After market tank

[Adrian LeeMember]

Im interested in buying a after market tank for my 09 Wr 4fiddy.Yesterday i got 76klms before hitting reserve and ended up doing 90klms for the day with very little left in the tank.What should i look for and how much will it cost?

[glennMember]

aido wrote:

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Im interested in buying a after market tank for my 09 Wr 4fiddy.Yesterday i got 76klms before hitting reserve and ended up doing 90klms for the day with very little left in the tank.What should i look for and how much will it cost?

holy heck thats crappy economy aido.you wouldnt even make a morning ride at nundle on that economy.and we take 4fiddies up there with us????
I take it you did have a full tank when you set out???
Boony

[Adrian LeeMember]

Tank was full mate.I dont know how much further i would have got as i have never tested it.How many klms do my fellow WR riders get from there tanks?

[PaulMember]

I think the tank size varies from year to year.
A mate gets a good 100ks out of his, 04 model I think.

[GregMember]

Dan has an after market safari tank on his WR and purchased said tank from e bay. I have both safari and clark aftermarket tanks and would recommend either brand.

Was it an hot day there, you should do better then that and it sounds like it was a one of because you haven’t mentioned it here before maybe?

Was it flat smooth easy going when you switched onto reserve? I ask this because being like that you may have still had a wack of fuel on the other side of you tank you would normally use (the rougher riding throws the fuel over the spine to the pick up) I have had this happen to me on transport sections where I have had to go onto reserve but have been able to go back to the on postion when got back in the singles if that makes sense

TB

[Adrian LeeMember]

The ride yesterday was a bit rougher than normal with a lot of log hopping.That being said my two mates riding Kato 450`s never went on reserve.

[alanMember]

how hard where you on the gas have hit resurve on a xr400 in 72kms used a full tank on my ktm530 in 2 hours but the conditions were perfect so much fun.can usually double those figgers on a normal ride but .i reckon the safari tanks look good one of my mates has one on his ktm525 that is good for us it slows him down a bit. :laugh:

[DavidMember]

What gearing do you run

[Adrian LeeMember]

It was probobly the hardest i have riden the the bike since ive had it,But its still dissapointing.My brother has a 06 Wr450 and we have been on cruisy rides where i have hit reserve and he hasnt.Its the last thing you want to be thinking about when your having a top day.

[alanMember]

have read on dbw ? the klms you are saying is fairly normal for the wr450 s

[MarkMember]

i get bout 90 – 110 outta mine if you are always on the gas and flog it then you lucky to get 90 i had to switch to reserve at 78 km :blink:

[Bruce CurtisMember]

Whanny locally an aftermarket tank will cost $450+, try just gas tanks out of the states or monkeybutt parts, pretty good to deal with and 1/2 price of domestic stuff.

BC

[MarkMember]

stuff that i seen them cheaper then that i seen one for 300 somewhere when i was browsing but i’m not too concerned i have never run out on a ride :laugh:

[Adrian LeeMember]

Would changing the jetting give me better economy?

[GregMember]

It sounds like thats what they do Aido, if it is running fine thats great leave the jetting. Get a 13 litre tank or deal with it maybe mate.

I once over heard a famous rider when questioned about some thing like this and he said ” Sometimes you just have to learn to f#*k with the D*#k you got” :laugh:

TB

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