cx. Never got around to actually seeing one. Cant wait to return your seat now so I can check it out.
On the 1300 the rack is plastic. No metal fatigue.
There is a support under the rack that it mounts to with four bolts. That support is bolted to the rear frame. This is the part to be concerned about. I don't know what material the support is since I don't have a 1300 I can't go out and look. On the 1100 the corresponding part is metal. Plastic fatigues (over-stresses, if you will) as well as metal.On the 1300 the rack is plastic. No metal fatigue.
Ok, so how do you get the gas into the tank? I see the line but here's the real question: Are you filling the main tanks after they go down about 4 gal or hook it straight up? The rear tank is above the main tanks. That doesn't look like a good idea. Just asking.
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couzinjeff has his fuel cell feeding into his tank ( same setup as mine ), he has been insatllig my fuel cell but he headed south to visit his dad so it will be a couple weeks before he finishes this up
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you are welcome to stop by any time
Most aux fuel cells are gravity feed into the main tank, hence the high mount position. Once the main tank gets low enough, you open the manual valve from the aux tank and let the fuel flow into the main tank. I have one sitting in the garage from my old Triumph Daytona 1200. At 5 gallons capacity, it's too big to use on my ST per the IBA rules for rallying. IBA limits total onboard capacity to 11 gallons.
The tail dragger tanks have an electric pump to push the fuel up and into the main tank.