My remote tank set up and bike

[ryonker]

I haven't posted any pictures of me or my bike. Here is my remote gas tank set up. Works great. Almost free. I got a discarded snowblower gas tank and I hooked it up to my unused garage door puller. It hangs down and can be adjusted to different heights.



It seems like I have to add posts to add pictures. So I will.

[ryonker]

Here is a close up.



I will add a few pictures later.

Have a great day!

Rick

[ryonker]

Here is a picture of me working on the bike...just checking for oil leaks after my valve clearance job.

[flyingace]

I guess it's just me, but I always found it easier to just get a couple feet of additional tubing and connectors and set the gas tank on something next to the bike.

[ryonker]

I'd do that, but I am sure I would knock the sucker over. I like this set up because I can't even bump my head on it (but I am pretty short:-)). I guess its whatever works.

Have a great day!!!!!

[buster]

Oh c'mon..your not that short. Your kneeling down in the picture right?....right?

Nice idea. Out of the way is always best.

[ryonker]

uh, ya, I am kneeling down lol!

Just having a blast doing this stuff!

Have a great day!

[lurch12_2000]

Here is a close up.

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I will add a few pictures later.

Have a great day!

Rick

Great idea. I would shorten the hose, salvage a small plastic gas tank from the dump with a fuel shutoff valve, and bungee it to the main tube area by the forks while working on the bike.
Thanks for the main idea!... next trip to the dump before the other local forum users beat me to it.....

[ryonker]

Free is great. My only concern on the front end is heat. You'll have to watch where the fuel hose goes. But what you said gave me another thought. How about rigging it up by where the seat is taken off...he, how about that . that way it's a straight shot over the battery and air box right to the carbs!

I may try that and snap some photos.

Thanks for the idea!

[salty_monk]

Nessism has a length of 3 inch pipe about 2 feet long with a cap & a nipple..... just prop it up on the bike frame & tape to the handlebars.

Works great.

Almost free.....

Dan

[tone]

the weight of the fuel in a pipe that long will affect the carbs when balancing this is the reason i use a small plastic bottle plugged directly into the feed pipe on the carbs & top up as needed

[salty_monk]

If you're talking about the setup I described I disagree... we only put about 6 - 10" of fuel in it & it fixes to the carbs own fuel pipe, no extension needed. It's about as close to having a tank sat on the top as you can get!

The long pipe from tank hanging from the ceiling I get but unless the pressure is high enough to overcome the float needle valves I can't see how even that would affect it? (but that doesn't mean it doesn't, just I can't see it!! )

What's your thinking??

Dan

[tone]

hi salty i'm not talking about you short pipe setup :-)

pressure fron that weight of fuel running unregulated by the small holes in a fuel tap as in the pic above will affect the carb balance & setup, ive tried it & then tried again with my normal setup getting different readings both times & it does tell you somthing about this in most manuals, i presume as you do that the weight affects the floats but i'm not sure tbh i just know it can do something odd

[ryonker]

I agree. My set up wasn't perfect, but notice in the picture with me standing by the bike; the fuel line drops to level, then I have a fuel filter that connects the remote tank hose to my fuel line off the carbs. The line is just below level and actually has to go up a little. So when I adjust the petcock on the fuel line, fuel just trickles past the filter and the pressure/flow is greatly reduced.

I am changing my set up though to be shorter and even more simple.

Thanks!