[BDMastiff]

All of the dealers in Los Angeles are now selling mini gas cans designed to fit in the hard saddle bags. They hold about 1/2 gallon and they're charging $35.00. Now, I grew up on motorcycles and was always told never to carry a gas can on my bike. Is it safe to carry a can of gas on your bike?

 

[Pixman]

All of the dealers in Los Angeles are now selling mini gas cans designed to fit in the hard saddle bags. They hold about 1/2 gallon and they're charging $35.00. Now, I grew up on motorcycles and was always told never to carry a gas can on my bike. Is it safe to carry a can of gas on your bike?

HA!!!Typical MOCO mentality, instead of securing the accuracy of their fuel gauge, we'll just have them carry an extra half gallon in thier saddle bag. I never trusted the gauge and always kept track of how many miles between fuel ups.

 

[Neano62]

Makes the bike to heavy.

 

[BDMastiff]

HA!!!Typical MOCO mentality, instead of securing the accuracy of their fuel gauge, we'll just have them carry an extra half gallon in thier saddle bag. I never trusted the gauge and always kept track of how many miles between fuel ups.

I've never owned a bike with an accurate gas gauge. On my Big Dog, I just open the cap and look inside. If I can see gas, I'm ok. Once I turn on my reserve, my Big Dog will get me less than a 1/4 mile so I have to be sure I don't run out.

 

[Rottiman]

Can't see it being too wise if you happened to get rear ended at a stoplight or intersection.

 

[DAK47]

My emergency 1/4 gal for yrs, just do not fill over the line - freaking almost bulletproof and a little piece of mind when you roll into a town in Montana that ain't there anymore......guess you got to clicky the picture

Cheers,
Dirk

 

[Neano62]

My emergency 1/4 gal for yrs, just do not fill over the line - freaking almost bulletproof and a little piece of mind when you roll into a town in Montana that ain't there anymore......guess you got to clicky the picture

Cheers,
Dirk

Whats the retail on that bottle?

 

[DreamRider]

I'm of the mind that gasoline should be in the tank.
Not sure it's safe or wise to have
More flammable substances
On the ride. Id rather walk the quarter mile
Then risk carrying an "almost indestructable"
Container in my bags. Just my 0,02!

 

[Vettster]

I have a couple of these that I take on long trips.
http://cascadedesigns.com/msr/stoves/stove-accessories/msr-fuel-bottles/product

 

[63 340hp]

In the old days a common addition to a Sporty was a one quart paint thinner can full of gasoline in a saddlebag. There was/is a stretch of I40 between Ludlow and Needles that about 10 miles too long for a peanut tank.

The modern MSR style bottles are more bullet proof than an old can, although almost every off-road and non-DOT competition motorcycle runs a plastic fuel tank so fears of plastic fuel bottle problems in an accident are overrated.

The problem with fuel storage is ignition of fuel vapors, and the seal of the storage container is way more important than the construction of metal vs. plastic.We would squeeze and burp the old qt cans before sealing tight, or they would burp fuel in the saddlebag (the last #n& thing you want next to your cold weather gear). You do not want to store fuel in anything that will leak and promote vapors in an enclosed area (in a saddlebag or vehicle).

Fuel vapors ignite easily (from a spark from steel tools rattling, etc.), wet fuel is considerably more difficult to ignite. A good educational experiment is to shoot a full fuel can vs. an empty one (a Scouting lesson that has gone the way of the pledge before Troup meetings).

 

[ybnorml]

Not for me thank you........
I'll usually refill @ the 220 - 250 mile mark,
all depending on where I've been and where I'm going.

Just my luck the 'almost indestructable' gas bottle in my
saddlebag is the one produced last thing Friday afternoon...
and earned the seal of approval " ahhhhhh, good enuff !!"

 

[akjeff]

No way I'd stash fuel in my bags. Spill it one time, and your bag, and anything you put in it, will smell like gas. With a 6 gallon tank, I just see it as a solution for a problem, that doesn't exist. JMO.

Jeff

 

[JacktheBagger]

never been hip to the thought of doing this .

road trips we always stop every three - four hours tops anyways with fuel in mind always , when we go where the fuel is sparse , we have been known to top off with only thirty miles on the tank ..

 

[lp_]

I find it funny that folks will look down on carrying a spare 1/2 gal of gas because it's "unsafe".
Hello...You're sitting on 5-6 gallons of gas in a 1/18 thick metal gas tank. Whats "safe" have to do with it? lol

BTW, my 2010 fuel guage is AMAZINGLY accurate.

lp

 

[JacktheBagger]

prolly sicological more than anything , my '08 gauge is very accurate as well ..

 

[DreamRider]

I find it funny that folks will look down on carrying a spare 1/2 gal of gas because it's "unsafe".
Hello...You're sitting on 5-6 gallons of gas in a 1/18 thick metal gas tank. Whats "safe" have to do with it? lol

BTW, my 2010 fuel guage is AMAZINGLY accurate.

lp

Not looking down on anything...it just never crossed my mind to bring a reserve along in my bags, but that's what we all do here right? Share and comment about our experiences and see what works for us. And if some common sense can be found well doggarnit why not
And my 2009 guage is very accurate also...got caught a few times with the low fuel signal alert and sure enough when I got to the pump not much left in the tank..mostly fumes

 

[MikeMan]

33 oz MSR fuel bottle in mine...

I've carried one for years. (I bought it years ago, after I stupidly ran my Fat Boy out of gas in an unfamiliar area...) I never have needed it for myself yet, but it has helped some others a time or two... NEVER FILL ABOVE THE LINE!!! I carry mine upright in the front of the bag. I have smelled gas right after refilling it (nothing strong) but never after that, and those bags can get hot. You can hear air sucking back into it when you unscrew the lid, so I'm guessing that after the intial expansion, it's all good. It's only about a 1/4 gallon, but it beats a whole lot of suck!
Just my two cents worth.

 

[63 340hp]

I've carried one for years. *** It's only about a 1/4 gallon, but it beats a whole lot of suck!
Just my two cents worth.

Cheers!

Ya gotta wonder, if one were stuck ten miles short of the next gas station would they still be opposed to using the fuel from your "unsafe" container?

For all the posing, some things need to be understood...

I'd be there there to help, but I'd want no grief.

 

[akjeff]

I suppose some of the opinions on this subject may be slanted due to local conditions. We have so many 100+ mile stretches of road with zero services, that it's just permanently burned into my brain not to pass up a "last gas" station on a ride. As a result, there's just no need to carry a Jerry can. I need room for more important shit, like foul weather gear. I certainly don't "look down" on the practice....I simply just don't feel the need to do it.

Jeff

 

[HUTMO]

Gas can

AKjeff... I am with you on this one.

When traveling through Nevada on Rt50 and other obscure areas often by myself I made certain to fill up whenever I could. There were stations available in upcoming towns but you just never know if they would be open.

Better safe than sorry. Fill it up hen you can.

HUTMO