Function over form

Remember that bloke who finished in the top 10 of the last Iron Butt
Rally on a GPX250? Here's what he's getting done to increase the
capacity of his fuel tank from 18 to 37 litres:

http://ninja250.kingston.net/~wes/board/uploads/161375.jpg

I reckon it looks bloody horrible, but each to their own...


BTH

 

The same idea but rather better executed:
http://www.teamrc17.net/projects/bigtank/index.html

Gawd, if it's too horrible for BT ...

-----sharks

 

yeah sure BT.....how many wreakers have you already phoned looking for a
spare tank????

MH

 

Not quite what I had in mind for the Vulcan, but close ...

Cheers
Goaty

 

I'd love to see it fitted. Certainly would be unique.

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Cheers

PeterC [aka MildThing]
'81 Suzuki GS450-s
'87 BMW K100RT

www.dmcsc.org.au

 

A fuel hose from the trailer to the bike?

 

wait till its cleaned up and at least welded together!

 

Yeah I'm sick but cool!

 

I've already got a spare tank, but I won't be subjecting it to that
sort of abuse! ;-)


BTH

 

Good for you, Al!

*nods approvingly*


BTH

 

I just *knew* somebody would say that...


BTH

 

Hmmm ... if I filled the front compartment ... nah, too much weight!

Cheers
Goaty

 

.... then who _is_ going to spray it?

-----sharks

 

dont you hate it when you get poor distance from a tank of fuel
that you have to resort to these sort of things

 

yeh he has a trailer and all

 

18 litres on a GPX goes a long long way.. this bloke must be planning some
pretty long rides in the middle of the night where petrol stations with the
lights on are more than 700km apart.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R
'02 CBR1100XX

 

Disgusting, innit! My ZZR got 340Km to reserve, city cycle,
last week. (Won't do that well next week tho. It's run in
now, I been getting up it now!)

G

 

180km on a reasonable run. Why do they build a bike comfortable enough
to ride all day, then give it a 16 litre tank?

Cheers
Goaty

 

It was for an Ironbutt bike, the simplest way to maximise the distance you
travel is to keep riding.

Look up the Ironbutt Riders Association in the US

Al