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Originally Posted by kateandwill
Just make sure you fix the bolts that screw in up under the tank securely. They say no to loctite so I put siliconesealant over the head, once tightened. Do it, otherwise they fall out!!
Big tank = big miles and looks cool
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Totally agree with that! I kept loosing them until I stuck a stripe of duct tape across their heads.
I also broke the original aluminium cross brace once in a fall. Good to bring a spare one if you still have the aluminium version with your tank. Apparently since last year Safari tanks come with a steel cross brace!?!?
I once intentionally tried to run my 30l Safari Tank empty on my 2010 DR650SE. Having the taps in 'On' position the bike stopped after 629km (speedo reading). Switching into 'Res' position did not do anything, the tank was really run empty! Good I was near a petrol station. To my surprise there I filled up with almost 32l of petrol and still not being at the rim of the tank inlet! I also never turned the metal inlet of the carb around. Maybe that would have enabled me to tap into some 'Res' fuel or not, I don't know.
However, in almost 40000km of travelling, buying good fuel and bad fuel, with luggage or not, on good roads and bad roads, I found nothing makes a huge difference for the fuel consumption. Very consistently my bike used 5.0l/100km.
Good luck with yours!
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