Extra fuel for long trip

[Bob Denman]

Nahhh.... It's really just some REALLY scenic roads through farm country. :2thumbs: The Towns are spread out a bit, but as Mike said; there's fuel in pretty near all of them anyway.
Your toughest problem: figuring out which pictures to take, because it's all so nice up through there... :thumbup:

OH!!!! Stop in Norwich at the Northeast Classic Car Museum! A must-see!!!!! nojoke

 

[zamfield]

Lamonster posted this...

 

[zamfield]

http://www.thetooltube.com/ToolTube.html Small but it gets you to a gas station.

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?72623-Fuel-Cell-Added

 

[randyandsandy74]

gas can

I filled up a five gallon can and bunged it to the inside of my alumina trailer. Never had to use it but I had another fill up if needed.

 

[smurfette]

New England trip

Howdy!
What route are you planning through NE? Would be nice if we could get a group together , maybe even for a ryde or meet up for a bite to eat. Always awesome to meet fellow Spyder owners.

 

[Chupaca]

Gotta say..!!

Unless you are traveling some serious back roads you need not worry. I have a qt aluminum fuel cylinder but have never used it. I try not to get gas at the last chance gas station and many have signs letting you know where the next one is. I also have AAA who will help. Rather chance a shortage of fuel than a fuel spill. Jmo...:thumbup:

 

[Andy Cserny]

extra fuel

I wouldn't worry about it, we've traveled by bike (Valkyrie) all over the country before trading one in on a 2013 RT.

There's only one place I've found and it's way out west that has 120 miles between gas stations and the Valk (low 30's per gallon, feeding 6 carbarators) made it with a 5.3 gallon tank without any worries. Been to Maine 6 times and to California and thru the rockies from Pa. on two different Valk's several times and I've never found anywhere I couldn't get gas when I wanted it, let alone needed it.

Enjoy your ride. The Crab Box in Ipswich, Ma. Building is build to look like an open fried crab box. When construction workers are eating off the hoods of their trucks in a drizzling rain, you know its good.

http://www.ipswichma.com/clambox/menu.htm

in Quebec province, on the James Bay Road once you leave Matagami, the last town, the next gas station is 236 miles with what I remember as one abandoned house along the way. My 1800 Wing was running on fumes, but I did have one gallon in the saddlebag just for grins.
Andy

 

[ARtraveler]

I think that most have found that carrying extra fuel is not necessary about 95% of the time. It is rare these days to find no gas stops within a 150 mile distance.

Suggestions above for how to carry and what to carry are all good.

No gas does happen occasionally, so it is good to know where you may encounter such a situation.

Riding Alaska, if you head up North of the Arctic Circle, you want to bring spare gas. I stay off the gravel roads in the tundra, so have never encountered the no gas situation. The worst I have encountered so far is about 125 miles between stops. On the Alcan Highway between Destruction Bay and Tok. There is a sign warning you at the Destruction Bay side.

 

[Grandpot]

Rest rooms

With my wife on back, we stop at so many rest rooms, I don't worry about running out of gas.

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