Side mounted fuel tanks

[rroberts]

Does anyone know if the side mounted fuel tanks that are on the 660 rallye are available for the Adventure R.

[Ian]

I've just had some Acerbis sidetanks fitted to my 2002 LC4. I believe (but not sure) they're the same ones fitted to the KTM rallye bikes around 1992-1993. They aren't a perfect fit and required numerous bits of bracketry to be made up.

The easiest ones to fit are those from a purple (1995-1996) or orange (1997) KTM Rallye. There's an article detailing this at http://www.adventure-enduro.de/motor...-hecktanks.htm
You may need a slimmer silencer than standard to allow clearance.

If you want to fit the tanks from a 1999-2000 blue and orange rallye bike, then you'll need a different subframe and low level rallye pipe.

You'll almost certainly need to do the same to fit the tanks from a 2001-2003 rallye, that's if the new subframe will even fit your Adventure.

Do you really need them? The standard Adventure tank gives a great range as it is.

[rroberts]

I'm just exploring options at the moment. I've recently completed a full lap of Australia on an XTZ660 running an auxillary fuel tank at the rear. All up about 28 litres. But even with that I was a bit limited, especially when it gets really hot. Ideally I would feel more comfortable with about 35 lites on board, some dessert tracks are a bit unreliable for fuel. I sold the XTZ (one too many bikes) but I'm now planning a more adventurous trip taking in more dessert, and the KTM looks a good thing for that.

Cheers