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Hi All,
I'm planning an extensive cross country ride from NYC in summer 2021. I'm thinking of carrying extra gas. I have a trunk and usually tie an additional bag on the passenger seat. Has anyone mounted extra gas cans anywhere on a GT? Thanks.
Personally, I wouldn't worry about extra gas. Just fill when you can. If nothing else a couple MSR bottles will hold close to a half gallon, and you can toss them in a saddle bag. Companies make bottle holders for motorcycles. Perhaps with no passengers you could make a mount that used the passenger foot pegs.
https://www.msrgear.com/stoves/stove-accessories/msr-fuel-bottles/msr-fuel-bottles.html
What is the normal fuel range on your GT? On my K1300GT I routinely get anywhere from 225 to 260 miles on a tank. Fuel should be readily available within 200 miles of any point east of the Mississippi, and even out here in the empty west a 200mi fuel range is sufficient to assure that a fueling stop will be available within that range. Most of the time when we encounter a highway traveler who has run out of fuel here in the west it’s not because they didn’t have enough fuel, but because they didn’t have sufficient fuel management and planning.
Unless you’re planning on running extended stretches at night through places that roll up the sidewalk at night, like Lakeview in Oregon, or running extended stretches at an elevated and aggressive speed, you should have no problem working with the K1600GT’s fuel range. Spend a bit of time plotting stops on your routes and IMHO you’ll be fine. Spare cans are messy and dangerous, and mounting a proper auxiliary cell on a K16GT can be complicated and expensive.
Enjoy the ride!
Best,
DeVern
I've travelled across the US and the Canadian prairies on my K100RT and have a range of about 175 miles. Only once did I have difficulty (but succeeded) and that was because I foolishly rode past a gas station for a top up.
With your bike you should have no need to carry adding fuel.
Have a grand and memorable trip!
I have a K1600 & why would you even think of carrying extra gas ? The bike as a 7 gallon tank and gets at the minimum 230 miles to a tank ( unless your running over 100 mph for a long stretch). Carrying extra fuel is a PITA. Use you side bags and top trunk for what they were meant for. Nice looking GT you have there.... don’t mess it up carrying gas.
Old rally mantra is always fill up whenever you can.