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I rode 8,000 kilometers with a 5 litre can strapped onto my bike.
Ask Wheelieboy about his Cbr600 ride to California and back, I believe he had his set up on a passenger peg.
Speaking of which, there is a gas can holder you can mount to a passenger peg to hold a can. It precludes carrying passengers, but might be just the ticket.
What is your tank range?
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ON really long trips I put a milkcrate that holds two cans.
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Heres a better option....http://www.tourtank.com/
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Hey, that's where I have my cup holder mounted. They stole my mounting idea, lol.
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I've seen people recommend the camping fuel canisters for this purpose but I emailed the manufacturer and they said the containers should be fine to carry fuel in for a little while but after extended periods the gasoline will start to eat the inside of the bottle and that they were not officially approved for gasoline transport.
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I could see some serious leg injuries in a crash with that plate behind your leg...but mind you, probably no worse than the giant metal box behind it.
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stevie t
I could see some serious leg injuries in a crash with that plate behind your leg...but mind you, probably no worse than the giant metal box behind it.
Exactly. The first injury I ever had with my KLR and it's ammo cans, was to strike my ankle against the can as I took off on loose surface, which is exactly what my buddy Dan found on his maiden dirt voyage with hard cases.
You have to be mindful, but I doubt he'd experience the same conditions on a Bonneville, and of course, he'd have to adapt the bracket or design and build one of his own.
I was going to carry fuel bottles like these for camp fuel and possibly extra gasoline with me on the Trans Labrador Highway with me this past summer...
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ikH0WT3kQv...00/sigg_1l.jpg
When I realized that camp fuel comes in pressurized 1 litre containers, and that gasoline could be easily carried in CSA approved gas cans. Doh. I now use the four containers I bought for water in the work truck. ;)
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Here's Wheelieboy's method... from his blog: http://supersporttouring.blogspot.ca/
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zeniceguy
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This wasn't what you had in mind, was it? Google seemed pretty sure of itself.
http://www.incrediblethings.com/wp-c...-for-Pets1.jpg
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Those passenger peg things look awesome!
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mac_135
Those passenger peg things look awesome!
You can probably buy a footpeg and some sheet aluminium and cobble one of your own together fairly easily. I didn't see "Bonneville" listed there. :)
What is the fuel range that you're worried about? What trip did you have in mind?
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If you get more than 170km to a tank, you're doing better than me.
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Royal Distributing near GP has the one you posted in stock. I just bought it today. It seems much better than the jerry can/Bungee method and looks much nicer. It was $40 for the can and $20 for the plain mount. $40 if you want the L-bracket/mount.
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Rotten_Ronnie
I rode 8,000 kilometers with a 5 litre can strapped onto my bike.
Ask Wheelieboy about his Cbr600 ride to California and back, I believe he had his set up on a passenger peg.
Speaking of which, there is a gas can holder you can mount to a passenger peg to hold a can. It precludes carrying passengers, but might be just the ticket.
What is your tank range?
I cringe when I see that tank hanging.
Love the Peg idea, wonder if that can fit on a sport bike, lol
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Another solution
http://www.rotopax.com/
I did the 5L jerry can ziptied to the top pf my ammo can side cases to the TLH last summer.
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Rotten_Ronnie
You can probably buy a footpeg and some sheet aluminium and cobble one of your own together fairly easily. I didn't see "Bonneville" listed there. :)
What is the fuel range that you're worried about? What trip did you have in mind?
Well I'd love to be able to run 300km without stopping (buddy rides a vstrom) - Did it on my z750 a few times (averaged about 260 on a tank though) and the Bonneville seems to go a little less than that (smaller tank so it's expected). It's almost more of a mental thing because the low fuel light comes on really early on this bike. I don't have any specific trip in mind yet, but I love wandering off and not having to worry that I'll end up in the middle of nowhere with every gas station being closed (it's almost happened). Been thinking of doing a run down the Blue Ridge Parkway as my next big one.
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budgetracing
Royal Distributing near GP has the one you posted in stock. I just bought it today. It seems much better than the jerry can/Bungee method and looks much nicer. It was $40 for the can and $20 for the plain mount. $40 if you want the L-bracket/mount.
Good to know! Might head up there. Thanks.