Apropos 20 liters extra tank ...
Is the route already fixed?
I have two different (sub-)125s, with 5 and 15 liters tank. Their range differ significantly.
Is the route already fixed?
I have two different (sub-)125s, with 5 and 15 liters tank. Their range differ significantly.
At this stage, the first half is good and clear, the second part sketchy at best, though.
There are many parameters here for friday afternoon and night:
*Stay out of the streches prone for congestion as the city folk leave for their holiday houses.
* Keep to small enough roads to offer great riding for not so great bikes.
* Keep to big enough roads that offers wild life fencing
* Find 24-hour fuel stations for the night that offers good coffee and has caring and understanding people behind the desc.
*...within our range!
* The last stretch has to be straight, calculable and without any possible surprices.
So, there is a lot to be squeezed into the box. We have a good idea on how to lay the route out, we just need to get a chance to ride it first - really check that if works for us and our needs. As soon as it is set, it will become official.
This much is clear:
* No stretches with more than 200 km between fuel stops
* Anyone NOT making the 200 km mark between fuel stops will be presented with alternative fuel stations, but we strongly recommend these participants to bring their own jerrycan. This especially goes for the second half of the ride, during evening and night.
* There will be fuel stops that can be leap-frogged.
This is where the extra fuelcell comes in. The ones riding those really slow bikes, 110cc or below are indeed riding on the verge of what is at all possible to do.
They can really use the extra minutes saved by skipping a few fuel stops.
...or at least they believe they have an competive edge through this, and who are we to try and talk sence into anyone willing to ride micro bikes on this ride?
And besides: farkling is fun!
Obviously not every fuelstop can be skipped, but we will clearly point out the ones that does not affect the total distance between corner points.
As it stands now, we have for the first half, two fuelstops that can be excluded without jeopardizing the total distance.
In other words, without extra fuel cell, you will get to stop at 200 km, 400 km, 600 km and 800 km.
With an appropriate extra fuel cell you will reduce the number of receipts needed to only 400 km and 800 km.
See where this is going?
The anti-social ones has a great opportunity here to "ride their own ride" and not talk to anyone. ...and save few minutes too.
So, extra fuel cell is NOT needed for the regular rider, riding a normal 125.
But, like back in 2013 when I rode an 108cc 8hp Honda Vision with a 5.5 liter tank, I used up like 10 stops on pump and 5 stops in between with fill-ups from the jerrycan.
I made it with 15 minutes to spare,
...but I could surely have done with an extra fuel cell just to have made the ride a bit easier.
So,
* Extra fuel cell: optional
* Extra jerrycan: Highly recommended.
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