Monkei
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Are you getting the aux tank put on? I had the misfortune of getting my conversion done in Murray right before they finalized the aux tank plan, but I was one of the first they did but it was a 2 day job and they had to pull the body off to do it. I love the aux tank and it is a welcome thing to have and really pushes up your range limit. If you mentioned you were getting it done before, please accept my apology for not noticing!
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Well got my tank finished up today at Hannigan and made it all the way from Murray to Crossville (240 miles) without stopping and still have almost half a tank ... I am a happy camper, it took about 4.7 gallons to fill it to right below the neck, and transferred to the main tank like a dream in just minutes ... It was pricy but I am very happy with! The folks at Hannigan were great, as always ... anyone who is thinking about triking our their Venture, invest the money and get this done during your build, not afterwards ...
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Tripod ... what did Hannigan say when you sent them the photos? Any response? Keith
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wonderful pics ... I was in Murray this weekend to do a BBQ judging contest ... and I stopped in and saw John ... he showed me a unit that was getting the tank installed, looked like quality work, much better than the job California Side Car did with our GL1800 trike which eventually cracked ... I will bring up your post when I chat with them on the 13th when I get there with the bike. 5 gallons, that would be a wonderful round figure.
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I had some issues like yours ... the first thing I did was turn off my bluetooth to my phone. That solved the freezing up ... I then made sure my hardware updates were current.
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After walking through it I can't even imagine him moving ... the task would be incredible ... the place is FULL of stuff.
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We visited the site in Maggie Valley NC this last weekend, June 2010. A wonderful place to spend the morning, don't pass this place up, here is a link to our photos. http://monkei.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/WTT/12732122_KNpbD#916732665_EWYsq
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We just attended a Trike Rally over in Maggie Valley, NC. Took quite a few pics of the trike on the BRP. http://monkei.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/TrikeTalkRally2010/12732267_xn3e3#916744496_oMYJY
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they will be putting on my trike? I would like to see where the fill nozzle ends up.
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It says "about 4 gallons" on the web page. Of course it is going to cost more to retro fit it than it would have if it has been ready when they did the kit. I looked at adding an aux tank to sit on the passenger seat, but there was no way I could make it look good with the trike, at least to my liking anyway. And I truly need to not be looking for gas stations every 125 miles.
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I received word from them today that the retro fit is indeed ready and they will be installing mine on the 13th of July. 2 day job.
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Not doubting or questioning you, I just know what they told me last week ... said they had a bike there that they were going to test it with ... I volunteered mine ... just passing along what I was told.
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I have been talking with Hannigan about the aux fuel tank ... they keep saying they are under development ... will keep pestering them but they don't seem to be in any hurry.
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Beside your wife not wanting to ride in it ... there is a much steeper learning curve driving a sidecar rig and a trike. I had a Honda ST1300 with the Hannigan sidecar built at Murray, it ran great, but it takes awhile to get used to the bike pulling to the right when accelerating and pulling to the left when braking. I had my triple tree worked on in Canada and it made a lot of difference but that pulling effect was still there and was compounded when the wife was in the sidecar ... and she is not big by any means. I finally sold it and went through various bikes and setups until I got to the Hannigan Trike with the RSV. I would never try and talk anyone out of a sidecar kit, just maybe try and get someone to let you drive theirs for awhile before you pull the trigger.
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Larry?