Oldfeller--FSO
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Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany"
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Fayetteville, NC
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Now, having shaken off the lying dude selling the sorry charging system vn750, let's move on to something that is good.
The tank is in, it looks OK and it is about the right size for the job. Size is about a gallon and a little bit which gives me around 3.5 gallons on tap. I also tend to carry a 1 gallon gas jug in my bags, so with 4.5 gallons available I would guesstimate I can go about 200 miles safely now.
If I took out the larger jets, this number would go up some, but when playing in the mountains I like the larger power surge that the larger jets provide.
So, you see me here creating some locational "mounting features" on the bottom of the tank to mate with the luggage rack using my favorite Loctite liquid to rubbery solid "sticks to anything" Urethane based construction adhesive.
Sticks to anything, but it can have the bag pulled free from it as the bag material stretches out when pulled, losing its grip on the adhesive when the stretch happens. Any oozy excess can be trimmed with a sharp knife, meaning you can rig it up sloppy and make it all neat enough after the fact.
I can strap the tank down and the weight of the gas will help keep everything located in place. Quick to remove, easy to install. Strap width will be 3/4" with tension buckles.
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