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gas availability
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The system I try to use off the slab out west is to not pass a station if I have less than 100 miles range left. That's pretty conservative, but there are lots of places where gas is 50-80 miles apart. There are also "towns" on the map that aren't there anymore and towns with no gas.
Rinty
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gas availabiliy
Robert:
If you're planning on any travel just north of the Beartooth, The Mid Continent Fuel Gap is an area in which you want to be careful with fuel management, and is bounded by Big Timber and Harlowton on the east, and White Sulphur Springs and Great Falls on the west. Neihart and Monarch have gas, but Neihart only has regular and I'm not sure if Monarch has premium. I don't go into the Gap without full fuel; we've had two close calls with fuel starvation in there.
In the immediate Beartooth area, there's gas at Cody, Red Lodge, Cooke City, so no problem.
When I bought my new oiler two years ago, the first thing I did, in anticipation of touring in Montana, was get an opinion from BMW Canada on whether I could burn low octane (85) gas for short distances. They said no problem.
Rinty
Robert:
If you're planning on any travel just north of the Beartooth, The Mid Continent Fuel Gap is an area in which you want to be careful with fuel management, and is bounded by Big Timber and Harlowton on the east, and White Sulphur Springs and Great Falls on the west. Neihart and Monarch have gas, but Neihart only has regular and I'm not sure if Monarch has premium. I don't go into the Gap without full fuel; we've had two close calls with fuel starvation in there.
In the immediate Beartooth area, there's gas at Cody, Red Lodge, Cooke City, so no problem.
When I bought my new oiler two years ago, the first thing I did, in anticipation of touring in Montana, was get an opinion from BMW Canada on whether I could burn low octane (85) gas for short distances. They said no problem.
Rinty
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Fuel around Bear Tooth
No worries about fuel when riding Bear Tooth Pass. Fuel up in Cody, and DON'T MISS Wyoming SR-296 that leads to US-212 going up the pass towards Red Lodge. It is an *outstanding* road.
Fuel up again in Red Lodge. Repeat Bear Tooth Pass if you're headed via Yellowstone. (Road are different rides as you ride each way!)
Next tip is: If it looks as if the top of Bear Tooth is "in weather" with clouds, slip on a jacket or even a rain jacket at the intersection of SR-296 and US-212. It can be cold any time of year at 10,900+ feet, and there aren't lay-bys every 100 feet on the way up.
Ride well,
Stopwatch
No worries about fuel when riding Bear Tooth Pass. Fuel up in Cody, and DON'T MISS Wyoming SR-296 that leads to US-212 going up the pass towards Red Lodge. It is an *outstanding* road.
Fuel up again in Red Lodge. Repeat Bear Tooth Pass if you're headed via Yellowstone. (Road are different rides as you ride each way!)
Next tip is: If it looks as if the top of Bear Tooth is "in weather" with clouds, slip on a jacket or even a rain jacket at the intersection of SR-296 and US-212. It can be cold any time of year at 10,900+ feet, and there aren't lay-bys every 100 feet on the way up.
Ride well,
Stopwatch
LENRT1200ST
New member
I just had to add...every road is a different ride, going the other way!
Keep the rubber side down!
Len
mogu83
mogu83
Cutting across outback South Dakota I ran into headwinds and was in trouble with fuel. Crossing a reservation I saw a sign that said 'GAS' no octane rating or alcohol content shown. Whatever it was my R1200R had no trouble burning it and I didn't have to walk.
I've ridden with people that won't put regular in their bike when premium isn't available, and risk walking. Naturally depending on the people their riding with to get gas if they run out.
I've ridden with people that won't put regular in their bike when premium isn't available, and risk walking. Naturally depending on the people their riding with to get gas if they run out.
lee
Debbie's Servant
I've ridden with people that won't put regular in their bike when premium isn't available, and risk walking. Naturally depending on the people their riding with to get gas if they run out.
You need to be a little more picky on who you ride with
pglaves
#13338
That is not unusual in the vast west. TX hwy 118 runs past my house. It is 80 miles between gas in Alpine and gas in Study Butte.
Roswell, NM to Vaughn, NM is 96 miles between gas stations. Again, not unusual at all.
For folks from more urban or congested areas it takes getting used to.
p.s. I keep gas at the house for those who miscalculate. Always a few times a year.
gtrider
52184
Ely, NV to Tonopah, NV. 167 miles with no fuel. And no, there is no gas--or anything else--at Warm Springs, even tho it is an intersection of two important highways. Used to be able to get a top-up at Black Rock Station, but it is also closed/gone.
Unless you are carrying aux fuel, it's always a good idea when traveling in the west to work in the top half of your tank.
Best,
DG
Unless you are carrying aux fuel, it's always a good idea when traveling in the west to work in the top half of your tank.
Best,
DG
alegerlotz
Member
I'm going to be using this road coming from, and going to, Los Angeles. I've been wondering if I should get a bottle for extra fuel (even a liter and a half should be good for 15 miles).
Then again, I can just be conservative in filling up. I should be able to get 300+ miles on a tank full in the RT.
riderr1150gsadv
Well-known member
Riding out west I never missed an opportunity to fill up.
Same when going through British Columbia and the Yukon, you just get gas when you can as sometimes an entire town can be out of fuel up there too..
Same when going through British Columbia and the Yukon, you just get gas when you can as sometimes an entire town can be out of fuel up there too..
gtrider
52184
On an RT or any other bike with 200+ mile range, you won't need a bottle. Carry more water instead. When someone runs out of fuel in the west it is generally not so much a fuel availability problem as a fuel management problem. Manage wisely, and keep in mind that it takes less time to stop and fuel when you "don't need it" than to get roadside assistance when you do.
Best,
DG
BMW Triumphant
Ed Kilner #176066
That is my preference too. Keeps me comfortable in many ways. Us old guys like our comforts.
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