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anyone any experience with crossing the desert with jerrycans fitted in a soft luggage system??
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I crossed part way (for the rest my luggage was carried) with a 5 litre petrol can in each of my ortlieb throwover panniers. It made the contents of the panniers smell of petrol but apart from that didn't seem too much of a problem. Fuel is relatively heavy, so bear in mind the extra weight the fuel will place on your luggage and mounting straps. This time I have proper extra side tanks, made by Acerbis but I don't think they are available new anymore. What bike are you on?
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there is a major thread on this in the Honda Tech forum, check it out.

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hey ian
we're driving up from ghana to belgium in october with three dr650's and one tt600 belgarda
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Then you might get the Acerbis side tanks to fit. To get hold of some you might try asking at a KTM shop which deals in rallye bikes, for example www.ktm-sommer.de which if I remember rightly isn't too far from Belgium. For the TT600, Touratech used to make a 30 something litre tank for the TT600R Belgarda which might help if you can get hold of one. Also, I've heard of the BMW/Acerbis 45 litre tank fitting DR350s for the Paris-Dakar, so it might also fit your Dr650s. All expensive new, but you can always ask around (e.g. contact Belgarda) for secondhand rally equipment. Which route are you going?

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anyone any experience with crossing the desert with jerrycans fitted in a soft luggage system??
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Why don't you ask your Lieveke to follow you and to take your gasoline in her Toyota?

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we're going via niamey - agadez - tam - illizi route.
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