The idea of having auxiliary fuel tanks is appealing , was wondering if anyone had more info on how this was possibly done
Not what I remember of the Ron Major ST1100 fuel cell. I seem to recall that it was roughly the same shape as the OEM fender as opposed to these types that are square tanks. This made it a much more aesthetically appealing design. My memory could be playing tricks on me however.
Thats an excellent suggestion, found this sub forum covering fuel cells: https://forum.ironbutt.org/index.php?forums/general-fuel-cells.50/
This is also a really useful video in general about the fuel tank and pump. It did make me chuckle at time 26:30 when one of the guys is working on the removed fuel tank with a lit cigarette in his fingers about a couple of inches from the recently drained tank !!
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I like the cylindrical type. If that's not enough, one could get a used 500lb propane tank, hoist it up there and plumb it as an aux gasoline tank. Handling might be a bit compromised. That Ducati tank is outstanding, until of course you lay the bike down at 70 mph, the plastic wears through on the asphalt and everything goes up in a magnificent explosion.
500lb would be a big tank!
I have occasionally ridden tank-to-tank with 10-1/2 gallons of fuel but not many times. It hurts. But, I have found it possible to stop without buying fuel. I think the longest distance in North America between stations is 255 miles, so theoretically an ST can take on all of North America without extra fuel. You have to consider that with long-distance travel in remote areas where fuel supplies are sketchy that you don't get to use your full range. You have to increase your reserve margin if you are not sure where the next fuel is or whether the next station will have any. I've seen times where I was filling up at 250 miles because of the uncertainty. Without the extra, I would have been filling up at 100-120 miles to make sure I didn't get demoted to pedestrian. I recall pulling into Coldfoot, AK in 2012 to find a half dozen riders camped out waiting on the fuel truck because Coldfoot was out of fuel. Theoretically I could have made it to Deadhorse, but I didn't know what my fuel mileage would would be given the road conditions, so erring on the side of caution I waited with them. The folks there with standard tanks had no options to consider. They were stuck and couldn't even go back to Fairbanks - an option that was still open for me.
But think how long you could ride without stopping! My bike would go about 3,416.5 miles - not counting decreased mileage due to excess weight or air resistance (ok, so we mount the tank longitudinally and now the bike looks like a rocket awaiting take-off).500lb would be a big tank!
Aye, and some of us have to - more frequent bathroom breaks.You guys who can sit in the saddle that long impress me. Even with the stock tank I've got to get off and stretch about half way thru it's range.
I may not HAVE to but I know I LIKE to. Part of getting older I guess.
Wonder if you could get a custom one made to fit in a unigo trailer , mobile gas station !
Why bother? Just use RTV to plug any holes and filler-up! A quick connect hose (like the brake lines on tractor trailer rigs) and you are ready to go.
