nvoelsch
05-25-2010, 10:04 PM
Why I have been wondering this lately, I'll never know. I already get 200 miles +/- between fuel ups before the light comes on, but I've been thinking about strapping a fuel bottle or two behind my saddle bags to extend my range even further. You know, for those trips in eastern Oregon where fuel is scarce and I keep planning routes in my head.... :laughing:
Anyhoo, I've been doing some homework and thought I'd share... you sportbike riders with small gas tanks might take interest! :rolleyes: And actually, that's probably one of the reasons that sparked me to look into this - on rides, sportbikes tend to have to fuel up more often than I... so duh, if I was on a long trip with bikes with fuel needs, what solutions do I have? (see, I am the caring and thoughtful type sometimes)
MSR sells a 30oz fuel bottle (REI has them here in town, I just checked last night) for $20. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/nvoelsch/MSRFuelBottle.jpg
Primus sells a 1.5 liter bottle for about $20 as well and can be bought online.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/nvoelsch/PrimusBottle.jpg
Okay, so here's my math (Professor Wes, please check):
Let's say my bike gets 50mpg (rounded a bit) and I have a 5 gallon tank. 50x5=250 miles maximum.
1 Gallon = 128oz, so 128oz = 50 miles
1 Liter = 33.8oz, so 3.8 liters = 50 miles
1 ounce = 0.39 miles
1 liter = 13.15 miles
A Primus 1.5 liter bottle x 13.15 miles = 19.72 miles to the bottle. (1.5 liters x 33.8oz = 50.7oz capacity)
A MSR 30oz bottle x 0.39 miles = 11.7 miles to the bottle.
So if both bottles cost $20, the better bang for by buck is the Primus. And if I were on a sportbike (even with slightly less mpg), wouldn't 15 extra miles of riding (in an emergency fuel shortage situation) be better than 15 miles of walking?
Scary what goes through my mind sometimes.
Anyhoo, I've been doing some homework and thought I'd share... you sportbike riders with small gas tanks might take interest! :rolleyes: And actually, that's probably one of the reasons that sparked me to look into this - on rides, sportbikes tend to have to fuel up more often than I... so duh, if I was on a long trip with bikes with fuel needs, what solutions do I have? (see, I am the caring and thoughtful type sometimes)
MSR sells a 30oz fuel bottle (REI has them here in town, I just checked last night) for $20. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/nvoelsch/MSRFuelBottle.jpg
Primus sells a 1.5 liter bottle for about $20 as well and can be bought online.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e123/nvoelsch/PrimusBottle.jpg
Okay, so here's my math (Professor Wes, please check):
Let's say my bike gets 50mpg (rounded a bit) and I have a 5 gallon tank. 50x5=250 miles maximum.
1 Gallon = 128oz, so 128oz = 50 miles
1 Liter = 33.8oz, so 3.8 liters = 50 miles
1 ounce = 0.39 miles
1 liter = 13.15 miles
A Primus 1.5 liter bottle x 13.15 miles = 19.72 miles to the bottle. (1.5 liters x 33.8oz = 50.7oz capacity)
A MSR 30oz bottle x 0.39 miles = 11.7 miles to the bottle.
So if both bottles cost $20, the better bang for by buck is the Primus. And if I were on a sportbike (even with slightly less mpg), wouldn't 15 extra miles of riding (in an emergency fuel shortage situation) be better than 15 miles of walking?
Scary what goes through my mind sometimes.