Why would he want to do that? I wouldn't, get the 41L or tell me where it is so I can get it 
Touratec 41 litre tank
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Why would he want to do that? I wouldn't, get the 41L or tell me where it is so I can get it 
It depends on where I am going and what I have to carry. Sometimes I have no option but leaving earlier and using the diesel tug, especially if I have to tow the boat to shoot from. EVERY other time I will go on the bike out of choice - it beats the traffic jams, uses less fuel (just) and is generally lighter on the wallet - and when you pay your own motoring but claim the miles, using the bike means I can make extra profit on the mileage charge.
The current bike was paid for in the first 40,000, plus the running costs for that mileage. Every mile I turn from now on, other than actual running costs (about 15p/mile) is pure profit - so about 25p/mile in my pocket when I use the bike....whcih is being salted away for a special GS. I am just pondering the permutations.
The current bike was paid for in the first 40,000, plus the running costs for that mileage. Every mile I turn from now on, other than actual running costs (about 15p/mile) is pure profit - so about 25p/mile in my pocket when I use the bike....whcih is being salted away for a special GS. I am just pondering the permutations.
King Rat, 1st dibs on your 31 Litre tank depending on colour/condition etc.
Cheers Sparky
Cheers Sparky
I can get from S/W london to Lands end on one tank ( drilled 31ltr ADV tank) - I don't think i'd want to ride any further without stretching my legs.
I agree - but with multiple jobs on the same day, having to fill takes time out...besides I think it looks cool.
I have the Adv with 31 litre tank - that isn't going. This will be a second bike with a single seat and panniers, rigged to get me and my photo gear where I need to be. I had a job the year before last on Lake Como - I wen ton the bike. I was there for Friday evening, I did the job on Saturday, I rode home on Sunday. More sane people would have queued for 3 hours at Stanstead, done a 2.5 hour flight, queued again for car hire, driven from Milan to Lake Como (about half way up the west coast, can't remember the name of the town) and then flown home again. I drove down and enjoyed myself for a day on the way. Drove home in th eone day - left the hotel at 10.30, was in my bed for 03.30 that night. With the bigger tank, I bet I could have caught an earlier ferry!
Besides, you don't have to fill the 41 litres - you can still put 30 litres in the same.
I have the Adv with 31 litre tank - that isn't going. This will be a second bike with a single seat and panniers, rigged to get me and my photo gear where I need to be. I had a job the year before last on Lake Como - I wen ton the bike. I was there for Friday evening, I did the job on Saturday, I rode home on Sunday. More sane people would have queued for 3 hours at Stanstead, done a 2.5 hour flight, queued again for car hire, driven from Milan to Lake Como (about half way up the west coast, can't remember the name of the town) and then flown home again. I drove down and enjoyed myself for a day on the way. Drove home in th eone day - left the hotel at 10.30, was in my bed for 03.30 that night. With the bigger tank, I bet I could have caught an earlier ferry!
Besides, you don't have to fill the 41 litres - you can still put 30 litres in the same.
mru1150gs
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Just rode back from Gibralter last week in 2 days.
It's calms the nerves when you have 350 miles to do and the satnav indicates that you have no spare time for fuel/coffee breaks. I arrived with 3 minutes to spare.
Over the 2 weeks I was away, the extra weight of the fuel was only a problem getting the bike off the centre stand (with the panniers fully loaded as well). The rest of the time it was never a problem.
With the standard adventure seat, I only really needed to get off and stretch my legs when I refuelled anyway. Fuel stops tended to take 15-20 minutes, depending on queue for the pump/coffee/toilet etc.
One other downside was when a leak developed from one of the fuel pipe connectors up under the tank. Trying to lift the 41L tank off with 30+ litres of fuel in it was a no-no. Spent a few hours rounding up 7 empty water bottles of various sizes to drain the tank into.
Sitting on the bike all day isn't for everyone, but for me, having the fuel capacity to keep going was very reassuring. Also, as has been said before, you don't have to fill the tank to the brim.
Hope this helps.
It's calms the nerves when you have 350 miles to do and the satnav indicates that you have no spare time for fuel/coffee breaks. I arrived with 3 minutes to spare.
Over the 2 weeks I was away, the extra weight of the fuel was only a problem getting the bike off the centre stand (with the panniers fully loaded as well). The rest of the time it was never a problem.
With the standard adventure seat, I only really needed to get off and stretch my legs when I refuelled anyway. Fuel stops tended to take 15-20 minutes, depending on queue for the pump/coffee/toilet etc.
One other downside was when a leak developed from one of the fuel pipe connectors up under the tank. Trying to lift the 41L tank off with 30+ litres of fuel in it was a no-no. Spent a few hours rounding up 7 empty water bottles of various sizes to drain the tank into.
Sitting on the bike all day isn't for everyone, but for me, having the fuel capacity to keep going was very reassuring. Also, as has been said before, you don't have to fill the tank to the brim.
Hope this helps.
Yes indeedy, it just go to show there are others who think like me....think? Well, you know what I mean, ponder more like. I don't do thinking, I leave that to the clever people.
Welshman
Registered user
Only considering it cos I do not live on the mud island, my buddy ran out twice on a std 1200 on a Mozambique/Malawi trip but the 1200 GSA,s tanks donated enough to get him through.
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