Auxiliary tanks for Spyder

[docdoru]

http://www.justgastanks.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=365&products_id=1028

 

[bjt]

Looks good Doc but at $120 a piece, they are a bit out of my price range. We're trying to figure out how to safely haul a couple of 2 or 3 gallon gas cans for the LA trip.

 

[Roger]

bjt. Please make sure the cans you take are D.O.T approved. cause deb takes great pictures for us and we want to make sure that you guys make it safely! Also will you be giving us a report day by day about the drive out there that would be very cool for the people who could not make the trip. ray:

 

[bone crusher]

http://www.justgastanks.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=365&products_id=1028

Cigarettes...eeeeeewwwww...

Save that wasted money and put it into something that won't kill ya, like NMN lights!! I certainly hope you don't plan to light up as you're configuring/using your extra tank...argh!

 

[Firefly]

Looks good Doc but at $120 a piece, they are a bit out of my price range. We're trying to figure out how to safely haul a couple of 2 or 3 gallon gas cans for the LA trip.

If you store them in the trailer you should be pretty safe.

Not sure I like the bag idea at all.

 

[smokster]

I like it if it is strong.
120.00, pretty darn steep.
That is about 50 gallons of gas and about 1500 Spyder miles of fun.

 

[docdoru]

Cigarettes...eeeeeewwwww...I certainly hope you don't plan to light up as you're configuring/using your extra tank...argh!

I was testing the bladders making sure they resist to high temperatures while crossing in June the dessert :joke:

 

[John in PA]

Use the aluminum MSR fuel bottles. Large ones are roughly one quart. Duct tape two together, carry one or two pair in the trunk as emergency fuel. They don't spill when pouring if you take it slowly. Safe for all liquid fuels. Available at camping supply outlets.

 

[bone crusher]

I was testing the bladders making sure they resist to high temperatures while crossing in June the dessert :joke:

Phew...if anything were to occur, you could just...:shemademe_smilie:

 

[NancysToy]

Docdoru, are you planning to add hooks in your bags to suspend these, or just leave them loose? Is it legal to transport or fill them unmarked and not colored red? They certainly seem handier than using fuel cells, and are a whole lot prettier and easier to hide. Fuel cells are pretty safe, though. I don't trust conventional gas cans, but the camp stove bottles make some sense, although gasoline is far more volatile than what they normally hold.
-Scotty

 

[spyryder]

There's a disclaimer on the website:


WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THESE TO BE USED WITHOUT CONSULTING YOUR LOCAL DOT OFFICIALS FIRST. WE SELL THESE AS "UTILITY" BLADDERS THAT ARE NOT MADE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF FUEL ON HIGHWAY SCENARIOS.

 

[Dudley]

I know we all have our own ideas and reasons for doing things, but I cannot understand anyone needing to carry extra gasoline. IMO, carrying gasoline in any container is asking for more trouble than running out of gas would be. One small vapor leak, sneaking into the engine area...history. The whole United States has an ample network of gas stations. All we have to do is keep our tanks with enough not to run out. And carrying gas in the desert in June? Not me! If the ambient temperature reaches 110+, you're asking for trouble. But again, we all do what we think is good for us.

 

[irish2themax]

I think the MSR bottles are a better choice than the bladders and certainly easier on the wallet

In either case, you'd better check with your insurance company...you may not be covered

I will most likely not purchase either as I'm sure MY bladder will fill faster than my tank empties.

 

[dltang]

bjt. Please make sure the cans you take are D.O.T approved. cause deb takes great pictures for us and we want to make sure that you guys make it safely! Also will you be giving us a report day by day about the drive out there that would be very cool for the people who could not make the trip. ray:

Roger no worries, I will have my camera and computer with me on this trip and you will feel like you went along with us.

 

[NancysToy]

I know we all have our own ideas and reasons for doing things, but I cannot understand anyone needing to carry extra gasoline. IMO, carrying gasoline in any container is asking for more trouble than running out of gas would be. One small vapor leak, sneaking into the engine area...history. The whole United States has an ample network of gas stations. All we have to do is keep our tanks with enough not to run out. And carrying gas in the desert in June? Not me! If the ambient temperature reaches 110+, you're asking for trouble. But again, we all do what we think is good for us.

I would normally agree wholeheartedly, but the range on the Spyder is pitiful, at least on ours. At 140-150 miles we are sucking fumes bigtime. There is no way on earth our Spyder would do 200 miles on a tank of gas, a number I feel is the minimum range for touring. That is not comforting in some places in North America, especially out West or heading toward Alaska. It would be nice to find a good, safe way to take along an emergency fuel supply. Difficult situation, eh?
-Scotty

 

[Roaddog2]

I would normally agree wholeheartedly, but the range on the Spyder is pitiful, at least on ours. At 140-150 miles we are sucking fumes bigtime. There is no way on earth our Spyder would do 200 miles on a tank of gas, a number I feel is the minimum range for touring. That is not comforting in some places in North America, especially out West or heading toward Alaska. It would be nice to find a good, safe way to take along an emergency fuel supply. Difficult situation, eh?
-Scotty

:agree:been out West a few times miss a sign your a deadman ask me how I know nothing like watching the sun go down in Montana when your friend on a Fatboy is out of gas and I still had plenty:helpsmilie:

 

[NancysToy]

:agree:been out West a few times miss a sign your a deadman ask me how I know nothing like watching the sun go down in Montana when your friend on a Fatboy is out of gas and I still had plenty:helpsmilie:

That's why you're suppose to carry a siphon hose. :lecturef_smilie:
-Scotty

 

[Roaddog2]

That's why you're suppose to carry a siphon hose. :lecturef_smilie:
-Scotty

we did all that have a great vid of that saw a light in the distance his brother went to it Rancher gave him 2 gallons brought can back and we were on the way :thumbup:

 

[John in PA]

I know we all have our own ideas and reasons for doing things, but I cannot understand anyone needing to carry extra gasoline. IMO, carrying gasoline in any container is asking for more trouble than running out of gas would be. One small vapor leak, sneaking into the engine area...history. The whole United States has an ample network of gas stations. All we have to do is keep our tanks with enough not to run out. And carrying gas in the desert in June? Not me! If the ambient temperature reaches 110+, you're asking for trouble. But again, we all do what we think is good for us.

If the container used to carry the fuel is made for that purpose, like the MSR bottles, tourtanks, etc, safety is not compromised.

"Need" depends on how often you travel far from home in unfamiliar territory, and whether you've been burned.

I have been the victim of a sticking fuel level sending unit on two different occasions on a motorcycle that allowed me to run out of gas when I was "sure" I had enough to make it to the next station.

I have been a victim of my own stupidity, miscalculating how much fuel was left to reach the next exit.

I've gone to the next exit to get fuel only to find the station out of gas, or out of business.

Just last weekend, I was traveling in Ohio on a new bike (i.e. unfamiliar with how far "reserve" will go) to find that the station had no hi-test, and that's the requirement for the bike in question. I could have run regular, but since I had two MSR bottles on board, I popped a half gallon of extra fuel in the tank and rode twenty miles down the road to a station that had what I wanted/needed.

Food (fuel?) for thought...

 

[Roger]

Roger no worries, I will have my camera and computer with me on this trip and you will feel like you went along with us.

Thank you Deb don't take this the wrong way but i can hardly wait for you to leave. :roflblack: