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Message started by mickthelimey on 10/01/06 at 00:50:54

Title: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by mickthelimey on 10/01/06 at 00:50:54

I finished putting on my tour tank today, It took a bit of fiddling to get it on,but the plumbing was easy.
As far as I know you cant turn the gas off on the pet thingee so I will be running with both tanks at the same time,or I could just run with the main tank until I run out
and then switch to the tour tank, has anyone ever changed the pet thingee to a straight on/off ?

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by DangMan on 10/01/06 at 03:14:48

That sounds nice, do you have any pictures of the mod ?

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by lancer on 10/01/06 at 05:15:08

Good job. We need pics, we always need pics.
Help me, I need pics!!
::)

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by mickthelimey on 10/01/06 at 08:34:10

I have pics but no idea how to post them,sorry.

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by thumperclone on 10/01/06 at 09:40:09

i remember a post from last winter or early spring from a members install think they had done a three way valve
also remember a post of changing the petc0ck to manual but had different carb. need the vacume for the cv type carb..
this ol brain has trouble post pics on site also, if you can e mail pics to fellow member maybe they could post 4 you...

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by serowbot on 10/01/06 at 10:09:13

Yes, I converted my petc0ck to on-off-reserve using info from the tech section titled,
Topic: Convert petc0ck to MANUAL operation ON/OFF/RES
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1113631600;start=3#3

Thanks to bobo383

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by Paladin on 10/01/06 at 11:56:09

mickthelimey wrote:

I have pics but no idea how to post them,sorry.

Purely in my own interest as I want a Tour Tank also, so do not feel as if I am doing you any favors. IM or e-mail me a number and time to call and I WILL help you get your pictures posted. I may not wrench very well, but there are not many better than me in the communications field.

You might consider the http://savage.andruschak.net/FTP/gasvalve.gif modification so you can run the Tour tank dry first, then the main tank, and then you have 30 miles or so on reserve to find fuel.

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by Fido_the_Cat on 10/01/06 at 18:21:31

Yes PicsYes More Info. Yes more background. Please please.
Okay deep breath. Okay, Okay. Ive been looking for someone whom has gone where few have travelled. I'm not a welder or body work artist. So if neither apply please let me know more. Sounds great.

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by mickthelimey on 10/01/06 at 20:10:24

If any one wants to see the tour tank mod I can send it via an e mail address ,and if you know how to post them ,go for it,.
Mick

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by mmosel on 10/02/06 at 00:58:35

5 Gallons! Wow. Very cool. Jeez, you could ride for 250+ miles. :)

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by thumperclone on 10/02/06 at 15:28:14

mickthelimey wrote:

If any one wants to see the tour tank mod I can send it via an e mail address ,and if you know how to post them ,go for it,.
Mick

see paladins' post...

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by Paladin on 10/02/06 at 19:13:12

thumperclone wrote:

see paladins' post...

I just talked to Mick on the telephone, he'll be e-mailing me the pictures in a few minutes and I'll be putting up the links.

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by Paladin on 10/02/06 at 20:25:15

Mick, if you don't mind I did a little cropping and tweaking of brightness and contrast. These are thumbnails, click on a picture for the larger version:

http://savage.andruschak.net/FTP/MyPictures0001_.jpg (http://savage.andruschak.net/FTP/MyPictures0001.jpg)Front Quartering View.

http://savage.andruschak.net/FTP/MyPictures0002_.jpg (http://savage.andruschak.net/FTP/MyPictures0002.jpg) http://savage.andruschak.net/FTP/MyPictures0003_.jpg (http://savage.andruschak.net/FTP/MyPictures0003.jpg)
Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuel Line Connections
http://savage.andruschak.net/FTP/MyPictures0004_.jpg (http://savage.andruschak.net/FTP/MyPictures0004.jpg) http://savage.andruschak.net/FTP/MyPictures0005_.jpg (http://savage.andruschak.net/FTP/MyPictures0005.jpg)
Rear Views

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by mickthelimey on 10/02/06 at 20:58:05

thanks Paladin,looking good

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by thumperclone on 10/02/06 at 21:26:23

nice install mick !!wheres the tap?? just kidding ;)
thanks paladin for the pics!!

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by Island_Biker on 10/03/06 at 08:17:39

Nice Job - to both Mick & Paladin.

If you started with a new tank, it seems to me that you could tour with a tank of beer instead of gas.

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by Reelthing on 10/03/06 at 16:15:17

Man, I hope your in the market for new seat if you plan to drain those tanks non stop

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by Paladin on 10/03/06 at 16:58:12

There is tenatively scheduled a G.E.E.I.A. reunion in Oklahoma City sometime next year. I would like to attend, riding there on the Savage. Ideally taking many days.

I'm looking at a route from L.A. to Quartzsite on the superslabs, removing the helmet and cruising the rest of the way at 45-50 mph on secondary roads. Which involves a run from Flagstaff, AZ to Farmington, NM. 275 miles, almost all of it across Indian Reservations. Possibily at night. While there are gas stations listed in some of the reservation towns I would be a LOT more comfortable if I could do the run without worrying about running out of gas 100 miles from assured gasoline availability. Not being able to run 250+ miles on a single tank puts a serious crimp in trip planning.

The 2.25 TourTank is 8 inches diameter, 12 inches long. The 3.5 is also 8 inches diameter, 16 inches long. The 4.5 is in between in length at 14 inches, but a fat 10 inches diameter and extends too far back unless you remove the sissybar and pillion and make a luggage rack that sits more forward than stock.

Mick's 2.25 looks good on the Savage. It is not overpowering large. Plenty of clearance to open the LeatherLykes even if I lose the stock taillight and mount the tank directly to the sissybar, about 3-4 inches lower than Mick's.

Looks like I have my Christmas present picked out.

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by Fido_the_Cat on 10/03/06 at 17:55:37

Smooth Setup. Is that a luggage rack supporting the tank? Is this a custom tank or purchased? Did you custom the piping and mounting straps? Am I asking to much here? Again it looks great. You'll be able to ride those long group rides that I pass up because of limited capacity.
Paladin, That sounds like a terrific ride. Tripping at night is something I want to do ... Maybe in the spring.

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by mickthelimey on 10/03/06 at 21:26:16

Yes Fido the tour tank you can find at tour tank.com, it comes with the two metal bands,it's an extra $40 for all the plumbing,it is on a lugage rack,I forgot where I got that,some one on the site knows. I had to drill a hole in the rack actually I had it done in a machine shop $15
the hole is inch and a quarter,it's for the gas outlet,I found out later you can ask when you order to have the outlet any where you want ,I should have had it on the left side so it wouldn't hinder the back light,no biggy,just figure out that before you order,the total rig was less than $200. the lugage rack was about $80.

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by sluggo on 10/03/06 at 21:45:50

sjcr. i'm a 5 gallon man myself, but thumper still holds 2.5 gallons of fuel. :o

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by Oklahoma_Mike on 10/05/06 at 13:11:33

Paladin wrote:

When you head this way let me know we might meet up somewhere.

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by bikingb on 10/09/06 at 20:12:02

Are you guys afraid of blowing up in the event of a crash?

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by Paladin on 10/10/06 at 00:28:38

No different than the gasoline between the knees. No different than the Pinto I used to drive.

Nothing in life is completely safe. If I were worried about crashing I'd still be driving the LTD. (There is a reason drunks like to drive old full size Detroit Iron.)

The very small risk of crashing is not worth giving up motorcycling. The advantage of the tour tank is worth the extremely small risk of spillage/fire in the event of a crash -- not to mention in any crash that takes out the fuel tanks I'll be separated from the bike by a considerable margin, and likely not caring.

I like to ride in the desert at night -- which means the gas stations are few and far between and not always open.

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by thumperclone on 10/10/06 at 16:14:35

isnt the stock tank double wall ??thought ntsb made that requirement , not sure when..thinks thats why enduro type bikes with plastic tanks arent street legal..
had a pinto at one time myself was a wagon with mirror film on the windows,baby blue was a great spare bed room for the wh..e dog i was back then..

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by georgekathe on 10/11/06 at 13:43:38

Paladin - about your riding through the res. @ night. I know you meet deer on a lot of wooded areas (been through enough when lived in MI) but now in High Desert part of Western CO near deserts in UT am aware lot of life out on roads in dark in deserts on the roads out there - antelope, coyotes & large rabbits which will bring you off a bike. the prairie dogs you should hopefully just bounce over (ugh). then there is the open range cattle. understand why you want to run @ night due to cooler conditions, but if you do run @ night take it careful - certainly don't think the standard Savage lights are up to it.

like the looks of it Mick a lot. how's it ride with about 25 lbs extra weight so high up behind the back wheel? Does it make the front end unduly light or effect the c. of g. unduly?

Title: Re: I'm a 5 gallon man
Post by thumperclone on 10/11/06 at 19:03:54

cant be any worse than haulin the ol lady!!!