F800GT

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Karl1000
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F800GT

Postby Karl1000 » Mon Jun 24, 2019 10:09 pm

Does anyone have one of these, if so, what are your thoughts? Can the 15l tank capacity be increased, has anyone done this?
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Re: F800GT

Postby SP250 » Tue Jun 25, 2019 7:48 am

Karl

Paul Davies had one - may be along to answer soon and I have a F800ST which is very similar.
As it is an underseat moulded plastic tank I would not see how it's capacity could be easily increasesd.
They'll do 180 miles on a tank though, and if I was more careful with the throttle, it would probably manage 200.
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Re: F800GT

Postby andy griff » Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:07 am

Agree with John. my wife has an F800S and it appears to run on fresh air . :D
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Re: F800GT

Postby popsky » Tue Jun 25, 2019 4:21 pm

My wife has a f800r, and can manage in excess of 70mpg with a gentle right hand, and it only has a fly screen so the GT should be a little more aerodynamic :mrgreen:
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Re: F800GT

Postby SP250 » Tue Jun 25, 2019 7:13 pm

Yes Phil & Andy I can regularly get 70+ mpg and I don't potter about most of the time. 8)
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Re: F800GT

Postby slparry » Sun Jun 30, 2019 8:18 am

there's a chance that with a bit of creative-ness you could fit a camel tank, the GS variant has a kit available and as they have a similar setup it could possibly be done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSblZFiAnmE
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Re: F800GT

Postby Karl1000 » Sun Jun 30, 2019 8:10 pm

Many thanks, looks like an idea.
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