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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capacity /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1327730592 Message started by NicholasTanguma on 01/27/12 at 22:03:12 |
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Title: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capacity Post by NicholasTanguma on 01/27/12 at 22:03:12 It's not like the LS650 gets the best mileage anyway, but when the motor starts getting hotted up with a Lancer carb and cam and some porting/polishing for the cylinder head, that mileage number takes a bit hit really quickly. And worse, of course, is that the LS650 doesn't even hold three gallons in the first place. So I've been thinking about using a Ventura Bike Rack with a .5 gallon or 1.0 gallon Tour Tube strapped to it. Anybody here have a Ventura Rack or similar setup for carrying extra fuel? http://www.ventura-bike.com/fitments.aspx?modelid=721 http://tourtank.com/TourTubes.html |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capac Post by MMRanch on 01/27/12 at 22:31:40 I'm using one from Walley world now. 20 oz. and cost $5.oo tuck away in a sadle bag. Probley should have at least 2 of them . What is everybody else useing ? :-? |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capac Post by ALfromN.H. on 01/28/12 at 02:56:18 I use one of these 30oz. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51sIBojZ61L._SS500_.jpg |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capac Post by thumperclone on 01/28/12 at 07:41:38 4D404E4E1A2C0 wrote:
me too there was a rider or two here that had another brand of aux tank.. after 100 miles my arse needs a break ive yet to need my bottle |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capac Post by Dj12midnit on 01/28/12 at 15:43:31 If I am taking a trip up north to canada, I bring along an extra gallon in the saddle bag. Saves on cash. |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capac Post by thumperclone on 01/28/12 at 20:22:07 was a rider here beatduck?? rode from west coast to the east and back again think he came back the northern way.. dont remember if he carried xtra fuel |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel C Post by verslagen1 on 01/28/12 at 21:06:26 Yep beatduck was one has a blog someplace |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capac Post by Jack_650 on 01/28/12 at 21:26:07 I have a bit bigger four gallon tour tank mounted on the back of my Sav. It's with a five gallon Harley tank on mod on the front. If you're wanting to go the long haul you can't beat this combo for distance. I push 400 miles pretty easily if I have to. Jack http://www.bikepics.com/members/jazzcarter/00savage/ |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel C Post by Joe F on 02/16/12 at 02:23:05 Has anyone tried the ventura rack? I'm looking for a better top case rack. Maybe the lower sport-rack would work? Hepco and Becker claims to make a rack for the ls650 but there really aren't any pictures of it anywhere on the internet or in their catalog. |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capac Post by thumperclone on 02/29/12 at 07:15:39 found a slick xtra fuel system made by rotopax |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capac Post by mpescatori on 02/29/12 at 07:55:06 Jack 650, I have obtained a similar tank (5 gal HD) for my Savagem, but cannot work out what to grind and what to weld in order to fit it. In other words... should I grind away all the HD stuff underneath the tank and weld "Savage-compatible" anchor points, or should I leave the tank as is and work on the bike's frame? Methinks the former option is a better idea because it allows me to use the OEM tank for city use and the bigger tank for long-range cruiing... Ideas? Suggestions? :) |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capac Post by Jack_650 on 02/29/12 at 20:41:09 What I did was first, cut off the pegs that hold the front of the stock tank in place. Secondly you've got to drill a hole through the brace triangle behind the forks for the bolt that goes through the front of the Harley tank (that I have at least) and come up with spacers for each side. The hole I drilled came out really close to the horn bolt hole. I used stacks of washers wrapped in electrical tape as my spacers. Thirdly you need to get a longer bolt to go through the front seat front frame bolt hole that can reach up to the Harley tank 'cause it won't fit all the way down to the frame because the channel up the middle is too narrow at the back. The tang on the front of the seat will go under there as well and adds the advantage of raising the front of the seat some. Lastly you'll need to move some wiring around under the tank, move the starter assist solenoid and figure out what you want to do with your speedometer and horn placement. Fairly easy chores, but it takes some thinking. Don't know if you're interested in how mine was done, but if you are you can dig back through the archives on here and find a couple of write-ups I did on my mod a few years ago. If there's enough interest, I suppose I could re-do a step by step on the job. Someone would have to remind me how to upload pics to this site. BikePics is probably not the best way to go for this task. http://www.bikepics.com/members/jazzcarter/00savage/ Jack |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capac Post by Jack_650 on 02/29/12 at 20:46:29 Oh yeah, the tank on the back is great for long trips AND for letting you shop for lower fuel prices before you have to have it. Gravity feed with an inline cut-off valve into a "Y" connector with the stock tank line. You just have to remember to shut off the front tank if it's full and you run on the back tank. It will gravity feed into the front tank causing a run over from the gas cap. Nothing quite like a gas soaked left leg up to the crotch on a long trip to south Florida on a hot, sunny July day without a shower or rain cloud in sight. I promise you'll remember the next time. Jack |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capac Post by justin_o_guy2 on 02/29/12 at 21:02:15 I hate gasoline on me. I was changing a filter on a pump at a store & some IDIOT turned the pump on,, thank God I hadnt gotten the filter all the way off,, I spun it up as fast as I could, but was wet from head to toe. I drove home in underwear. After a trip to the mens room. |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capac Post by Jack_650 on 03/01/12 at 09:42:49 Yup. It burns, it stinks and . . . Well, there is nothing else. It's just bad. And I meant right leg. I seldom ride the Sav facing backwards. Not that there's not nice stuff to look at back there. Jack |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capac Post by Trippah on 03/01/12 at 09:54:30 When you spill gasoline on yourself, you know you just aren't focused enough. Take a break, light up a cigarettte..... ;) |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capac Post by greenmonster on 03/01/12 at 10:31:01 ...and get immortalized in the Darwin Awards. wait, was that immortal or immolate? |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capac Post by Jack_650 on 03/01/12 at 10:36:06 I always come to this site for answers to my burning questions. Jack |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capac Post by greenmonster on 03/02/12 at 11:41:38 I come here whenever I have problem flare up. |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capac Post by Savage_Rob on 03/02/12 at 15:28:08 Hell, I learn a lot just reading about other folks' adventures in wrenching. |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel Capac Post by Retread on 03/04/12 at 08:25:06 This reminds me of the time I took a bath in gasoline when driving tanker operations back in the day. Very rural pump operation, no water except for old cooler in truck, did have old coveralls.. Drove a short distance to side of road and got out of truck, got in between drivers and cab of truck, took off gas soaked clothes, and was splashing cooler water on privates, when I heard a womans voice, "Sir could you tell me where Road JJ is at?" !!!!!!! Needless to say when she saw the position/condition I was in, she took off running back to her car, with a giant "NEVERMIND!" .... Probably thinks there is still some pervert driver out there someplace.... ;D ;D |
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Title: Re: Ventura Bike Rack & Tour Tank Extra Fuel C Post by Joe F on 08/08/12 at 18:56:01 757A776F3B657E7979627364160 wrote:
I ordered the Hepco and Becker rear rack for 97 and later with "original sissybar". The german made rack appears to be made for the german sissybars which is the same as the US one except that it has blinker relocation extensions that look like they move the blinkers back about 3 inches. Code:
They also have a 96 and previous rack. I guessing that they added the extenders in 97. You can barely see it in this catalog picture http://www.polo-motorrad.de/en/satteltaschenhalter-suzuki-ls-650-savage.html for a different product. Anyone know if a local dealer can order European parts: 35621-24B21 35641-24B21 ? |
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