Auxiliary Tank

[MAXIMAN]

Well I rode from Oklahoma to Reno, NV (1700 miles) with a 3 gallon tank on the kuggage rack. I crossed several mountain ranges in Colorado, Utah amd Nevada. More twisties than you could shake a stick at.

I never really had much problem at speed. It really handled well as a matter of fact somewhere outside of Ely, NV going through a mountain pass I scraped a peg! I was fully loaded with fuel and all my gear. Zilla was handling flawlessly in the curves.

However at slow speeds in town and on parking lots it definitely felt a little top heavy turning but you get the hang of it.

[xs650mike]

Originally posted by MAXIMAN
Well I rode from Oklahoma to Reno, NV (1700 miles) with a 3 gallon tank on the kuggage rack. I crossed several mountain ranges in Colorado, Utah amd Nevada. More twisties than you could shake a stick at.

I never really had much problem at speed. It really handled well as a matter of fact somewhere outside of Ely, NV going through a mountain pass I scraped a peg! I was fully loaded with fuel and all my gear. Zilla was handling flawlessly in the curves.

However at slow speeds in town and on parking lots it definitely felt a little top heavy turning but you get the hang of it.

I think your tank is about as elegant a solution as I've seen. Being basically a 650 rider I think the XS11 is kinda top heavy to start with and a little more wouldn't matter much anyway. I don't even notice much difference when SWMBO is on the back, but then I've toured with passenger and camping gear on a CL350 Honda.

[MAXIMAN]

XS11 is defintiely more top heavy than the XJ. They lowered the CG on the Maxim.

But with the aux tank it definitely raises it back up.

[Eveready1100]

Hi Guys,
Couldn't help overhearing your concerns regarding fuel capacity. Just for the record, a '79 Special looks great with a 23 litre tank on it. I've since done the full dress tourer thing with a BMW fairing and Panniers and a topbox with trailer to boot. It tamed it a bit with all the hardware but it's the ducks nuts for long distance touring in the outback. I tried putting a pic inm the message but for some reason, it won't take it so I'll send some pics to your email off-forum
Ride safe fellas.
Errol.