I use the 2 Gallon TourTank it fits well on a rear luggage rack and looks like a bedroll.
Lonnie
Bob, I'd love to see the look on the thief's face when he trys to steal your tote bag.
Originally written by Mark in Idaho on 6/5/2006 11:38 PM
Bob, I'd love to see the look on the thief's face when he trys to steal your tote bag.
Yeah That "tote bag' is bolted down to the rack along with the tank! Hee HEE!
A lot of comments on it when I pull in for gas and start filling up the 'tote bag'!!!!
Might I suggest that a fuel tank mounted on the rear of the bike might not be
an ideal choice, particularly for a beginner? It has many of the same disadvantages as putting a passenger there. Without baffles, slosh will magnify these disadvantages. While it is convenient in terms of gravity feed, a spare can placed where you would carry ballast or a low mounted tank in the sidecar with a pump, will yield better handling.
In any case, for a newbie starting out, I reccomend you save this modification for later, after you are more familiar with how your rig behaves under different circumstances.
A rear mounted tank is a compromise between handling and convenience. With some rigs, and perhaps, some drivers, this may be an acceptable compromise or even a barely noticeable one. For others it won't work nearly as well. If moving your battery to the sidecar was a noticeable improvement, mounting your spare fuel on the back of the bike will likely negate that change or even be a change for the worse.
VW
Originally written by RedMenace on 6/6/2006 10:13 AM
Might I suggest that a fuel tank mounted on the rear of the bike might not be
an ideal choice, particularly for a beginner? It has many of the same disadvantages as putting a passenger there. Without baffles, slosh will magnify these disadvantages. While it is convenient in terms of gravity feed, a spare can placed where you would carry ballast or a low mounted tank in the sidecar with a pump, will yield better handling.In any case, for a newbie starting out, I reccomend you save this modification for later, after you are more familiar with how your rig behaves under different circumstances.
A rear mounted tank is a compromise between handling and convenience. With some rigs, and perhaps, some drivers, this may be an acceptable compromise or even a barely noticeable one. For others it won't work nearly as well. If moving your battery to the sidecar was a noticeable improvement, mounting your spare fuel on the back of the bike will likely negate that change or even be a change for the worse.
VW
Vernon,
I [we ] are only talking about 2 or 3 gal of gas..2 gal = 16 pounds.max about 20 pounds on the average when touring...not enough to make any difference in handling from 'sloshing' .
I would NOT recommend a larger 10 gal or so tank on the back area. that could make a difference with 7 or 8 gallons sloshing back and forth, unless it is mounted lengthwise on the rack.
many riders I know have 5 gal tanks mounted on the back seat area with NO problems at all.
Originally written by Bob in Wis on 5/31/2006 11:33 AM<BR><BR>
...You can test it by putting your left foot on the left footpeg and stand on it while grabbing the handlebars. then swing your right foot out and away from the bike whil pulling on the bars , trying to lift the SC wheel off the ground.
Bob,
I tested mine with my right foot on the left foot peg and...swung my left foot away!!!! Do you suggest I should repeat the "test"?
Piero
A friend from Minneapolis
Piero,
I guess it would work either way.whatever is easier.thats the way I was told..left foot on peg, then swing right leg back and out away from bike. but I guess it really makes no difference.:o)
Piero,
Are you pulling Bob's left, or right, leg?
Lonnie
Knowing Piero, I think he's pullin' both my legs heeheee!!
Bob, it may very well work fine for you, but you are placing it in the worst location available to you instead of the best. It doesn't make good sense, but , hey if it works, go for it. Iron butt bikes do this because they have fewer choices than you do with a sidecar. Putting the weight where it works for you instead of against you is a better design choice and since you have a sidecar to work with, moving it down and over would be the logical choice.
VW
