Surely if you do want to drive around with a bomb as pillion would it not be easier (and cheaper) to lash a plastic fuel can on the back? Personally i'm about ready for walk around after 150 miles
Made me laugh! May be some use in parts of the US with long roads and no fuel stops, but here in Europe where there are plenty of petrol stations, I would rather not have a metal can full of petrol sitting in the sun and strapped to the back of my bike.
one of the finer examples of of the ingenuity of our transatlantic cousins over on pelican parts. Also of particular note was the fitting of standard R handlebars to replace the clip ons - a strange and pointless sight indeed
That looks to me like an Iron Butt riders accessory. We met up with a load of them on the salt flats in Utah and most of their bikes had these sorts of contraptions strapped to various parts of the bikes. Harleys with tops boxes full of fuel etc. Weird, but if you're doing big miles in short timescales then that's what you need
Personally I go for the splash and dash approach if I'm 'on a milage mission'
Jason
2002 Black GSA (for random fault analysis and for stealing all my weekends fixing the b'stard)
2000 Black R1100S (for remembering the good old times)
Actually, this is something that irritaes me about Daily Telegraph bike reviews (aside from content)...they only ever quote Gallons. I'm sorry, but despite my years, "it means nothing to me".
'What is a 'Gallon'?, ... I thought it was a 1/4 of a 'Tank', .. unless you happen to have bought a new R1200S, .. in which case, ... you might need to call is a 'US Gallon'.
When the fuel light comes on open the valve on the tank and turn on pump. In 4 minutes the tranfer is complete, fuel light is off. Turn off pump and close valve. This can be done while underway, no need to stop
WHAT???!!! So you're riding along the motorway at 80mph.....OK, 60mph if you're American.....and you turn around to operate a valve and switch on the tank BEHIND you? And then after 4 minutes, if you didn't crash the first time, you do the whole 'turning around while riding' stunt again just to push your luck?
And of course the risk of crashing is given that extra edge by having rubber fuel pipes up your ar*e, just waiting to be ripped apart on impact to spread fuel everywhere.
When the fuel light comes on open the valve on the tank and turn on pump. In 4 minutes the tranfer is complete, fuel light is off. Turn off pump and close valve. This can be done while underway, no need to stop
WHAT???!!! So you're riding along the motorway at 80mph.....OK, 60mph if you're American.....and you turn around to operate a valve and switch on the tank BEHIND you? And then after 4 minutes, if you didn't crash the first time, you do the whole 'turning around while riding' stunt again just to push your luck?
And of course the risk of crashing is given that extra edge by having rubber fuel pipes up your ar*e, just waiting to be ripped apart on impact to spread fuel everywhere.
Crazy Americans....
Picky.....
Come on down to a FLASH weekend break in South West France!
Rufty-Tufty, tassled, Bikers ONLY. No cars please! (unless it's a Volvo Estate with a carbon fibre tow-bar)
