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I was going to recommend my former ride, the Suzuki V-Strom 650, which easily covers >200 miles, and can push close to 250 miles, on a tank of gas. Then I googl

I was going to recommend my former ride, the Suzuki V-Strom 650, which easily covers >200 miles, and can push close to 250 miles, on a tank of gas. Then I googled it and found the V-Strom isn't even in the top 10. The best are hitting 300 - 400 miles on a tank, some by being thrifty, some by having big tanks. Given that the farthest I've ever ridden in a day was about 800 miles, being able to go all day on two, maybe even just one fill-up(s) seems reasonable. https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-views/features/bikes/top-10-long-range-motorcycles https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-views/feature... https://www.visordown.com/features/top-10s/top-10-longest-range-bikes https://www.visordown.com/features/top-10s/top-10-longest-ra...

latchkey 3y ago
Can also swap for bigger tanks... I put a larger tank on my DRZ-400sm cause the stock one is tiny.
harambae 3y ago
Those articles are good but from 2016 and 2020 -- I'm personally going with the (2022+) Ducati Desert X with optional rear fuel tank for this. https://www.ducati.com/ww/en/accessories/ACC012304 https://www.ducati.com/ww/en/accessories/ACC012304 Something like 350 mile range (lot of variables) once that's added on. Enough to get from Coldfoot to Prudhoe Bay (one of the harder routes to clear on a bike, historically).
- gcanyon 3y ago
  Why would you go with something like that rather than a 20L jerrycan?
  - filoleg 3y ago
    Because as far as I can see, it is integrated with the default gas tank, so you don't need to stop to refill the built-in tank manually or worry about managing the two tanks separately. So this extension functionally works as if your single tank just got larger. Might not be something that everyone cares about, but the value proposition over a jerrycan is clear.
    - gcanyon 3y ago
      Sure, I got that aspect. For me the argument going the other way is: 1. Generally you don't need the excess range, and this thing seems like a relatively permanent modification, so you're dealing with the excess weight/bulk all the time, and getting the added benefit only when you actually need to do the long haul. 2. This Ducati thing is only 8 liters, and adds 40% to your range. So a jerrycan would (more) easily be added/removed as needed, and holds 20 liters, doubling your range. You could even add two, to triple your range. Also, there's the fact that a jerrycan costs about $40, while the Ducati tank costs... $1900!? Yikes -- yeah, I'm sticking with the jerrycan :-)
      - harambae 3y ago
        Well the weight is distributed lower and it would survive being dropped offroad and so on... But I get it -- I've ridden with Gatorade bottles full of spare gasoline too (yes it'll eventually eat through the plastic, but not fast enough to matter in my experience.)
        gcanyon 3y ago
        > I've ridden with Gatorade bottles full of gasoline Samesies! I once ran out of gas on a GS-550, walked to a Circle-K, bought and drank a quart of milk (I'm not much for gatorade) then bought enough gas to lightly rinse out the paper carton and then fill it to take back to my bike. This was a long time ago, please don't judge me :-)

latchkey 3y ago

Can also swap for bigger tanks... I put a larger tank on my DRZ-400sm cause the stock one is tiny.

harambae 3y ago

Those articles are good but from 2016 and 2020 -- I'm personally going with the (2022+) Ducati Desert X with optional rear fuel tank for this. https://www.ducati.com/ww/en/accessories/ACC012304 https://www.ducati.com/ww/en/accessories/ACC012304 Something like 350 mile range (lot of variables) once that's added on. Enough to get from Coldfoot to Prudhoe Bay (one of the harder routes to clear on a bike, historically).

gcanyon 3y ago
Why would you go with something like that rather than a 20L jerrycan?
- filoleg 3y ago
  Because as far as I can see, it is integrated with the default gas tank, so you don't need to stop to refill the built-in tank manually or worry about managing the two tanks separately. So this extension functionally works as if your single tank just got larger. Might not be something that everyone cares about, but the value proposition over a jerrycan is clear.
  - gcanyon 3y ago
    Sure, I got that aspect. For me the argument going the other way is: 1. Generally you don't need the excess range, and this thing seems like a relatively permanent modification, so you're dealing with the excess weight/bulk all the time, and getting the added benefit only when you actually need to do the long haul. 2. This Ducati thing is only 8 liters, and adds 40% to your range. So a jerrycan would (more) easily be added/removed as needed, and holds 20 liters, doubling your range. You could even add two, to triple your range. Also, there's the fact that a jerrycan costs about $40, while the Ducati tank costs... $1900!? Yikes -- yeah, I'm sticking with the jerrycan :-)
    - harambae 3y ago
      Well the weight is distributed lower and it would survive being dropped offroad and so on... But I get it -- I've ridden with Gatorade bottles full of spare gasoline too (yes it'll eventually eat through the plastic, but not fast enough to matter in my experience.)
      - gcanyon 3y ago
        > I've ridden with Gatorade bottles full of gasoline Samesies! I once ran out of gas on a GS-550, walked to a Circle-K, bought and drank a quart of milk (I'm not much for gatorade) then bought enough gas to lightly rinse out the paper carton and then fill it to take back to my bike. This was a long time ago, please don't judge me :-)