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Offline Bosco

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Re: So I ran out of fuel
« Reply #20 on: February 12, 2012, 07:45:06 PM »
That is a cool spare tank. Where did you get it.
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Re: So I ran out of fuel
« Reply #21 on: February 12, 2012, 08:08:37 PM »
Agrisupply.com tool tube and of course MSR bottle. Perfect for camping and pushing the limits of a 6 gallon tank!

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Re: So I ran out of fuel
« Reply #22 on: February 12, 2012, 08:29:16 PM »
Quote from: Bugnut on February 12, 2012, 08:08:37 PM
Agrisupply.com tool tube and of course MSR bottle. Perfect for camping and pushing the limits of a 6 gallon tank!

Mike

Looked interesting, so I checked it out and found this thread:

Spare Fuel Bottles
http://www.beginnerbikers.org/showthread.php?31380-Spare-Fuel-Bottles&s=2674adcbb084962699bc02cc26ca805c


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Re: So I ran out of fuel
« Reply #23 on: February 13, 2012, 04:04:49 AM »
There would also be this thread on our forum....

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=2087.0
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Re: So I ran out of fuel
« Reply #24 on: February 13, 2012, 08:59:52 AM »
Quote from: Z71 on February 12, 2012, 07:03:36 PM
Instead of all this crap, why not just refuel your tank after every 150 miles or so and be done with it?  Very rarely you run into a situation where you cannot find a gas station for 150 miles.
+1 for not pushing your luck.  5.8 gal is a big tank for motorcycles.  My Suzuki S83's peanut tank holds 3.4 gal and gets about the same mpg.  90 miles would be pushing it, so I start looking for gas station at 60 miles.

Unless you're running Paris to Dakar rally, why would you need to carry a jerry can?  To me, they are like the brush guards SUV owners put over their headlights, few of which will ever see dirt on their wheels.

I can think of very few roads I've been on that go more than 150 miles without a gas station.  I've seen a few that do stretch your legs, but they post warning signs telling you exactly how far the next gas station is.
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Re: So I ran out of fuel
« Reply #25 on: February 13, 2012, 09:24:22 AM »
I usually refill at about 200 miles indicated on the trip meter.  When I was traveling out west on I80 a couple of years ago I was refilling anywhere from 150 to 200.  My mileage was sucking as I was running at higher speeds and the fuel stops were as much as 30 miles apart from what I remember.  I did not want to get caught out there running out of fuel.  In the East, where I live, I don't worry about gas stations as they are all over the place.  Not so much out in the far West.
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Re: So I ran out of fuel
« Reply #26 on: February 13, 2012, 10:53:18 AM »
After years of riding a Valkyrie I got used to planning fuel stops at 100 miles. Now I start thinking about it after 150 miles. I've had the low fuel warning come a few times but never been able to put more then about 4.5 gallons in the tank.
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Re: So I ran out of fuel
« Reply #27 on: February 13, 2012, 06:19:12 PM »
Used mine mostly for camping (Whisperlite) and just being prepared if needed. I get asked all the time about it under there and share the thought process. I have a penchant of pushing my tanks limit. And since I have a dirt background, it made sense, at least to me, to be prepared.

I've carried this bottle since about the second year of owning the bike. So that's about 50,000 miles. No explosions, no issues with setting the bag down - I don't really take them off. Never in the way when cranked over or when doing maintenance. No problems with expansion or stale gas. But I do rotate the fuel occasionally. Usually just dump it in the tank or in the lawn tractor and fill with fresh 93 octane.

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Re: So I ran out of fuel
« Reply #28 on: February 13, 2012, 06:24:18 PM »
Ok, dumb question I'm sure, but I've never carried an extra gas container yet...  ???
 
Is just putting a normal plastic gas can (like you'd have in the garage for your mower etc) in the trunk a bad thing?? Will it expand in the heat and blow up or ??  :-\
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Re: So I ran out of fuel
« Reply #29 on: February 13, 2012, 10:19:33 PM »
Quote from: Z71 on February 12, 2012, 07:03:36 PM
Instead of all this crap, why not just refuel your tank after every 150 miles or so and be done with it?  Very rarely you run into a situation where you cannot find a gas station for 150 miles.
Cause sometimes crap happens  ;D

When I go touring (which I haven't done on the GTR yet) I always get off the main roads and go exploring on minor roads.  While dots on the map look like they should be big enough to have a gas station, it doesn't always work out that way, and a few miles of heavy handed enthusiasm can put a dent in things when you realise the town you were planning on getting fuel in doesn't have a station or it is out of service.

So yeah, crap happens.
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Re: So I ran out of fuel
« Reply #30 on: February 13, 2012, 10:49:51 PM »
Quote from: ZG on February 13, 2012, 06:24:18 PM
Ok, dumb question I'm sure, but I've never carried an extra gas container yet...  ???
 
Is just putting a normal plastic gas can (like you'd have in the garage for your mower etc) in the trunk a bad thing?? Will it expand in the heat and blow up or ??  :-\

Thanks a good question ZG.  Fuel will expand as it heats up, motorcycle tanks have vent tubes to allow for this.  On my old Road Star if I filled up and the bike was in the sun on a filthy hot day it would only take a few moments for gas to start weeping out the top of the tank. 

I would be interested to know how those containers pictured would perform if filled up in the cool of the morning say 70f and ends up later in the day riding in say excess of 100f because I doubt they have a vent function.  Which is a bugger, because I was seeing it as a potential option for when I'm touring (see previous post) but we get some harsh temps.
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Re: So I ran out of fuel
« Reply #31 on: February 14, 2012, 04:25:48 AM »
Quote from: ZG on February 13, 2012, 06:24:18 PM
Ok, dumb question I'm sure, but I've never carried an extra gas container yet...  ???
 
Is just putting a normal plastic gas can (like you'd have in the garage for your mower etc) in the trunk a bad thing?? Will it expand in the heat and blow up or ??  :-\

You're kidding, right?  I get nervous carrying those containers in my cars and truck.  And yes, they do expand and if the vapors escape and ignite you'd make a not so pretty picture going down the highway.  Please don't do that.  It's heck breaking in new members here..

Quote from: Glennn on February 13, 2012, 10:19:33 PM
Cause sometimes crap happens  ;D

When I go touring (which I haven't done on the GTR yet) I always get off the main roads and go exploring on minor roads.  While dots on the map look like they should be big enough to have a gas station, it doesn't always work out that way, and a few miles of heavy handed enthusiasm can put a dent in things when you realise the town you were planning on getting fuel in doesn't have a station or it is out of service.

So yeah, crap happens.

It certainly does...

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Re: So I ran out of fuel
« Reply #32 on: February 14, 2012, 09:46:06 AM »
Quote from: VirginiaJim on February 14, 2012, 04:25:48 AM
You're kidding, right?  I get nervous carrying those containers in my cars and truck.  And yes, they do expand and if the vapors escape and ignite you'd make a not so pretty picture going down the highway.  Please don't do that.  It's heck breaking in new members here..

So are you saying I'm finally "broken in" now for this forum Sparky?  :-\
 
If so, then I'll have to create a new login and start over just to keep you on your toes...  ;D
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Re: So I ran out of fuel
« Reply #33 on: February 14, 2012, 10:19:25 AM »
He's STILL working on the Tee.....
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