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  • Jayman6
    Jayman6
    6 years ago
    Quoting paulybronco on 07 Aug 2018 09:21 AM

    Save yourself $240 and buy a cheapo bottle and a $5 sticker

    Quoting Jayman6 on 07 Aug 2018 09:28 AM

    In fairness PB, under that rationale we should all buy Yamaha V-Stars and put a sticker on them...

    Quoting paulybronco on 07 Aug 2018 09:39 AM

    What and own a reliable never die motorcycle? LOL

    Heaven forbid, that would take all the fun out it!!
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    6 years ago
    Quoting Jayman6 on 07 Aug 2018 09:28 AM

    In fairness PB, under that rationale we should all buy Yamaha V-Stars and put a sticker on them...

    Quoting paulybronco on 07 Aug 2018 09:39 AM

    What and own a reliable never die motorcycle? LOL

    Quoting Jayman6 on 07 Aug 2018 09:44 AM

    Heaven forbid, that would take all the fun out it!!

    LOL True
  • steelo
    steelo
    6 years ago
    Your bike is a beast with the spokes L
  • Soapbox2627
    Soapbox2627
    6 years ago
    Quoting Jayman6 on 07 Aug 2018 09:33 AM

    100%. The money I’ve seen spent on some of the most useless shit you could imagine lol, at least the fuel bottle has a legit purpose! 

    I so does the fuel tank, you want to stick a bottle of petrol, 1 to 2 liters as reserve, why not just stop 10k's earlier in the petrol station and fill up

    the other changes are purly cosmetic, yes original covers do the same as the custom ones, but that it the point of changing them to be different

    the bottle down the side of the frame would look good, bit like the nos tank, but as extra fuel it is some what fascicle.

    it is your bike and "each to their own" don't need my approval how you spend yours, I just don't see the point of "reserve" fuel
  • mrjessehlee
    mrjessehlee
    6 years ago
    Quoting Jayman6 on 07 Aug 2018 09:33 AM

    100%. The money I’ve seen spent on some of the most useless shit you could imagine lol, at least the fuel bottle has a legit purpose! 

    Quoting Soapbox2627 on 07 Aug 2018 11:20 AM

    I so does the fuel tank, you want to stick a bottle of petrol, 1 to 2 liters as reserve, why not just stop 10k's earlier in the petrol station and fill up

    the other changes are purly cosmetic, yes original covers do the same as the custom ones, but that it the point of changing them to be different

    the bottle down the side of the frame would look good, bit like the nos tank, but as extra fuel it is some what fascicle.

    it is your bike and "each to their own" don't need my approval how you spend yours, I just don't see the point of "reserve" fuel

    Well, sir, if you are crazy enough to chuck a 7.5 liter gas tank on a near 1800cc bike you will see the point pretty damn quickly! (That crazy being me! LOL)
  • Muzza Wa
    Muzza Wa
    6 years ago
    Hahaha. Could not agree more, but I think we all fail in that department! I certainly do. If I look at what I’ve bought and then look at what extra value those things really brought, the box of original parts says it all! 
    Fuck all really......But that’s why we have Harley’s I think, so that we can really make them unique, well that’s what I tell myself and my better half!

    I think the bottle looks shit and would not fit in to my overall look. I’d rather rather stop and fill up 15k’s earlier to be honest.

    Each to their own! 
  • steelo
    steelo
    6 years ago
    I have a couple bikes that I meticulously maintain.
    When I do ride, I always carry my USB battery jump starter and tyre repair kit. If I could carry a small emergency fuel reserve I would.
    It's just a small bit of personal insurance and I do think it's good to be able to stop and help out others on the road if they get into difficulty. It's what we do as riders and each piece of kit has well and truly paid for itself in goodwill.
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    6 years ago
    Quoting steelo on 08 Aug 2018 12:26 AM

    I have a couple bikes that I meticulously maintain.
    When I do ride, I always carry my USB battery jump starter and tyre repair kit. If I could carry a small emergency fuel reserve I would.
    It's just a small bit of personal insurance and I do think it's good to be able to stop and help out others on the road if they get into difficulty. It's what we do as riders and each piece of kit has well and truly paid for itself in goodwill.

    Jesus with a range of 400km on our tourers surely you must pass the odd 2 dozen servos before the "oh shit" light comes on! And there is a dedicated pannier perhaps a gallon? fuel container for our tourers
  • steelo
    steelo
    6 years ago
    Fuel not to much of an issue.. I used to play this morbid game of drive until the tank went dry just to see how far I COULD get. Just one more town.. and so on.  Had the missus on edge on many a holiday.
    I'd probably only use it for someone else seeing as I stop , rest and fill up every 150 odd k's now. I do like the idea of one of those little shaped containers that fit in the back of the panniers though like you said. May look into it.
  • Krash Kinkade
    Krash Kinkade
    6 years ago
    Do they still run points?
    my old girl, came with a cone ignition ( I could not believe , 2003 and same style ignition I had on my old shovel. I could probably run points , ha
  • Jayman6
    Jayman6
    6 years ago
    Quoting steelo on 08 Aug 2018 12:56 AM

    Fuel not to much of an issue.. I used to play this morbid game of drive until the tank went dry just to see how far I COULD get. Just one more town.. and so on.  Had the missus on edge on many a holiday.
    I'd probably only use it for someone else seeing as I stop , rest and fill up every 150 odd k's now. I do like the idea of one of those little shaped containers that fit in the back of the panniers though like you said. May look into it.

    There was actually a very funny episode of Seinfeld where Kramer plays that same game...
  • steelo
    steelo
    6 years ago
    Haha. Its very funny. Just looked it up on yt.



  • Ratbob
    Ratbob
    6 years ago
    Er yep, I don’t get it, first I thought it was a Nitros bottle, (friend had one on his Shovel). 
    Plan ahead, I recall heading to a cannon shoot in the 70’s on my sporty, bottle of oil in the left jacket pocket, bottle o Green Ginger wine in the right and yep 4 gallon tank, didn’t make the gaps, ran dry. Some guys on jap bikes gave me some fuel, pulled the lining from my helmet to use it as a bucket for the fuel. What a laugh.
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    6 years ago
    Quoting Ratbob on 08 Aug 2018 09:34 AM

    Er yep, I don’t get it, first I thought it was a Nitros bottle, (friend had one on his Shovel). 

    Plan ahead, I recall heading to a cannon shoot in the 70’s on my sporty, bottle of oil in the left jacket pocket, bottle o Green Ginger wine in the right and yep 4 gallon tank, didn’t make the gaps, ran dry. Some guys on jap bikes gave me some fuel, pulled the lining from my helmet to use it as a bucket for the fuel. What a laugh.

    Should had put the Stones green ginger in it! Rocket fuel that stuff. We used to get wiped out with that crap and then throw full tins of baked beans in the camp fire and see who could sit at the fire before the cans exploded. If you went to bed and did not partake in frivolities it was easy to see next morning who won........a blistered face and a hangover was the crown
  • Ratbob
    Ratbob
    6 years ago
    Hey man was that you who melted my sunnies, I always slept by the fire with me sunnies on, hated sunrise.  One morning they were part melted and stuck to my face. Was that goo baked beans? Best fun was insecticide cans, they get real scary. Crazy days.
  • beaglebasher
    beaglebasher
    6 years ago
    I got told if you half fill an empty bottle of green ginger wine with petrol and sit it in the fire it makes nice fireworks
    I got told bullshit
    It works a lot better if you only fill it quarter full and lightly screw the cap on and sit it in the fire.
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    6 years ago
    Oh yes! Many a tent i had a few holes....lol
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    6 years ago
    Quoting Ratbob on 08 Aug 2018 10:44 AM

    Hey man was that you who melted my sunnies, I always slept by the fire with me sunnies on, hated sunrise.  One morning they were part melted and stuck to my face. Was that goo baked beans? Best fun was insecticide cans, they get real scary. Crazy days.

    Ha Ha funny shit
  • Muzza Wa
    Muzza Wa
    6 years ago
    Quoting Ratbob on 08 Aug 2018 10:44 AM

    Hey man was that you who melted my sunnies, I always slept by the fire with me sunnies on, hated sunrise.  One morning they were part melted and stuck to my face. Was that goo baked beans? Best fun was insecticide cans, they get real scary. Crazy days.

    In the late 70’s when we would go out camping as a large group, we used to bury rifle cartridges primer up, in the ground, in a ring around the fire, but the ring was quite a lot bigger than the fire would be, then later at night when were all pretty wasted we would throw logs on the fire but ensure that they would burn over the ring of bullets, and for those in the group that did not know what we had done, they would shit themselves completely thinking we were under attack, boy those were the days! Stupid I guess, but cool, at the time! A shotgun shell makes one hell of a fuckin bang at 03:00in the morning when you are as pissed as a fart and not expecting it.
  • Ratbob
    Ratbob
    6 years ago
    Jeeze Muzza you’re a nutter, riding was compulsory, sanity was optional.
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