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From: Wudsracer on 26 Jun 2010 03:03 ************************************************************** >On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:38:46 +0200, Rowdy <thy-no(a)hottmail.com> wrote: >Am 25.06.2010 17:05, schrieb IdaSpode: >> On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:55:31 +0200, Rowdy<thy-no(a)hottmail.com> wrote: >>> Thanks for that ride report. From John's blog I sees a typical loop >>> length of 60 miles, up 70. Do you guys carry extra gas? >> >> Normally no. When my 2010 200 was very new, I went on reserve at 55 >> miles on a desert ride that included a fair amount of deep sand >> riding. We were only a few miles from the trucks. Since then my >> mileage has improved considerably. Murray (250XCW) hit reserve two >> weeks ago at 63 miles, John (300XCW) hit reserve several times last >> season on longer rides but we have yet to actually run out of fuel. > >Hear, hear. >Say Jim, whats the mileage on the GasGas 300? > >Rowdy ************************************************************* The 300 ought to get around 65 miles from a tank, depending on how hard it's ridden. I took one Idaho trip of 65 miles on my '99 EC250, but carried an extra liter of fuel in a pop bottle. I remember Mike Baxter coming in after dark from an Atlanta trip. He was being towed, because he ran out of gas 3 or 4 miles from camp. I'm bringing my '06 300 for me to ride, and the '04 EC300 is coming as a loaner for either you or Volker. If there is room, and i get some high altitude Del Orto jetting help, I'll probably try to bring the '94 FE350 Husaberg (as a back-up). I am depending on someone else to bring a second loaner for one of you two to ride. I'm getting excited about the ride. Jim
From: Mike Baxter on 26 Jun 2010 14:55
On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:03:30 -0500, Wudsracer <babbaloo(a)Lucy.com> wrote: >************************************************************** > >>On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:38:46 +0200, Rowdy <thy-no(a)hottmail.com> wrote: > >>Am 25.06.2010 17:05, schrieb IdaSpode: >>> On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:55:31 +0200, Rowdy<thy-no(a)hottmail.com> wrote: >>>> Thanks for that ride report. From John's blog I sees a typical loop >>>> length of 60 miles, up 70. Do you guys carry extra gas? >>> >>> Normally no. When my 2010 200 was very new, I went on reserve at 55 >>> miles on a desert ride that included a fair amount of deep sand >>> riding. We were only a few miles from the trucks. Since then my >>> mileage has improved considerably. Murray (250XCW) hit reserve two >>> weeks ago at 63 miles, John (300XCW) hit reserve several times last >>> season on longer rides but we have yet to actually run out of fuel. >> >>Hear, hear. >>Say Jim, whats the mileage on the GasGas 300? >> >>Rowdy > >************************************************************* > > The 300 ought to get around 65 miles from a tank, depending on how >hard it's ridden. > I took one Idaho trip of 65 miles on my '99 EC250, but carried an >extra liter of fuel in a pop bottle. > I remember Mike Baxter coming in after dark from an Atlanta trip. He >was being towed, because he ran out of gas 3 or 4 miles from camp. > > I'm bringing my '06 300 for me to ride, and the '04 EC300 is coming >as a loaner for either you or Volker. > If there is room, and i get some high altitude Del Orto jetting help, >I'll probably try to bring the '94 FE350 Husaberg (as a back-up). > > I am depending on someone else to bring a second loaner for one of >you two to ride. > >I'm getting excited about the ride. > >Jim At race pace, I get about 45-50 miles out of my stock tank. At my current level of fitness and aggression, I expect about 60 miles tops. 2 liter soda bottles are what I use to carry fuel as they fit perfect in my Camel-Bak. Once I dump the fuel, I then have a good way to transfer fuel or get water for an overheated bike. Mike Baxter |