I'm dreaming of an 8 gallon tank...

Highway 50 isn't that exciting. Just saying. It is a means to get from here to there. It is desert something you know something about down in El Paso. I think one could haul ass relatively easily on 50 just slow down as you are coming close to town. It's a respect thing for me. They just want there town safe.
 
I think getting a ride together is an awesome idea. We could all meet up in Ely, stay the night at a hotel and ride US50 the following morning. Stop at my place and have a BBQ and some beers and ride around Tahoe the following morning. Tahoe is all sight seeing. A 2 lane road around the lake 45mph speed limit and lots of other bikes, cages, and bicycles trying to do the same thing you are doing. That being said I still try to do the loop at least once a year. Lots of other rides too. Put yer vote in for 2017. lol.
 
WELL that info was given to me when I asked one of the fabricators about producing a tank for the Rockets he asked where we needed more than 6 gallons of gas they made tanks for me when I was the Importer for RICKMAN so he didnt think anyone or very few would need or buy a larger tank so it would not be a big seller so he asked me how many Rocket owners really want a larger tank ?
 
Tell your man, .... you only know one person, who would be willing to buy an item like that. There may not be a "market" that develops for that rare item. It would be a custom job. I said from the beginning, that I'm interested in buying an 8 gallon tank, ( if I could find a talented craftsman, or fabricator, who can make one ). No claims were ever made, ( by me ), of developing a market for such gas tanks. So, the cost would have to be agreed upon, between the fabricator, and me. If no one else ever wants one, then, so be it. I'll still be happy.
 
scot in exile said:
Do not really see the point unless you are doing some serious long distance riding but even then we have petrol stations every where easiest way would be to convert your bags to hold some petrol.
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The only benefit I could see is riding the Al/Can highway where the stretches can tax the 6.3 gallon supply. But otherwise, at my age, 200+miles of riding is good enough, and then I'm looking for a bethroom and a bottle of water!
 
That's true - not many NEED a bigger tank - but I'll bet 90% of the guys with the huge fuel tanks on BMW-GS's don't NEED them either.
tbh it's why I think an AUX tank makes more sense - you can whip it off for normal day to day use.
 
barbagris said:
That's true - not many NEED a bigger tank - but I'll bet 90% of the guys with the huge fuel tanks on BMW-GS's don't NEED them either.
tbh it's why I think an AUX tank makes more sense - you can whip it off for normal day to day use.
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...same principle as "unplugging" 4 cyl's on a V12 when coasting...plug 'em back in when some lowly Porsche driver gets a bit uppity
 
barbagris said:
That's true - not many NEED a bigger tank - but I'll bet 90% of the guys with the huge fuel tanks on BMW-GS's don't NEED them either.
tbh it's why I think an AUX tank makes more sense - you can whip it off for normal day to day use.
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MAYBE
barbagris said:
That's true - not many NEED a bigger tank - but I'll bet 90% of the guys with the huge fuel tanks on BMW-GS's don't NEED them either.
tbh it's why I think an AUX tank makes more sense - you can whip it off for normal day to day use.
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I have buddies that ride full dress tourers that drive from bar to bar and ride around the city and that makes no sense to me SO to each his own
 
IMFASTTOO said:
I have buddies that ride full dress tourers that drive from bar to bar and ride around the city and that makes no sense to me SO to each his own
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Art - I cannot remember I last drove in a city - and it was certainly NOT on the R3. I take my old Guzzi when forced into Madrid. And if I had to do it often I buy a scooter.
 
There's a lot of Intruder owners who have wished for a bigger tank, but as long as that bike was on the market, only a couple options were ever available....they all sold a few, but none made big money. It's one thing to say you want a bigger tank, it's another to pony up the cash. And it will be plenty. If you seriously need more range, a secondary tank is the cheapest way to go. As I hinted earlier, with our fuel injection, you would need to add a high volume, low pressure pump to get fuel from the secondary tank to the main fuel pump. The return line could still feed to the main tank, and you would be trickling some from the secondary to the main. To make it really sweet would need some engineering, but with some valves and careful routing you could rig something that worked. Or you just keep what you got and resolve to get gas at the first opportunity after half tank. At's what I do!
 
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