Fuel Tanks and Jerry Cans relating to Fuel Range

[Gravelette]

Not to be ignorant, but your profile states you are in Colorado. That's in the US. Why are we talking in liters when all US capacities are listed in gallons? Makin'me have to do math just to do more math, ha ha

OP says he is only technically in the US. Also only technically owns two containers for extra fuel. Hard to know what that means.

 

[Datsun Man2]

Not to be ignorant, but your profile states you are in Colorado. That's in the US. Why are we talking in liters when all US capacities are listed in gallons? Makin'me have to do math just to do more math, ha ha

A fair question to ask. Yes I am in the US as we speak and my vehicle is Japanese(it is a Nissan). As much as I would like to go by Gallons, it is actually easier to go by Liters in a way. Allow me to elaborate a bit for you.

So my Factory Tank is 80 Liters. Convert that to US Gallons and it is 21.125 Gallons (not a bad capacity of the truck was stock and staying on the Street).

The Wavian Fuel Cans that I have are rated for 20 Liters each. In US Gallons that is 5.28 Gallons(personally I have put 5.3 in each).

The Replacement Fuel Tank that I will be purchasing soon is 155 Liters. Converted to US Gallons that is 40.9467 Gallons(so you could say 40.95).

With that all said it is a bit easier doing the math to simply add the total Liters vs Gallons and then do the Conversion. Thankfully you can Google Gallons to Liters and it pops up a conversion calculator for you that works very well.

I will also state that I don't intend to stay in the US meaning that I will be going elsewhere that measures fuel in Liters instead of Gallons.

 

[Datsun Man2]

OP says he is only technically in the US. Also only technically owns two containers for extra fuel. Hard to know what that means.

Let's see here, I do live in the US and I will be leaving the US. Not hard to understand there.

Yes I only have two fuel cans separate of my Factory Tank as we speak. It would be the same if I got the Replacement Fuel Tank. Not sure how hard that is to understand. 🤷

 

[Datsun Man2]

I spent 4 years riding my motorcycle outside the USA.
When making preparations for this I changed out the fuel tank on my BMW GS
from a 5 gallon tank to an 11 gallon tank.
That would give me up to about 350 range in perfect conditions.
In not so good conditions that range fell to 200 miles or so.
In southern Argentina while riding Ruta 40, there were a few places that did not have fuel stations for more than 300 miles.
In those places many Estancia's took in travelers, fed them, gave them a bed for the night and fueled up the vehicle for the next leg.
At times my bike was so overweight that it was scary.
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Interesting to know that the Aftermarket offered a replacement tank for that bike. Also I can agree that weight that amount of weight on a motorcycle that it must have been a bit tough to make certain journeys.

 

[Datsun Man2]

Ah, but that "is this too much weight" question is best bandied about over in that GVWR thread. Which one is that...?

Many like to make a big concern about it for fair reasons. That said when you are setting up a vehicle for OffRoad Touring/Over landing for long expeditions, it seems to be common to have a bit extra weight due to the extra equipment. That said if you be mindful on what you add and select the right suspect handle the load, Chances are things will be ok

 

[Peter_n_Margaret]

Crossing the Simpson Desert in Australia.
This is half way.
700km and over 1,000 parallel dunes to cross = high fuel consumption.
Lots of spare fuel required in case you almost get there and have to turn back because the track gets flooded. Rare, but it happens.

That is our OKA parked on the edge of the track in this short video clip. I broke a rear axle (35 spline Dana 70) and the Canter was bringing me a replacement. It took 8 days to get it.

Hard for unsupported bikes.


Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome