Small petrol container?

[far queue]

*sneaks in quietly* if ya gonna use a coke bottle or other container...youll have to do it yourself, as station staff are not allowed to fill non-purpose tins/containers/bottles...too much liability on that staff member if the thing blows up *slips away again*

Yep, a mate tried to fill his own at a service station and they wouldn't even let him do that. I fill my own at home, or at the rally site, before I head out and then just have to top up the tank on the way out on the ride.

[JeremyW]

The kathmandu bottles are great. We use them as oil overflow on our racecar.

They also have a wider lid so you can fit the petrol nozzle in (if you want to try filling it at a station)

[Seraph]

Was in Newworld today, got some cheap ($2.49) 750ml Aluminium "SUNY sports bottles" (in black of course) but with several colours to choose from Might last slightly longer than a coke bottle and only around twice the price Will have to see how they hold up though...

[sunhuntin]

Yep, a mate tried to fill his own at a service station and they wouldn't even let him do that. I fill my own at home, or at the rally site, before I head out and then just have to top up the tank on the way out on the ride.

if its only a small amount, we pretend we dont see [ie, less than a liter, and going to be used asap] but a large amount, i refuse to do it, and tell the customer why and if it goes to shit, then it is their fault as they were warned. havent had that for a while though...last one was a bit of diesel in what looked like a jam jar. didnt know what the hell it was till the customer said. glass i think would be ok, but youd have to watch not to drop it. also hard to pour out of.

[laRIKin]

I'd like to have a small container to take 1 or 2 litres of gas for long trips. Any ideas on where to get one as I've only seen 5 L containers?

This is what you want, now just to get someone to import them.
I would buy a few that's for sure,
http://www.safetycentral.com/gasohaul.html

[diggydog]

Apparantly you can hold 2ltrs in a condom.

According to Superbike anyway....

what type of lid doz this container have

[Zapf]

This is what you want, now just to get someone to import them.
I would buy a few that's for sure,
http://www.safetycentral.com/gasohaul.html

but would you buy them if they were like $30 bucks each and can only be used once?

[fishb8nz]

Have gone the Coke bottle way. Got a 1.5 litre bottle and filled it from my own mower gas container, leaving some ullage. Filled it a couple of days ago and it looks good.

I can get 26 km/litre, so that's going to get me 30 km. If I finally run out of gas then I deserve it!

[laRIKin]

but would you buy them if they were like $30 bucks each and can only be used once?

I can not see why you could not use them a few times, at least.
After all a plastic bag can be folded more than once.
I think that they are just covering their butt's.

[scumdog]

Used two 2-litre Coke bottles with my '81 Sporty to give me a bit more range, the tank seemed to only hold about 10 or 11 litres.

Shoulder got sore with the weight of the 4 litres of fuel hanging off it though.

Never had leaks or petrol disolving the bottles etc, biggest problem was finding a spare empty plastic bottle at the side of the road to cut the bum off and use as a funnel.

[fishb8nz]

Put some petrol in the 1.5 ltre coke bottle and it looked a very pretty pink colour. Went for a ride yesterday, with a low tank, and decided to take my reserve bottle. Hey, it's changed to a pee colour. Is this normal, stored out of the sun.

[Smokin]

. Hey, it's changed to a pee colour. Is this normal, stored out of the sun.

Don't worry about the petrol, See a Doctor quick!!!

[slowpoke]

Used two 2-litre Coke bottles with my '81 Sporty to give me a bit more range, the tank seemed to only hold about 10 or 11 litres.

Shoulder got sore with the weight of the 4 litres of fuel hanging off it though.

Never had leaks or petrol disolving the bottles etc, biggest problem was finding a spare empty plastic bottle at the side of the road to cut the bum off and use as a funnel.

Hmmmm...backpack.....flammable liquid.....strapped to my body.......sounds like a suicide bomber to me!

There is no frikkin' way I want to come a gutser and have the possibility of burst petrol containers strapped to my body while the bike is sliding and sparking it's way down the road.

Bad things happen to good people and if you're thinking "it'll never happen to me"....think again.

[scumdog]

Hmmmm...backpack.....flammable liquid.....strapped to my body.......sounds like a suicide bomber to me!

There is no frikkin' way I want to come a gutser and have the possibility of burst petrol containers strapped to my body while the bike is sliding and sparking it's way down the road.

Bad things happen to good people and if you're thinking "it'll never happen to me"....think again.

And how often HAS it happened?

I had the bottles in an old army bag hanging off my shoulder, not perxactly 'strapped to my body'

And next time you are bored fill a 2-litre bottle with water, find a quiet road and get a passenger to drop said bottle out of the car window at about 80kph, I've a good idea it won't burst and if in a thick canvas bag even less likely to burst.

BUT yes, I do take your point!! (And have no need to do anymore)

[Macktheknife]

I have seen an ad on here about some purpose built extra tour tanks, strapped onto the back of the bike holds 2-3 litres, steel construction. I have done a search but couldn't find the link sorry. It may be the same kind of thing from Kathmandu. Seems like a good idea to me though.