Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:31 pm
My backordered Stop-n-Go tire repair kit arrived from Aerostich the other day. I spent a few minutes looking through it and reading the instructions. It was kind of difficult to figure out, never having used one before, but I finally got the drift of it. I will probably try it out on my 599's tires once they wear out next season, just to get some practice with it. Another karmic goodie to have, and hardly takes up any space. It will most decidedly be good to have on the trips I want to take next season.
One of the trips I'm looking at taking in a year or two is the Alaskan Highway, or "Alcan." It's about 1500 miles, one way, of permanently under construction road, with plenty of gravel and all kinds of potential trip-killers. Should be fun!
It's about 900 miles from where I'm at to the starting point of the highway. I'd need some more gear to do it, but I have a good idea essentials. Namely, a set of Metzeler Tourances and a Scottoiler.
I'm also looking into auxiliary fuel tanks for the 599. Gadget was kind enough to point me in the right direction with those. I'm looking at the Tour Tank 3.5 gallon jobber. 3.5 gallons added to my 5 gallon tank should give me a range of roughly 340 miles. There's a bit more logistics to plumbing in an extra fuel tank than I expected, but I am going to try to apply the KISS principle.
No, it's not rock and roll all night and party every day, but keep things simple. Keep the tank mounted high, with a custom bracket built from an OEM grab bar, and install a Pingle petcock on my main tank. This way, when my bike hit reserve after consuming roughly 3 to 3.5 gallons, I can just flip the Pingle petcock on to refill my main tank and start counting miles.
This beats my previous idea of having an electric fuel pump, which means more wiring, plumbing, fitting and having to determine how much fuel, if any, is left in the aux tank. Which would be a complex issue - either use a fuel pressure gauge on the main-tank side of the pump or rig up a sending unit in the tank. Both of which would be expensive and lots of wiring and gauge-mounting logistics. So simple it is! It will be cheaper and less likely to break, too. Everyone wins!
One of the trips I'm looking at taking in a year or two is the Alaskan Highway, or "Alcan." It's about 1500 miles, one way, of permanently under construction road, with plenty of gravel and all kinds of potential trip-killers. Should be fun!
It's about 900 miles from where I'm at to the starting point of the highway. I'd need some more gear to do it, but I have a good idea essentials. Namely, a set of Metzeler Tourances and a Scottoiler.
I'm also looking into auxiliary fuel tanks for the 599. Gadget was kind enough to point me in the right direction with those. I'm looking at the Tour Tank 3.5 gallon jobber. 3.5 gallons added to my 5 gallon tank should give me a range of roughly 340 miles. There's a bit more logistics to plumbing in an extra fuel tank than I expected, but I am going to try to apply the KISS principle.
No, it's not rock and roll all night and party every day, but keep things simple. Keep the tank mounted high, with a custom bracket built from an OEM grab bar, and install a Pingle petcock on my main tank. This way, when my bike hit reserve after consuming roughly 3 to 3.5 gallons, I can just flip the Pingle petcock on to refill my main tank and start counting miles.
This beats my previous idea of having an electric fuel pump, which means more wiring, plumbing, fitting and having to determine how much fuel, if any, is left in the aux tank. Which would be a complex issue - either use a fuel pressure gauge on the main-tank side of the pump or rig up a sending unit in the tank. Both of which would be expensive and lots of wiring and gauge-mounting logistics. So simple it is! It will be cheaper and less likely to break, too. Everyone wins!
I don't think I'm going to let my DH see this post, he might start getting wild ideas with his cigar box.