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Old 30 Oct 2005
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Hi all, i'm riding from london to oz next year and have been thinking of the same problem, What i intend to do is use the 22l tank on my 3aj and have 2 10litre cans sat on my back pegs and strapped to my side boxes, this will give me around 400-450 mile range which should be more than enough.
the reason i havent gone for a bigger tank is for this reason. It's way to easy to run away with your imagination and by this and that and before you know it, you've blown your budget and your sat thinking where the hells all the money gone. Also if your going off road then you need to keep as much of the weight as low as possible because your handling will be crap and when it comes to picking the dam thing up it will be alot harder.
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Acerbis used to do some really large tanks (40L) but don't seem to list them now. They are a bit of a mixed blessing though unless you are going somewhere really remote. I bought one of the 40L ones from Bert Harkins over 10 years ago for my XR600 Honda. I've done umpteen thousands of miles on the bike including two west africa trips and have filled it up completely just four times!.
It's just too top heavy. 40kg on the stock mounts didn't look good either and I had to make custom mounts to support the sides.
Last run down the Atlantic route I was getting 70+ mpg (50mph sightseeing!). Full up that's over 600mile range. Great that you know that you're not going to run out, but trying to start it on a slope in a filling station in Layoune is a memory that stays with me
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hi there iain i left a post for you only i spelt your name wrong ,i have an acebris tank and i am pretty sure its for an xt600e but not 100% sure, i have the brackets and taps for it, i am in surrey near gatwick if you want a look at it ands it what you are after you can have it free of charge you can contact me on 07718905005 cheers freddy
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Allen,

I went from UK to Aus in 2000 on a 3AJ Tenere.

Before I left I had brackets made up to hold 10 litre jerry cans either side on engine crash bars. This put the weight fairly low and forward, hopefully off-setting the rear weight bias off all the weight in the panniers.

The only time that I needed the extrs range of the jerry cans was when in Aus, exploring desert tracks, when one of the cans was replaced with a plastic one for drinking water.

If i did it again I wouldn't bother with all that extra weight until I got to Aus,(and I wouldn't put extra fuel weight behind me, making the steering even lighter) where I'm sure I'd have no problem finding someone to weld up something suitable.

But there again, on a couple of occasions when I did drop the bike they worked well as leg protectors!

Happy planning

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