They are refered to as "tail dragers" its designed mostly for two up. Its a smart way to get smart miles and even better...smart rest stops as are all aux tanks. These units require a pump to move fuel into the main. No big deal as you shift fuel at the flip of a switch.<...>
I *have* seen other designs for aux tanks mounted in this way (there's several others in the library of photos I linked above...). It's just the way the photo captured the
rest of the setup on this specific bike that's intrigued me.
Gatey said:
So try this. Nut out a route on roads you know well into a multy day ride with say 550ks legs (convert to miles) then take note of how that extra fuel shifts your fuel only stops. Then really have a look at how that service station hours reflect in good quolity off bike sleep.
Sleep/rest time is what the installation of Aux tanks is about.
Oh, very familiar with how time off bike equates to not making time down the road.
That setup seems to be somewhat 'convertible' in reasonably short order. Surmising that it's probably mechanically attached to the bike by way of a trailer hitch mechanism (which I've already got on my GL), it might be a fun addition for those certification rides with my SO on the back.
I'm sure I could look at the IBR '17 participants list to figure out who this is and learn more about it...might have to do that. I'd be interested to read a build summary, simply to learn more.