Carrying extra petrol?
Hi,
I need advice on carrying lotsa extra fuel for a 600km cross country trip.
I ride a R60/6 with a std. 17litre tank from which I get about 230km). I'd like to replace that with a much bigger plastic tank. Any thoughts on this?
Secondly, I'm going to have to carry more petrol in jerry cans. I want to avoid using those large steel jerries because of the weight. I'll probably use two 15 litre plastic cans. Where's the best place to carry these, bearing in mind I don't want them down low near the exhausts or cylinders.
I'd appreciate any advice.
I'm hoping to ride a remote track between the NE corner of South Africa across an empty stretch of central Mozambique to the sea.
The route is a little over 600km long and there is not a single drop of gas en route. Nix, nada, nothing...
The road is hard dirt so I don't anticipate any hard slogging through soft sand or mud.
Thanks in advance for your help.
cheers
Paul
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