Paging the European tourers (again)
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From: Champ on 2 Aug 2010 06:09 On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 02:35:51 -0700 (PDT), Thomas <keensurf(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >The GS was perfect, flawless. Well, except for chewing up tires too >> >frequently. And the ridiculously tiny tank... >> This is a BMW G/S, yes? �Tiny tank?!?!?!? >No matter what I did, I couldn't put 18 liters in the tank. Some >Harley Sportsters have bigger tanks, fer cryin out loud. And this bike >is supposed to go around the world? I averaged <173 miles per tank >and never got as much as 200 miles on a tank. One of the mods I'm >considering is a swap to the Adventure tank, but the kit costs ~$1500 >and it's a major job to do the change. Well, there's no way that I'd call 18 litres 'tiny', but I guess it's not huge either. -- Champ We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: SIRPip on 2 Aug 2010 06:17 sleazy wrote: > On 2010-08-02 03:37:30 -0400, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> said: > > > On Sun, 1 Aug 2010 17:33:56 -0700 (PDT), Thomas <keensurf(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > The GS was perfect, flawless. Well, except for chewing up tires > > > too frequently. And the ridiculously tiny tank... > > > > This is a BMW G/S, yes? Tiny tank?!?!?!? > > He owns an ST1300 (7.1 gal?) back in the States. The standard GS > tank is smaller. OTOH, my GSA tank is huge at 8.3 gallons. Yebbut they're your diminutive Yankee gallons, aren't they? Your proper Imperial gallon takes more fitting into the tank, but does get you further. -- SIRPip : B12
From: Thomas on 2 Aug 2010 06:18 On Aug 2, 2:22 am, Colin Irvine <l...(a)bottom.of.home.page> wrote: > On Sun, 1 Aug 2010 17:33:56 -0700 (PDT), Thomas squeezed out the > following: > > >One problem I'm working on is the gas situation in France (among other > >places.) More and more gas stations are switching to 24/7 credit card > >only operation, but US cards don't work on them. More than once, I had > >to take wide detours to find gas, and then have to talk a local into > >letting me rent their card. Something to think about. > > We're spending September in Canada, and plan to use a pre-paid card > from Travelex - which can be topped up online. It might pay you to do > the same thing in Euros. Ta. The issue, of course, is the microchip embedded in the card, which US cards don't have. I'm not sure that US gas pumps can read that chip, so they may not work over here. (Or maybe Travelex issues different cards for different continents.)
From: SIRPip on 2 Aug 2010 06:20 Colin Irvine wrote: > On Sun, 1 Aug 2010 17:33:56 -0700 (PDT), Thomas squeezed out the > following: > > > One problem I'm working on is the gas situation in France (among > > other places.) More and more gas stations are switching to 24/7 > > credit card only operation, but US cards don't work on them. More > > than once, I had to take wide detours to find gas, and then have to > > talk a local into letting me rent their card. Something to think > > about. > > We're spending September in Canada, and plan to use a pre-paid card > from Travelex - which can be topped up online. It might pay you to do > the same thing in Euros. Which would also obviate the small discomfort I suffered, using my Santander <spit> debit card while in furrin. Not only did they levy a flat rate (?1.25) charge for each "Foreign Transaction", but they also slapped me with a small percentage charge for conversion on every transaction, regardless of amount. That came to an extra 30 quid over the weekend. -- SIRPip : B12
From: Thomas on 2 Aug 2010 06:23
On Aug 2, 3:09 am, Champ <n...(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: > On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 02:35:51 -0700 (PDT), Thomas <keens...(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > >> >The GS was perfect, flawless. Well, except for chewing up tires too > >> >frequently. And the ridiculously tiny tank... > >> This is a BMW G/S, yes? Tiny tank?!?!?!? > >No matter what I did, I couldn't put 18 liters in the tank. Some > >Harley Sportsters have bigger tanks, fer cryin out loud. And this bike > >is supposed to go around the world? I averaged <173 miles per tank > >and never got as much as 200 miles on a tank. One of the mods I'm > >considering is a swap to the Adventure tank, but the kit costs ~$1500 > >and it's a major job to do the change. > > Well, there's no way that I'd call 18 litres 'tiny', but I guess it's > not huge either. Yeah, it's all relative. I think it's been at least 25 years since I had a bike with a tank that small. Honda STs, KLR, etc. |