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Posted by chief
 - March 05, 2013, 11:56:35 AM

Assuming you have bags of some nature. the cheapest, easiest and likely safest way to have extra fuel is to carry 3-4 fuel bottles. These are specifically intended for this purpose.

http://www.bing.com/shopping/search?q=fuel+bottles&qpvt=fuel+bottles&FORM=HURE#x0y0

http://www.uscav.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=22240&utm_medium=shoppingengine&utm_source=bingshopping&cm_mmc=BingShopping-_-Products-_-SF-_-V1

Posted by jmbo
 - March 05, 2013, 11:15:38 AM

Harley sells a 1 gal. gas can designed to wedge into the back corner of their hard bags.  Sells for $30 bucks.  The biggest thing is the can is sealed so no vapors get out.

Beyond that I've heard of guys fabbing fuel cells to  fit in either their saddle bags or top box and then plumb the gas into the main tank with a small electric pump. The top box designs I've seen have either baffles or of filled with cell foam to keep the gas from sloshing back and forth as you ride.

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - March 05, 2013, 11:13:09 AM

  here is what I thought was the best site and easiest to understand......

http://tourtank.com/

pretty decent prices and all....

Posted by DC
 - March 05, 2013, 10:41:52 AM

That should be interesting where and how to place a fuel cell.  What would it be, a half gallon?

Posted by chief
 - March 05, 2013, 10:29:50 AM

Being an old harley guy, it was hard to NOT get on the drifter and check the switch... it was second nature. I remember someone doing the fuel cell thing a few years ago. I will see if I can find any info on that.

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - March 04, 2013, 21:58:41 PM

 ;) choke needed every time I fire the machine up first time of the day or after it has sat for awhile......coldest bike I have ever owned. Don't want to swap out tanks because I want to keep it original, however if the trip I am planning for this summer or next summer I will be thinking of an add on fuel cell, because in the Canadian north there are a few long stretches of highway and out in the Praries with little fuel stops.

And really how many people have forgotten to switch the lever back to on after hitting the reserve......I did it once, and now it is a natural reaction to reach down and just touch the lever to make sure it is in the down or on position every time I leave a gas station.

this spring I will be doing a ride with a backup of fuel to see how far I can go on a tank.

Posted by 45 Bravo
 - March 04, 2013, 21:47:41 PM

You 800 riders have that all important RESERVE SWITCH.
Which is great IF you remembered to turn it back to ON when you filled up...

Our 1500's don't take kindly to running dry...

And I don't relish the prospect of pushing a 700 pound hippo down the road...

The good thing about fuel injected?
EVERYTHING, until you run it dry...

I can say, with my drifter, I don't even know if my choke works, I have never had to use it from 105deg heat to 12deg cold. It just fires right up...

45 Bravo

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - March 04, 2013, 17:29:13 PM

  yup that thing we 800 riders do not need because we ride within limits...or something like that .......or carry a 2 liter pop bottle full of gas just in case.....

Posted by Troll
 - March 04, 2013, 16:36:36 PM

You're talking about the push me soon light?

Posted by mmedur
 - March 04, 2013, 16:11:36 PM

I was going to say the same thing Gerhardberger, you beat me to it.

Posted by Gerhardberger
 - March 04, 2013, 06:09:43 AM
Quote from: 45 Bravo on March 02, 2013, 08:36:52 AM

I just wait until the bingo fuel light comes on.....

Lucky you...We `800 Riders, don't have that important feature...:)
Posted by greenbarn
 - March 03, 2013, 21:23:29 PM

Yea, we're probabaly only about 25% of HD, right??   However,  this being my first bike, I honestly didn't realize the magnitude of the accessories budget....   (good thing my wife didn't set an actual budjet - I would have blown it already....) 8 :o

Posted by 45 Bravo
 - March 03, 2013, 00:04:38 AM

You have to get that type of app from Harley...

Greenbarn, since you are on this forum, that means you aren't a Harley rider.

So your cost of accessories and apparel SHOULD be very reasonable, compared to Harley riders...

45 Bravo

Posted by greenbarn
 - March 02, 2013, 20:42:40 PM

Hey can that ap figure in the cost of riding gear and bike accessories for a total cost per mile? I sure hope not... probably don't want to know... ;D

Posted by 45 Bravo
 - March 02, 2013, 08:36:52 AM

Liters, gallons, imperial, kilometers, miles.....

Sounds like mental gymnastics...

I just wait until the bingo fuel light comes on.....

I have an app for my iPhone, you enter the odometer reading, price per gallon, and how many gallons you pumped in.
It figures and tracks, mileage, cost per gallon, and other things, and tracks it in a graph.

Takes about 30 seconds to enter data and you are off.

It even takes into account of partial fill ups..

45 Bravo

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