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Posted by Drift1
- March 05, 2013, 18:25:22 PMOh,I see PC....I've never been out west so had no idea.Makes since when you mentioned the desert,though.I'm thinking about just carrying a half gallon for those oh s!!? moments 
Ther's been a number of times that I was riding and just enjoying life with not even thinking about my fuel consumption.Before I knew it I was reaching down for the reserve switch.
Posted by pcarrell
- March 05, 2013, 18:16:17 PMThat's more of a concern out west. There's places in the deserts out west where there isn't anything for many miles.
Posted by Drift1
- March 05, 2013, 18:14:05 PMare those in the store and do we make money off them?
That's a good question,Ratman.I've never thought about having a fuel issue before being there's gas stations everywhere,here in NY.Probably wouldn't be a bad idea to carry extra fuel for those long trips out of state just in case,though.
Posted by jmbo
- March 05, 2013, 18:09:43 PMI'm with Chief. I get numb butt about the 120 mark. So it's either stop for gas or stop for a beer. Buying gas is safer.
Posted by John Hopkins
- March 05, 2013, 15:40:18 PMI'm doing a 600 mile round trip this month, so I'll fill up, set the odometer to zero, run the bike 100 miles and see how much I've used, as I have a 16 litre tank and the fuel is sold in litres I plan to leave a 4 litre reserve in the tank at fill up, allowing for erratic riding it will sometimes drop to about 3 litres but at least I won't run out.
All I have to work out is how many kilometers I get to 12 litres.
What a strange country I live in..fuel sold in litres, roads measured in miles, speeding tickets in MPH, speedometer in MPH and odometer in Kilometres.
One of the problems of opening our borders to Europeans..
John.
Posted by chief
- March 05, 2013, 13:55:52 PMYeah, stopping for fuel gives me a chance to stretch and helps keep me alert. Too long in the saddle and I tend to get... numb.
Posted by chief
- March 05, 2013, 13:54:06 PMWe have a bunch in the Amazon store... search ACCESSORIES for fuel bottle and you get some things like this... expensive but cool. I also have added a section... FUEL BOTTLES... for the Optimus Bottles... Unfortunately the search on there will not search the Every category.
Posted by Troll
- March 05, 2013, 13:23:36 PMSee, this is why I have been working on getting improved fuel mileage from my 1500. I can now ride, non stop 190 miles, and still only put in 4 gals. to fill up. The last trip I made on my FLT (it was to go see the Drifter in the barn), I rode 234 miles on the 5 gal. tank, and went on reserve about a mile from my house....I love traveling on a motorcycle, but not spending time in gas stations.......
Posted by CDNRatMan
- March 05, 2013, 12:36:18 PM are those in the store and do we make money off them?
I forgot about them.......was also thinking if I get 180 kms to a tank and then add a second tank of the same size (4 gal, or 15 liters) that would give me about 360 kms to the 2 tanks, once I stopped for gas it would be really ugly, as I tried to pry my stiff and sore body from the seat, my arthritis would have me glued to the seat......lol......
Posted by chief
- March 05, 2013, 11:56:35 AMAssuming 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
Posted by jmbo
- March 05, 2013, 11:15:38 AMHarley 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 AMhere is what I thought was the best site and easiest to understand......
pretty decent prices and all....
Posted by DC
- March 05, 2013, 10:41:52 AMThat 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 AMBeing 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.