Why are cruiser tanks so small?

**cowboy** · 16th April 2007, 23:39

Im getting 230+ before res on trip & the vtx is very comfortable to ride. Did 4000ks in 7 days in south island last month & wasn't to bad on the body.

**elle-f** · 17th April 2007, 06:55

Mine is crap - I get about 86kms after a day of hooning around the backroads and if i take it easy i only get about 100kms per bloody tank. yes, i am taking it in but in winter so i dont care how long it takes. next bike i will be making SURE there is decent mileage before i buy!

**Edbear** · 17th April 2007, 07:53

Originally Posted by Ixion

Half a century ago a I could get the Velo from Auckland to Wellington without a fuel stop. So where's the progress.

You got a Velo from Auckland to Wellington...?

I could achieve over 100mpg from my T500 with hot plugs and riding slow, 33mpg at 100mph! (Could get 36mpg from my '67 XR200 Falcon, too!)

Getting an easy 52mpg on the C50T while not riding for economy

which equates to around 285km from the 15.5lt. It's very comfy with a "natural" riding position. See my review.

**Ixion** · 17th April 2007, 16:39

Originally Posted by Edbear

You got a Velo from Auckland to Wellington...?

I could achieve over 100mpg from my T500 with hot plugs and riding slow, 33mpg at 100mph! (Could get 36mpg from my '67 XR200 Falcon, too!)

Getting an easy 52mpg on the C50T while not riding for economy

which equates to around 285km from the 15.5lt. It's very comfy with a "natural" riding position. See my review.

And back to Auckland again, the same day. Though I stopped for fuel half way on the return trip, I was cutting it rather fine on the run into Wellington.

**Wired1** · 30th April 2007, 22:05

My '87 883 has an FXR tank on it so I reckon I could get to the moon on a tank, unfortunately it is too wide for my legs so I'm looking for an original sporty tank. I bought one that matches my year but it's the old 2 gallon peanut tank and it would get me to town and back if I stopped for gas so I'm looking for the later 3.3 gallon tank which I'm told should give me about 250k's on an 883. 250km is far enough on any bike to want to stop for a piss and a coffee so why would you want a bigger tank?
And yes they are more styly than than the supertanker look...

**Ixion** · 30th April 2007, 22:12

Well, crusiers may be happy to stop every 250km. But touriers reckon at least 500km between stops, if the can do it. and the more the better.

y' dont need to stop for either a piss or a coffee,y'can take both on the move, the only reason to stop is fuel. I hate having to stop for fuel. I want mobile refueling tankers.

**johnnyflash** · 30th April 2007, 22:40

My trouble is, i want to stop at places of MY choosing for refuels, (not my blasted tanks choice) my preference is always another 50-100 kms further down the track, ..bummer..

**Shadows** · 30th April 2007, 22:40

Originally Posted by Ixion

Well, crusiers may be happy to stop every 250km. But touriers reckon at least 500km between stops, if the can do it. and the more the better.

y' dont need to stop for either a piss or a coffee,y'can take both on the move, the only reason to stop is fuel. I hate having to stop for fuel. I want mobile refueling tankers.

Damn... at 500km you'd have almost run out of island!

**Wired1** · 30th April 2007, 22:54

Originally Posted by Shadows

Damn... at 500km you'd have almost run out of island!

Only on the small island, on the mainland we have a bit more room to slow down...

**Ixion** · 30th April 2007, 22:59

Auckland to Wellington is over 500 km.

It's a pain, literally, having to stop. After about 300 km I find I get through the pain wall, and get into a groove where you don't really feel the aches and cramps any more, it just blurs into the engine and the road. Until you have to stop. Then you drop out of the zone.

(The other thing I've never figured out how to do on the move is take a crap)

**oldrider** · 30th April 2007, 23:14

Our Tiger has quite a good fuel range and the bike is comfortable to ride on.

loaded, two up and traveling around 70mph we have yet to see the fuel light come on! (I guess it will work when required.)

Mostly seems to be about 200miles travelled, fuel up with around 18ltrs, so that must leave about 6 litres still in the 24 ltr tank! (nice safety margin)

That is good enough for me and long enough between breaks nowadays.

Yep, we are gettin to like the Tiger better every trip!

Cheers John.

**Delphinus** · 30th April 2007, 23:47

Originally Posted by Ixion

y' dont need to stop for either a piss or a coffee,y'can take both on the move, the only reason to stop is fuel. I hate having to stop for fuel. I want mobile refueling tankers.

I'm up for that... tanker just cruises along beside you and you grab a hose and top up as you go along.

**phaedrus** · 30th April 2007, 23:58

good to see i'm not the only one who's been thinking of these things. Plan B was detachable pannier "fuel pods" pre-filled and stashed somewhere safe for an endurance ride.