Touratech 41 litre tank, experiences?

[Tsiklonaut]

Want to know if the tank is good or bad in different conditions - i mean maybe it makes front end too massive if it's fully fueled?! Affects driving dynamics?

It's made from plastic right - so when you fall you may damage it badly compared with metal tank?

Does the fuel level indicator on cocpit works with TT tank too correctly?

Thanks, Mo

 

[Tsiklonaut]

tankbag

And i guess magnetic tank-bags do not sit on TT tank too? And it seems too big to put a bag that has straps to fix the bag!?

 

[richie]

try www.gooseontheloose.com he fitted one and rode from africa to australia (two up). Nice bit of kit 700KM between fill ups. Oh and by the way tank bags are ugly....

There are some Vern panniers for sale in the for sale section if you can't get all you need into those you've got to much gear

 

[botty]

I fitted a TT41L tank to my 1150gs in australia. I dont think there was much weight difference between metal original and plastic one. I am 156cm tall and found the bike easy to handle even when large tank full of fuel. All the weight is low so no problem.

The yellow fuel low light seemed to come one with 10L of fuel left so I only managed 550km between fill ups (running out of fuel between towns in the outback is not a good idea!). The fuel pump is re-installed in a different position in the plastic tank to allow the pick up to get to last bit of fuel and I am not convinced the dealer did this on installation.

As to durability, never tested its crashability. However it feels more likely to withstand impact without puncture/denting than the metal original.

To sum up, I want another for my current 1150gs but the wife wont let me spend the money!

 

[Henry Mawson]

I used to run a 41ltr TT tank but got rid on discovering i could only get 30ltrs out of it. That mean't 10ltrs was simply along for the ride and not acceptable to me. i fitted a 30ltr ADV tank and up to date have refuelled with 30.4 ltrs showing on the pump.
HENRY

 

[Tarka]

a 30ltr ADV tank and up to date have refuelled with 30.4 ltrs showing on the pump.
HENRY

So what thieving scumbag garage was that then,H ?
Sounds like it needs a visit from the Weights and Measures bods.

 

[Mick Fagan]

I've been running a 41 litre TT tank for quite a few years now. I find it perfect for travelling outback and anywhere else for that matter.

I usually end up with a 35 litres between stops but once last year I did 37.5 litres at which stage the fuel pump is just starting to hunt for fuel.

Generally speaking, you do notice the full tank, but one has to remember that it's after the bike has been running empty so you should feel the difference.

You have to rotate the fuel pump and also change a supplied metal wire, that holds the actual float.

I have seen and read about getting rid of the air reservoir at the top of the tank by drilling holes which allows one to hold 2 litres more fuel. Having seen what expanding fluid does to containers when it gets warm, I wouldn't suggest that it's a safe route.

Generally speaking I work to this standard, two up heavily loaded, sandy tracks 500 Klm's, normal tracks 600 Klm's, bitumen roads and hovering around 100 - 110 Km/h for touring, 650 Klm's. If I'm solo then add about 10% and if the bike is totally empty except for the rider add 15%.

I have actually done 770 Klm's on one tank. This was really an accident as the last town I was going to refuel at wasn't there, it was just an intersection of two roads, forcing me to travel sedately another 120 Klm's.

Mick.

 

[Mick Fagan]

Just realised you had another question. The fuel tank gauge does work quite well. One just has to think in a different frame of range.

I find that the first bar usually goes out around the 300 Klm mark this is telling you that you are almost half empty. Depending on conditions (see previous post) you will find that the first bar may come on as early as 250 and as late as 350 Klm's.

The yellow light comes on somewhere around the 600 - 620 Klm mark at that stage you have close to 100 Klm's left in the tank.

I also run the TT tank bag and find it about the perfect size in the lowered position. I also run the small clip on pouch at the rear of the bag, it's perfect for the digital compact camera and is instantly accessable for a quick picture without removing anything.

Mick.

 

[Tsiklonaut]

Just finished installing the TT 41L tank fix kit.

Touratech sells it for 32€, code 09-100-0014-1

Instructions here: http://www.touratech-usa.com/docs/09-100-0014-1.pdf

The installing was pain in the ass, especially the fuel pump support bending, but doable.

Still snow here, if it melts away then let's see does it now use 39 litres or not and shows the fuel level as TT says it should

Got the TT VP-45 tankbag too - fits perfectly on 41L tank.

Margus

 

[Possu]

I used to run a 41ltr TT tank but got rid on discovering i could only get 30ltrs out of it. That mean't 10ltrs was simply along for the ride and not acceptable to me. i fitted a 30ltr ADV tank and up to date have refuelled with 30.4 ltrs showing on the pump.
HENRY

Drill a 6mm hole about 30mm up from the bottom of the filler neck & you'll have a 32 litre tank. The hole allows air trapped in the top of the tank to vent & extra fuel to take it's place.

 

[Deadskin]

Drill a 6mm hole about 30mm up from the bottom of the filler neck & you'll have a 32 litre tank. The hole allows air trapped in the top of the tank to vent & extra fuel to take it's place.

Steve
Henrys problem was that the pick up wasn't
reaching the fuel at the bottom of the tank