I like the ingenuity of it and you were able to solve your problem with range now. Yeah, fire would be a concern in an accident but your already aware of that. Questions? I would imagine every time you stop you get questions. I'd put a flux capacitor or maybe a radioactive symbol sticker on it somewhere just to keep people guessing. I'd have fun making up some b.s. story on what it is to people.
Aux Fuel Tank for Extended Riding
adventures. I have had it all over the lower 48 and up into Canada, and generally have loved it.
My one complaint is that when I am touring with my buddy on the interstate, especially out west. We cruise at a speed that makes my range significantly less than his.
Running at low speeds the 650 is very fuel efficient, and I out-distance his bike. However, at the speeds of western interstates, mpg drops off precipitously.
I considered just adding rotopaks, which I did, but in the end that still forces me to stop when he is going strong.
I've seen lots of solutions, but none that really solved my issue the way I wanted.
So I plumbed in an aux tank.
I was able to do it without modifying the main tank in any way. I push fuel through the vent tube when running down the road, and when I switch it off everything vents as normal through the charcoal canister. I accomplished this with the solenoid valve next to the fuel pump.
I am sure that some people will have fire risk concerns, but it is all sealed and made from very durable materials that are all fuel rated. Under normal riding, I don't use it, so it is essentially just a 3-gallon blister in the evap system, but on long straight-up rides on 85 mph roads it gives me at total of 8 usable gallons of fuel, and that lets me outdistance my buddy.
I ran the electric through a relay and switch via the Eastern Beaver block, and it really works well. The transfer rate is about 6 gallons per hour, so I turn it on in 10 min intervals to keep the bulk of the fuel in the main tank.
The only downside is that I get questions every time we stop somewhere.
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Nice work!
When I was building my slave tank last year, I toyed with the idea of a fuel pump to transfer the fuel and it became overly complicated. Instead, I went the much simpler route and connected the slave tank to the main tank vent, so fuel is pulled in vs pumped or by gravity. No pumps or electrics to worry with and super simple to make quick connect. I can have my slave tank on/off the bike in seconds.
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When I was building my slave tank last year, I toyed with the idea of a fuel pump to transfer the fuel and it became overly complicated. Instead, I went the much simpler route and connected the slave tank to the main tank vent, so fuel is pulled in vs pumped or by gravity. No pumps or electrics to worry with and super simple to make quick connect. I can have my slave tank on/off the bike in seconds.
Hexhead Auxiliary Tank the easy way and under $100
Over the last week so so I have been working on an aux fuel cell for my GS/A's. It is the what have you done to you GS/GSA thread but I though it...
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That is certainly a simpler solution than mine and was similar to my first go.Nice work!
When I was building my slave tank last year, I toyed with the idea of a fuel pump to transfer the fuel and it became overly complicated. Instead, I went the much simpler route and connected the slave tank to the main tank vent, so fuel is pulled in vs pumped or by gravity. No pumps or electrics to worry with and super simple to make quick connect. I can have my slave tank on/off the bike in seconds.
Hexhead Auxiliary Tank the easy way and under $100
Over the last week so so I have been working on an aux fuel cell for my GS/A's. It is the what have you done to you GS/GSA thread but I though it...
I tried the gravity feed/siphon solution but found that it left about a gallon in the aux tank. It is possible that the GS tank seals better and as a result can pull more fuel than my Glee.
I also found that I had leakage when sitting still at the main tank filler once the feed started. Everything has trade-offs, and I added complications in exchange for more positive control.
Says the guy named, "nuke".....Wow, looks like you are riding with your own alcohol still or a bomb attached
Wonder how much trouble you might have crossing the border?
;-)
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