Thanks for the replies!
Thanks everyone for the replies!
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Originally Posted by backofbeyond
I'm happy with the 250 mile range on my CCM.
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250 mile range!! What CCM do you have? Do you have a standard tank? Mine used to adverage aprox' 120-150 depending on how relaxed my right hand was!
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Originally Posted by Bucket1960
Fuel can be carried in many ways Ben. Your homework should reveal the hardest areas to get fuel & base your numbers around the remote areas.
As for bike selection, pick a bike that you can get parts for in most places 
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That's one point I am trying to check/work out, best way I've found of doing that by reading through various posts on here do you have any better/additional ways of working it out?
As for bike choice I'm being swayed mostly by passion for a bike, I had a CCM 644 got hit by a car on it, fixed it, then it got stolen! spares should be ok as its a DR650 engine and other parts are pretty generic!
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Originally Posted by Keith1954
I also carry a 7-litre fuel bladder, which lives in the bottom of my rack bag. It takes-up hardly any room whatsoever, and acts as a potential ‘reserve’ for another 120 km.
As I say, simply folds-up when empty, enabling it to be stored away in any small confined area on the bike.
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I like these! Once full were to you store them on your bike (thinking weight location)? Also how do the cope with direct sunlight/general warm weather and the expansion/evaporation of the petrol? How do they cope with accidents such a dropping the bike, dropping the bladder etc. ?
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Originally Posted by backofbeyond
A fuel gauge! I don't think I've ever owned a bike with a fuel gauge. Our current cars barely have functional fuel gauges.
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Ha I know what you mean backofbeyond I think I'm the same! Unless you count the bike spluttering and before turning the tap over to reserve as a gauge
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