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As the new owner of an XLH 883 Sportster with a Velorex sidecar, I've got to do something about the limited amount of fuel I can carry in the itty, bitty peanut tank. It is rated at 2.25 gallons, the last .25 gallons are reserve. Today it went on reserve, I rode about 4 miles to the nearest gas station, and filled up. Took 1.8 gallons, so apparently I don't even get to use all 2 gallons. 70 miles between fuel stops doesn't work for me.
So, my temporary solution is to carry a filled plastic one gallon gas container in the sidecar. I don't know how safe this is, but I suspect it isn't all that safe. In hot weather it could be even more of a problem.
Are there safe fuel cells made for sidecar rigs? How about a fuel cell with an electric pump to get fuel into the main tank? Is something like this commercially available?
Being a sidecar newbie, I don't even know where to start looking for this information, so I figured I'd start here. Thanks.
Barney,
Seattle
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Seattle
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For an emergency I use. "In backpacking gear, they carry fuel in aluminum containers." I carry one in the saddle bag on long trips. usually only a quart / litter of liquid. I'm not sure I carry it for emergency as much as to keep form getting embarrassment for running out of gas.
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congrats on your new hack. looking forward to reading of your adventures with it.
first thing that i would look for is a used tank of a larger volume. a 3.5-4.5g tank might be all you need for awhile.
get a used peanut tank and get it "expanded" by your local fabrication shop. might be a little ugly, but effective.
if the hack is not going to be used as a solo mount, install a solo seat and mount a fuel cell where the pillion seat used to be. this solves the plumbing hassle as the fuel cell only needs an on/off valve because the gas is gravity powered.
the cost of mounting a fuel cell lower than the carb/tank and plumbing/pumping the fuel overhead is expensive on a parttime rig. granted, its a one time expense. if i was going to do all that, i would tend to make the tank large enough to meet ironbutt capacity of 15.5g and do away with the peanut tank altogether. make the peanut tank into some sort of storage box.
start visiting the long distance riders' websites. there are lots of different fuel cells. look at the tanks sold for dune buggies and offroad vehicles.
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www.tourtank.com
found this over at the motorcycle tourers forum. might be just what you need at relatively low cost.
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I checked out the tourtank web site, looks interesting. Thanks.
Barney,
Seattle
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Seattle
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| I've just purchased the Tourtank and will be installing sometime in the next month. It really looks like a great way to carry a couple of extra gallons relatively safely and still not be as ugly as some fuel cells.
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quote:
Originally posted by pbarnesqsi
As the new owner of an XLH 883 Sportster Thanks. Barney, Seattle
http://www.jpcycles.com/search.aspx?search=gas+Tank&store=All&affiliateid=2124&OVRAW=motorcycle%20gas%20tank&OVKEY=motorcycle%20gas%20tank&OVMTC=standard
http://www.custombike.org/custom_bike_motorcycle_gas_tanks.htm
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