In answer to your first question, no.  The engine requires gravity feed.

As for pumping the fuel into the carb, that would be a problem in engineering.  Fuel pumps vary widely in PSI and flow rate.  You would have to calculate what fuel pressure the carb bowl and it's gaskets could withstand, the effect the pump's PSI would have on the carb's needle and seat assy, and the flow rate requirements of the carb at maximum rpm.  You would have to have a selector valve that would allow you to choose the aux. tank or the stock tank, otherwise the fuel pump would transfer its fuel into the stock tank.

Someone else on this site added a gravity fed second tank to his Savage and posted a pic.  It looked to be about 1 gal. size, was shaped like a soup can and was mounted horizontally on his rear fender.  He was using it, so I assume it worked for him.

Another rider posted a pic of his Savage with a gas can affixed to his rear fender, which he used to manually fill his stock tank.  Remember, extra tanks hanging off the bike can burst into flames, splashing their contents all over you,  if struck during an accident.  Plus, have you noticed how the Savage tank is mounted on rubber bushings?  You have to be very careful when mounting extra tanks.  Do you really need the extra tank?  Maybe its better to play it safe and just stop more frequently at the gas station?

the bs carb is  vacume type to open the petcock we have no "off"for gas flow cept when the engine is off..do a search in tech section for aux. tanks others have installed there is a kit offered that mounts to luggage rack..this old butt looks forweard to a break every 100 miles..beatduck carried a gas can on his X country adventure..think paladin mapped his route to allow for gas stops on his run.. search these members posts for more info..

Hauling a bit of gas in a real, no kidding, NEW, not some old, faded, brittle plastic gas container, would be easier than a solid mounted setup. You can dump it in the tank & go, no engineering required. It can be wrapped in a trash sack & put inside a slwwping bag, so it wont get smashed in a crash & you wont get hit with flaming gas. You can strap stuff across the bars/forks & all over the rear of the bike. Hiding a gallon container here & one there will give you another 90 to 100 miles, maybe more. Hassle? Yea, maybe, but engineering a gas tank into place is no one hour project either. Once the trip is done, you wont have a gas tank in the way & passengers will be in Bidniss again.
Just my opinion, it is worth every dime you paid for it ^& comes with a money back guarantee/

I call it 8, its lighter than water, 8.3 ish, but not a lot, IIRC.

  I don't think thats make to carry gas ,just to have if you run out and have to walk or get a ride to a gas station.

Dj12midnit wrote on 05/26/08 at 17:39:45:







darn!  The most obvious answer is the one no one ever thinks of!  Sandy doesn't need a spare gas tank...he needs a cell phone so he can call his woman and instruct her to bring him some gas, and some take-out while she's at it!

Arthur wrote on 05/26/08 at 18:00:22:



If I whined and begged, it might work.  Except for one problem.  The places I need to haul gas to don't have cell towers.  Believe it or not, there are still places where a cell phone won't work, and they are ALL in Montana.

I have a one gallon plastic can that I am going to contrive a hanger for.  I may have it written on my tombstone but I just don't see that as any more dangerous than the tank I'm sitting on.  I was going to hang it similarly to a saddlebag on the left side.  Then today, some complete badguy passed me, cut between Kay and I, and then tailgated her for about 5 miles. When I got a chance to pass him so I could back him off of her, he pulled out IN FRONT OF ME and passed her and the car in front of her.   Now I'm thinking about hanging it on the right, above the muffler, so I can just puncture it with a jackknife and spray burning fuel all over creeps like that.

I'm still a bit miffed, in case it doesn't show through my cherub-like demeanor.