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clint640
4th March 2009, 12:34
Hi All, just getting started on putting some pics up from last weeks SI mission on advrider:

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=438847

Cheers
Clint
portokiwi
4th March 2009, 12:43
:clap: good to see the first pic was of coffee:clap:
junkmanjoe
4th March 2009, 18:48
hi looks like im missing out on something.
is that a safari tank on your partners bike.
whats the range on it.
was just interested as im fitting one to my bike at the moment.
Rosie
5th March 2009, 07:46
hi looks like im missing out on something.
is that a safari tank on your partners bike.
whats the range on it.
was just interested as im fitting one to my bike at the moment.

It's a 15 litre IMS tank for an XR650L. I ordered it from justgastanks.com, and they were really good to deal with.
Riding on highway it gets about 300k's to reserve, 360 to completely empty. I tend to use less fuel on gravel, so it would go even further then.
clint640
5th March 2009, 08:40
Hi mate, it's a 15L IMS tank for an XR650L. I had to make a couple of brackets to make it fit but it's not hard to do. Details are on Advrider:

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=425502&highlight=sherpatanker

Cheers
Clint
junkmanjoe
5th March 2009, 15:32
cheers for info, im fitting a long range safari tank, hope to pick it up to day, from work shop.
have to get down south soon.

envy your adventures.
bart
5th March 2009, 18:01
Nice one Clint. You must've put a few miles on that 640 by now.
clint640
6th March 2009, 08:22
Nice one Clint. You must've put a few miles on that 640 by now.

Yep, she's up to 67 000 km now, still going strong. :niceone: I did the bearings in the head & the timing chain a while back, hopefully that'll get me to the 100 000 mark OK.

Just put up another installment on the report.

Cheers
Clint
jezzaNZ
6th March 2009, 10:37
Great write-up Clint & Rosie, I am heading down that way on Monday for a week solo to cover much of the ground have just been through.....I am soooo looking forward to it thanks to your photos. Cheers Jez:banana:
Tony W
6th March 2009, 16:33
Sheer quality mateys !
BiK3RChiK
6th March 2009, 18:11
Wow! That looks like the way to travel down there... Awesome stuff!