Range
Range
Re the Africa Twin debate, out of interest and not in any way making mischief, how many here need (not want, need) a range greater than say, 250 miles on a big bike and why? What trips are you planning?
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Re: Range
200 miles/3 hours riding is more than enough for me. In reality it is usually my bladder that waves the white flag before my fuel light :laugh: .
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Re: Range
You little tinker...lol
Its all in folks head and lazyness....its nice to stop and piss regularly and have a brew so why not refuel?..or are folks crossing the deserts everyday...180 mls is adequate..
Ive come to manage on 13 ltrs so 160 mls...
Folks.go on about bike weights then carry loada of fuel and other stuff...
Its all in folks head and lazyness....its nice to stop and piss regularly and have a brew so why not refuel?..or are folks crossing the deserts everyday...180 mls is adequate..
Ive come to manage on 13 ltrs so 160 mls...
Folks.go on about bike weights then carry loada of fuel and other stuff...
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Re: Range
More than enough for me, but I'm not a WANNABE :whistle: (thumbs)
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Re: Range
I upped the range of my x-Country from a measly 270 kms to about 430 kms by fitting the great but expensive X-tank. But with an 80-120 km round trip down of the sierras to the nearest fuel it's been well worth it!
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Re: Range
I very rarely want to ride over 200 miles without a stop but I do quite a lot of miles on German autobahns going to winter rallies and it's a nuisance when I've done 170 miles and have to stop because the signs by the service station entrance say the next one is 70 miles away.
It might not seem a big deal but I live 120 miles from Harwich and when I've then got 500 miles to do the next day I can do it with two fuel stops and the third stop is the overnighter. I've got no willpower so when I stop I also have a coffee and a couple of smokes to top up the nicotine level and that's 45 minutes gone which makes the difference between riding on a German motorway after dark when the temperatures are plummeting or having the first beer of the night (thumbs)
It might not seem a big deal but I live 120 miles from Harwich and when I've then got 500 miles to do the next day I can do it with two fuel stops and the third stop is the overnighter. I've got no willpower so when I stop I also have a coffee and a couple of smokes to top up the nicotine level and that's 45 minutes gone which makes the difference between riding on a German motorway after dark when the temperatures are plummeting or having the first beer of the night (thumbs)
Re: Range
and don't forget that having an extra 2-3 litres of fuel gives you more scope to mess with the gearing. I've geared my Tenere to hit the limiter at bang on 100mph on the satnav but that messes with the consumption big time and if you're riding with others who can cover 200 miles between stops it's not very endearing to have to keep stopping early because you're running on fumes.
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Re: Range
My bmw80/7 had a 35lt Heinrich tank . For long distance traveling ,I stop every 150 miles ,for a pea a stretch, and a drink of water, with that tank range you only need to fill up every 350 miles saving time . The longest trip Iv ever made was zeburrge to south of garmisch approx 700 odd miles in one day . My cruising speed was about 80 mph .Al sit safe (thumbs)
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