just got back from intermot and saw this on the touratech stand, it,s touratech new HP2 big tank giving a total range of about 500 kilometers.
Looks promising. Good. It looks like a bolt on side panel system like on the 12. Can you confirm? 500 km is more than enough.
Well lets see here. How many HP2's were made? I bet TT will have to charge 2.5K-3K for this tank just to attempt to break even. If I owned an HP2 I would probably pay it.
I'm in the process of purchasing 76 acres on the Cherohala Skyway, just East of Tellico Plains. Perfect timing on Touratech's part! Life is good!
Holy batman!! That's almost as wide as the GS ADV tank!! At least it looks well integrated.. It would be even better if its a complete tank, not just bolt ons.. so you remove your stock HP2 tank and put this baby on... Thanks for posting!
Can't imagine it being any more difficult than the 12GS conversion. And once again the weight added would be minimal, dispelling any thoughts of 'why didn't you just get a 12GS/ADV.' I don't have an issue with the range of the HP2 but this would certainly make my 2007 - 2008 trips to Alaska, Baja and Labrador easier.
they also had a gs1200 adv parked right next to it and if you look at this pic, you will see that it is narrower, and it is less wide than the crashbars and panniers. looking at this HP2 makes me wonder , what is the point of the gs1200 adv anymore ?
while i completely see your point (and i'd love to have that bike), it depends on what you plan to do with the bike. one of the BEST things i love about my adventure is wind protection. the nice roads where i live are about 100km away give or take, so there is some slab blasting to get to the nice stuff and then the fun begins. the pace on public roads here reaches 140km/h, and even at those speeds i'm VERY comfortable!
Actually, I see it the other way, if you put that big honking gas tank on there, you lose the weight advantage and the slim line profile of the HP2. It becomes just another GS, which for some, is fine.. but for its true intended purpose: Enduro, a tank that big is a hinderance. But for the majority of owners, it'll be just fine.
I'm getting an HPII in the spring and I like the idea of a bigger front tank, but that's more than I want. All I'm really looking for is about 4L more than the stock. I'll go with an underseat aux tank if neccessary.
The bigger front tank just doesn't make sense on this bike, we're currently working on a rear underseat that would give us about 3 extra gallons. Having a rear aux tank will allow better weight distribution. when the tank is empty we estimate about 2 extra pounds of weight. So when you don't need the extra fuel you don't have to fill it completely. Stay tuned...
This sounds like the better route to go, unless you are going to Mongolia and need the huge range.. Touratech had a similar prototype setup for the 12GS, but what has become of it?
Hi Bruce, This is why we miss your ass, it's this insightful thinking we need more of. Jim in Sacramento
I don't think adding the big tank turns the HP2 into a GS:huh When you compare it to a modern GS/ADV the HP2 and GS/ADV share some overlap in terms of their versatility but their true performance focus sends them off in entirely different directions. The big tank weight gain is negligible compared to the 12GS/ADV etal. When I went from the 12 to 12 ADV tank it added roughly 15 pounds of wet weight if the tank was full. I cannot imagine this being any more than that. So that's still a huge weight savings over a regular GS. Over 100 pounds, by my calculations, to the 12GS - the lightest of the bunch. An underseat tank would be better but it's nice to have many options available. BJ I'm looking forward to the prototype, if you need a willing and paying tester let me know.
We have some poor undeserving souls bike dissasembled at the machine shop right now I'll be stoping by tomorrow to see how the welding is going, I'm anxious myself as the prototype template looks very nice! Thanks for offering and I'll keep you posted..
