R1200GS Larger Tanks

[plasins]

I would like to increase the petrol carrying capacity of the 12. I appreciate that it is not as simple as on the 1100/1150. There was a post on this site that featured an article from an Austrailian mag that mentioned a firm, R V Aqualine. This company is about to start development on side tanks for this model. Do any members know of another firm that has, about to or will produce a larger tank/s for the 12? Wunderlich/Touratech aka Elkmat do not produce one yet. I know that it will probably be expensive modification, and yes I know there are plenty of petrol stations, but I WANT a bigger tank!

Vic

 

[ANDRE]

Hi Vic

I have a pic here of a 1200 with a Nico Bakker tank. Maybe this pic was already posted somewhere but I can't remember.

Anyway...........hold on to your seat

As it is handwork it's also quite expensive. The costs were way over 2000 euro to get this.

Well, it's something else allright

 

[Big Lee]

 

[richie]

Yep, but maybe not so bad if painted in a colour...

Looks huge BTW, how many litres and therefore eventual autonomie?

 

[ANDRE]

[ how many litres and therefore eventual autonomie? [/B]

It's 50 litres so about 600 miles should be possible.

 

[plasins]

Tried to contact them some time ago, but I had no reply. A bit over the top, but I would give it a go!

Vic

 

[boundless]

Not really a tank....

...more of a 'petroleum storage facility'.

PS The geezer here taking the photo. Not one of your luvvie panto types is he?

 

[andy malton]

WTF

Looks like something off the Terminator,you never know perhaps it will mould itself back into something nice.It might look better if it was painted.Still an orrible peice of doo doo,the tanks not bad though.A

 

[MikeO]

Somebody worked very hard on that tank - beautiful finish - shame it's so very ugly really...

Mike

 

[the celt]

does add a bit to the breaking distance...ref Stop sign

 

[schnauzer]

streuth.... BWM go to all that trouble to make it lighter by fitting a teeny fuel tank so you can only get a little bit of petrol in it, and you want to fit a big tank...................... should have bought an Adv............... ( and a non servo abs ADV at that! ) how is the emergency braking going to cope with the weight of 50l of fuel? or do they supply some sort of anchor/parachute that you lob out ?

 

[Katiana]

info please

Could you email me contact details where I get in touch with whoever made that tank? I've a friend with a 1200 would be interested.
Thank you
K
[email protected]

Hi Vic

I have a pic here of a 1200 with a Nico Bakker tank. Maybe this pic was already posted somewhere but I can't remember.

Anyway...........hold on to your seat

As it is handwork it's also quite expensive. The costs were way over 2000 euro to get this.

Well, it's something else allright

 

[Pipen]

Somebody worked very hard on that tank - beautiful finish - shame it's so very ugly really...


Why not go the whole hog and fit an NWS Hugger to 'compliment' the tank!

 

[Mick O'Malley]

7 litre Side Tanks

Aquiline are now listing these.

www.coreracing.co.uk

Regards, Mick

 

[ktmmark]

Had a CCM R30 65 mile & hit reserve but my ass would only do 50 so my gs seams to go on forever

 

[alecmuffett]

Had a CCM R30 65 mile & hit reserve but my ass would only do 50 so my gs seams to go on forever

I took a 10ltr tank DRZ400S to Rovereto (nr Trento - Italian Tyrol) and back last year, over the Alps; the longest day was 575 miles back home from Colmar, in France. After a while your arse gets used to it, and you do 10mi on the left cheek, 10mi on the right, 10mi in the middle, and repeat.

My max range with careful nursing was 90 miles, and hammering it on the Autoroutes would drop it to 65; I am not going to claim that it was as pleasant as my 12GS's 200mi range, but I thought I'd mention this to prove that small tanks are not - at least in Europe - a crippling problem.

Proof/pics: http://www.crypticide.com/users/alecm/albums/2004-suntour/

 

[Possu]

My max range with careful nursing was 90 miles, and hammering it on the Autoroutes would drop it to 65; I am not going to claim that it was as pleasant as my 12GS's 200mi range, but I thought I'd mention this to prove that small tanks are not - at least in Europe - a crippling problem.

Proof/pics: http://www.crypticide.com/users/alecm/albums/2004-suntour/

Unless you're in rural France on a Sunday where the only fuel stations are unmanned & only accept French cards. I know I'm not the only one here who has been caught out in this way, having to wait for a local to come along & pay him cash to fill up your bike on his card.

 

[alecmuffett]

Unless you're in rural France on a Sunday where the only fuel stations are unmanned & only accept French cards. I know I'm not the only one here who has been caught out in this way, having to wait for a local to come along & pay him cash to fill up your bike on his card.

Ran into that one, solved it in exactly the same way, hence the picture of the nice lady at http://www.crypticide.com/users/alecm/albums/2004-suntour/__660h-return-8-jump.html - I had the advantage of transiting through France and using the Autoroute which is well stocked with service; but away from them, at weekends, you most definitely have a point.

On the DRZ I have sometimes considered just cattying a separate petrol can, not even wired into the fuel line, just as you might in a car. A couple of litres, carefully nursed, will get you 20+ miles. There was some Australian tank mfr who was making ABS auxiliary tanks for the DRZ with intent of plumbing them in, but they were getting variable quality reviews from users. I forget the name, but was thinking of getting one as a motorcycle-shaped petrol can (if it is the usual "saddle over the rear wheel" shape) for general, non-plumbed use, even for water.

Or you could take the approach described here - http://www.crypticide.com/dropsafe/articles/bikes/post20050307013259.comments - with in-pannier fuel sacks.