Spare Fuel for long Trip

[MasterGuns]

Not sure why a person needs to carry extra fuel. would be very dangerous in an accident. I would think it If you plan the trip there shouldn't be any need. The longest stretch that I know of without any gas is Blanding UT to Hanksville Utah. 130 miles

Even across hwy 50 in Nv it is only 70 miles between stops.

 

 

Because SHs.

[Squeeze]

Not sure why a person needs to carry extra fuel. would be very dangerous in an accident. I would think it If you plan the trip there shouldn't be any need. The longest stretch that I know of without any gas is Blanding UT to Hanksville Utah. 130 miles

Even across hwy 50 in Nv it is only 70 miles between stops.

 

Hmmmm ...... what about extraterrestrial Highway ??

 

http://www.ethighway.com/

 

 

Note: The gas station in Rachel is closed. The nearest gas stations are 50 miles south in Ash Springs and 110 miles north in Tonopah

 

[Guest tx2sturgis]

Not sure why a person needs to carry extra fuel. would be very dangerous in an accident. I would think it If you plan the trip there shouldn't be any need. The longest stretch that I know of without any gas is Blanding UT to Hanksville Utah. 130 miles

Even across hwy 50 in Nv it is only 70 miles between stops.

 

Buying crappy fuel, if available, at rural one-horse towns when traveling 2 lane roads in the middle of Nowhere, Nebraska, or Boonies West Texas, after dark, on weekends, when your riding into a headwind, pulling a trailer, might be one reason to carry extra fuel.

 

If you dont wish to carry the liquid 'insurance' then dont. But some of us might prefer the risk, and dont like pushing a loaded Venture more than 10 feet.

 

 

And BTW... I think all accidents are dangerous...just my ...

 

Edited February 12, 2013 by tx2sturgis

[Barrycuda]

On long runs where fueling stations were few and far between, I strapped a 2-gal regular ole plastic gas can on the right side passenger floor board. Was skeered to put fuel inside one of my bags. Besides all my bag/trunk space was already used up.

 

 

That is a neat idea. You can even get the "official" gas can should some LEO from a small town give you grief about it being a hazard

I like the strap to floorboard. Same can be said for water as well.

[djh3]

+1 Masterguns on the strap to the floorboard idea. I kept seeing the put in saddlebag, I'm already cramped for space there even solo usualy. but the floorboard is a good idea if solo. Was planning a trip up thru Canada maybe this year and not sure about availability of gas on some of the route I was looking at. I have like a 1.5 gal can already.

I had read over on the Kawasaki boards a couple years back a fellow on a Concours said he uses somesort of colapsable mile jug or something like that and it fits into his saddlebag. He lined it with thin foam.

[Rick Butler]

Here's an interesting option for you, and it's designed to fit in a saddlebag:

 

http://www.jpcycles.com/product/721-352

 

Hope this helps,

 

Rick

 

 

 

Does anyone take spare fuel on a long trip? Im thinking about taking spare fuel on my cross country trip, since i am riding solo. Does anyone know a good source for containers?

[Flyinfool]

If I am traveling any long distance I will have the trailer. I built a small gas can rack that I keep a 1 gallon gas can.

Last year on the way home from MD I hit a stretch where I was pulling the trailer at 75mph into a 40+mph head wind, I went thru a full tank in just 75 miles and made the next gas stop on fumes, It took 4.9 gallons into my 5 gal tank. I was sure glad that that jug was back there even though I did not quite need it.

[Guest tx2sturgis]

Here's an interesting option for you, and it's designed to fit in a saddlebag:

 

http://www.jpcycles.com/product/721-352

 

Hope this helps,

 

Rick

 

Same can that I wote about in article numbers #18 and #21. Works well in the Venture.

 

[Jayceesfolly]

I also have the Reda plastic can and it fits well in my 89 VR saddlebag. As Brian (tx2sturgis) said it is a little pricey but it is very sturdy and well made. I also folded the foam over on the bottom of the bag. Never had a leak or fumes in the saddlebag. I have had it for two years and have not had to use it yet, except once for another rider, on a PGR mission when he ran out of gas on an escort ride. I change the gas every three or four weeks and put the old gas in my lawn tractor. I also put a small amount of Seafoam in the gas.

 

Jim

[LilBeaver]

http://tourtank.com/TourTanks.html

 

 

Although the 1-2 gallon can mounted somewhere on the bike or in the bags [as mentioned several times now] works and is a little less pricey. It really depends on how you want to use the extra fuel though -- if you want to be able to ride further than your standard tank will get you versus the 'just in case' fuel...

 

I have had an extra can I take with (2.25 gal) when I ride around here in West Texas and New Mexico because there are plenty of stretches of road or routes that simply do not have fuel for a few hundred miles [as mentioned]-- at least fuel that is reliable. In addition to the constant winds here (routinely 20-40+ mph) -- one just cannot plan very well when you take a ride in the boonies. I realize there are some places that you cannot go more than 15 or 20 miles without a fuel station, but not down here. Plain and simple, I much prefer riding where I want to ride and not be limited to 'where I can go based on my fuel stops'.

When I lived up in the Chicago area and rode up into northern Wisconsin, lived in the Detroit area and rode around the 'mitten fuel stops were simply not an issue. The few years I lived in the U.P. fuel stops on various routes were a little more of a challenge but not nearly as bad as it is down here.

 

Either way -- the can works well for the times that I want some 'just in case'. The TourTank works great when I am looking to make tracks and just want to ride without stopping for a while (which I also do from time to time).

 

So you have some options and it comes down to what YOU want.

 

The drawback to the TourTank is that when mounted, it occupies the space where the passenger seat would go and hence, I ride solo. A hitch mount would be awesome for this -- one of these days, I will get around to see about making one of those work for me... Just need to find a hitch and platform...