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Long Distance Motorcycle
« on: October 14, 2015, 07:00:19 PM »
Spotted this on Youtube about setting a bike up for LD riding.......nice tip at the end.

https://youtu.be/vYqsUy-hXw8
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Re: Long Distance Motorcycle
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2015, 07:45:57 PM »
Nice share there Alan  :thumb
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Re: Long Distance Motorcycle
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2015, 08:58:59 PM »
Thanks Mate - great viewing.     :thumbs
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Re: Long Distance Motorcycle
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2015, 09:20:19 PM »
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Re: Long Distance Motorcycle
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2015, 09:27:34 AM »
yep .... get out and ride and have fun and learn.

I learnt I NEED something other than a stock seat so I am trying a sheep skin cover as a cheap starter for my poor bum   :o !

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Re: Long Distance Motorcycle
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2015, 10:24:13 AM »
I like the idea of adding the extra fuel tank but not something you can do when riding two up.
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Re: Long Distance Motorcycle
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2015, 02:02:39 PM »
I saw Lionel's external tank.  Cant remember how much he said it cost but it looks very similar.
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Re: Long Distance Motorcycle
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2015, 06:10:57 PM »
I have struggled with the stock seat on long rides and unfortunately bills, food and wife (not necessarily in that order) get in The way of a Russell day long so I tried something different on the ride to balranald.    For the princely sum of $4.50 I purchased a self inflating seat cushion and put this under a sheep skin.   By letting the air out of the fusion I found a comfortable setting and found I did the 500 km with no numb bum. 

The cushions are made to go on stadium seats and I picked mine up at super cheap auto at Bathurst a few years back.   
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Re: Long Distance Motorcycle
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2015, 11:15:49 PM »
Brilliant!  :rockon :-++ :thumbsup
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Re: Long Distance Motorcycle
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2015, 07:23:57 PM »
I saw Lionel's external tank.  Cant remember how much he said it cost but it looks very similar.

The tank in that vid is a Tanji/Tangi Tank and sits in the place of the pillion seat via a simple though tender mount bracket.

Lionels bike is an ex polite unit and still has the pod in place and was required to accomidate that pod to stay in use.

Hense the tank was built to wrap around the pod to some extent. Its not the capacity of the Tanji/Tangi due to that pod but it did fill the spec.
It does have a flat top for other luggage. The mounting is not at all the same though both units have plumbing in common and enter the main tank as normal.

I've fitted up plenty of tangi tanks and only built the one Lionel unit.

Cost is nuts if it achieves the desired result. believe it or not more fuel maximises rest time and alleviates that stress related to "what ifs the servos closed"...
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