According to the manual the tank is 19ltrs and from the different riding I have done i work on 300ks as being my expected range. Admittedly it is usually better than that but sometimes it isn't so it is better to be safe than push. Here is an extract from a fuel economy spreadsheet that I use for all my bikes to get an idea of of how they perform. <table frame="VOID" cols="8" rules="NONE" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <colgroup><col width="66"><col width="66"><col width="411"><col width="81"><col width="81"><col width="81"><col width="66"><col width="72"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 3px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" height="20" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" width="66">Kms</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 3px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" width="66">Ltrs</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 3px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" width="411">Notes</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 3px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" width="81">Kms/Ltr</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 3px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" width="81">Ltrs/100</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 3px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" width="81">Mpg</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" width="66">Cost/Km</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" width="72">Kms/Tank</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" height="20" align="CENTER">195.2</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">10.97</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="LEFT">Tintaldra 2up Kel and I</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">17.79</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">5.62</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">50.26</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="RIGHT">$0.09</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">338</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" height="20" align="CENTER">109.3</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">6.95</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="LEFT">Albury to Jingellic on dirt fully loaded </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">15.73</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">6.36</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">44.42</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="RIGHT">$0.11</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">299</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" height="20" align="CENTER">102.2</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">5.77</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="LEFT">Dirt and Bitumen to Corryong</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">17.71</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">5.65</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">50.03</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="RIGHT">$0.09</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">337</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" height="20" align="CENTER">197.7</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">10.77</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="LEFT">2up 50/50 Dirt and tar</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">18.36</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">5.45</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">51.85</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="RIGHT">$0.09</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">349</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" height="20" align="CENTER">254.3</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">13.69</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="LEFT">2up bitumen Fuel Warning light came on at approx 250kms</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">18.58</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">5.38</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">52.47</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="RIGHT">$0.09</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">353</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" height="20" align="CENTER">184.4</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">9.94</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="LEFT">Fully Loaded Southern Vic Trip Alb to Mansfield</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">18.55</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">5.39</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">52.40</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="RIGHT">$0.09</td> <td style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">352</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" height="20" align="CENTER"> </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER"> </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="RIGHT" bgcolor="#CCFFCC">Progressive Average-</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#CCFFCC">17.79</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#CCFFCC">5.64</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#CCFFCC">50.24</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="RIGHT" bgcolor="#CCFFCC">$0.09</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#CCFFCC">338</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" height="20" align="CENTER">130.2</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">7.39</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="LEFT">Fully Loaded Southern Vic Trip Mansfield to Jamieson</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">17.62</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">5.68</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">49.77</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="RIGHT">$0.09</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">335</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" height="20" align="CENTER">200.6</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">12.55</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="LEFT">Fully Loaded Southern Vic Trip Jamieson to Rawson</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">15.98</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">6.26</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">45.15</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="RIGHT">$0.10</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">304</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" height="20" align="CENTER">121.3</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">6.3</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="LEFT">Fully Loaded Southern Vic Trip Rawson to Foster</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">19.25</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">5.19</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">54.39</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="RIGHT">$0.09</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">366</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" height="20" align="CENTER">161</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">9.16</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="LEFT">Fully Loaded Southern Vic Trip Foster to Wonthaggi</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">17.58</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">5.69</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">49.65</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="RIGHT">$0.10</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">334</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" height="20" align="CENTER">235</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">12.6</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="LEFT">Fully Loaded Southern Vic Trip Wonthaggi to Mornington</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">18.65</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">5.36</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">52.68</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="RIGHT">$0.09</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">354</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" height="20" align="CENTER">222</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">12.57</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="LEFT">Fully Loaded Southern Vic Trip Mornington to Merton</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">17.66</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">5.66</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">49.89</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000" align="RIGHT">$0.09</td> <td style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">336</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
So for general adventure riding, other than a desert crossing, the standard tank is suffice? Is it necessary to go the Safari Tank?
Safari tank is $1000. For peace of mind I carry a7.5L rotapax for $79 when doing a trip (never needed to use it yet)
My next two purchases will be a Safari tank and an Arrow pipe I reckon... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free
I get about 350 miles, what's that about 550km out of the Safari tank. What is everyone else getting? Just keep in mind my bike has 200kg of bodies and crap on it
With some gear on board and my 115 kg I get around 500 kms out of my Safari tank, but I'm running an Arrow can and mapping. Have a 12 litre Liquid Containment bladder, which will hold 8 or 9 litres very comfortably and sits nicely down back. Gives me about 650 all up I reckon.
I rode from Windorah to Birdsville with the standard tank loaded with gear and it took 17.5 litres to fill. Distance to empty flat lined about 10 ks out though.:huh That's around 380ks or so.
I work on absolute 320km max when averaging 80-100 km/hr on my 19 litre tank. I have installed a 5 litre holder/jerry for rear of my rack (all up $20) which should get me another extra 100 km and fill the gaps for a total 420km for up coming Cameron Cnr Ride in April. Rack also acts as a stopper for strapping swag etc up against http://s1269.photobucket.com/user/haydo71/media/Fuel Holder/fuel2.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1
Very neat set-up mate, nice job! Did you make the jerry holder? It's a very good alternative to get that little bit extra distance between fuel stops.
Walked into Kmart, picked up a 5 litre jerry ($10), turned around and there were assorted universal garden tool racks on a shelf ($5). The one I got I just inverted and it just so happens that it holds the 5 litre jerry perfectly!! The black square swivel bracket that would normally be screwed to the wall to allow the bracket to hang, then acts as a 'lockdown' holder on top of jerry.. I then welded extra flat steel to base to stop side way movement and used to bolt to my rear rack. Bought a $5 pull tight strap (Bunnings) to secure it all together. Cameron run should test it out...
I also made some tool tubes that Id thought Id share for those they are looking for ideas... The first one I made back in 2011 for my first Tiger (Stolen). It was a 100 mm PVC. With screw off lid. I had no pannier racks. The second recent one I have made was done in 90mm PVC due to having pannier racks Both were made with some small 90 degree brackets that got from plumbing section in Bunnings to which I welded to some flat and bolted through side of pipe and then srewed up under subframe into existing thread holes. I wrapped them in 3M Carbon fibre and painted end caps. (one threaded end) I also reinforced both with two stainless steel hose clamps around the tubes and back onto bracket. I did a trip out to Back o Bourke with the 100mm one chocked with a full tool roll and it came through no probs at all.... http://s1269.photobucket.com/user/haydo71/media/Tooltube/tooltube2.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2
tidy work. shit i thought i was being extravagant with a matt black rattle can. just watch with the shock compressed it wont smash the chain guide, if you havent thought of that already.
hey guys have a trip coming up and need new tyres i had mitas e09 dakars on my klr anyone had them on a tiger ?