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Anyone made a Spyder Auxiliary fuel tank?

FIRECAT

FIRECAT

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Has anyone made an auxiliary fuel tank for the spider to get a longer range? I'm going on a large trip across north western United States from Detroit Michigan with two other motorcycles a Honda Gold wing in a Yamaha tannery they both can go 250 miles on one tank where my spider RS can only go 150!!! 15 years ago I plumbed in a 5 gallon gas tank on a rack into my vent line on my snowmobile and that gave me an extra 75 mile range!has anyone attempted such a feat??
 
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....Yes it has been done ..... It did cost around $400.00 , He lost almost all of the front trunk......So imho it wasn't worth it...BECAUSE.....If you are going on a LONG trip you probably have a trailer, because a STOCK RS only has the FRUNK ...... So take a gas can........If they are friends , they won't mind if have to get gas.............................Mike
 
They have...

If you search you may find the one Mike is talking about. Very nicely done and there have been others doing what you did on the snowmobile. I do some distance driving and find that a stop every 100 miles makes the trip much more enjoyable. A good stretch, gas and snack and back on the road. I do carry a liter fuel bottle just in case I push a bit to far....:thumbup:
 
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FIRECAT said:
Has anyone made an auxiliary fuel tank for the spider to get a longer range? I'm going on a large trip across north western United States from Detroit Michigan with two other motorcycles a Honda Gold wing in a Yamaha tannery they both can go 250 miles on one tank where my spider RS can only go 150!!! 15 years ago I plumbed in a 5 gallon gas tank on a rack into my vent line on my snowmobile and that gave me an extra 75 mile range!has anyone attempted such a feat??
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Well personally, IMHO, I like to stop and get off the bike about every 120 miles anyhow. Maybe cause I'm getting a little long in the tooth, but I feel refreshed, alert and ready to go again afterwards, and I usually have a drink and get hydrated while stopped. Still make lots of miles in a day.
Ken
 
Also my feelings exactly. Need to get off, stretch, rejuvenate, potty stop, etc. every 100 miles or so. The days of 250 mile plus stops on a ride are long gone for me.

Reminds me of the days when I traveled the canoe country. We would see groups of kayakers whizzing by us so they could make the next bunch of lakes as quick as possible. IMO, they missed all the scenery, the opportunity to catch a "big one," and the ambience of camping on your very own private lake. Their loss, my gain. :yes:
 
Gator37 said:
Well personally, IMHO, I like to stop and get off the bike about every 120 miles anyhow. Maybe cause I'm getting a little long in the tooth, but I feel refreshed, alert and ready to go again afterwards, and I usually have a drink and get hydrated while stopped. Still make lots of miles in a day.
Ken
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:agree: Even though the Spyder has the legs I prefer to stop more frequently to stay fresh for my own safety. That's not to say I don't get a touch of "gethomeitis" on the return from Spyderfest. Gethomeitis years ago was ranked as the number one cause of naval aviation accidents and may still be so.
 
Few options

As shown above there are few ways people gave added spare gas. Im looking at
http://www.tourtank.com myself. I just need few more parts (BRP sports rack). For the way i want to mount it. Here is a pic of a fuel cell some one posted on a similar threadimage.jpg image.jpgimage.jpg i think the tour-tank(like seen here on my buds VTX)or fuel cell is better external option as getting more miles you will want to tour & carry more stuff. Of course a spare can like a rotopax or image.jpg whatever if you got the room. The person i got my my tank from said they simply drilled the gas cap & had a gravity feed line run to it. Im wanthing to try something more secure & proper
 
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I use the trailer hitch brackets to make a platform for the fuel cell. Electric fuel pump to pump it up to the fuel cap. VW fuel caps will work in a Spyder RT. I drilled a hole in the fuel cap and run the fuel line into it.
 
Auxiliary fuel tank

We were riding in southern Utah today, my wife's 2012 RT went 185 miles on 5 1/2 gallons of gas. Our friends RS took 4.55 gallons for the same miles, so there is some range there. We carry a Reda 1 gallon can with us.
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