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Found these on fleabay so thought I'd give em a try.
5L Jerry Can Spare Petrol Container With Free Holder Fuel Container Heavy Duty
Saw there that 3 liter cans are also available.
They turned up and didn't look too bad, so next step was to figure out how and where to mount them.
Might not be the prettiest option but the extra 10 liters of fuel when needed will come in handy.
I like simple and not over engineered, all I needed was to bridge the gap between the tail frame and the passengers foot peg bracket.
Done, with a straight piece of 22 mm O.D. steel tube (ex bar stool ) measure, bend top at 90 degrees, and flatten ends. Twist ends to fit tail frame and foot peg bracket, drill two holes (6 mm & 8 mm), size/fit, paint, then fit using stainless bolts and anti rattle washers and blue medium strength thread lock.
Materials used; 2 x 500 mm x 22 mm O.D. steel tube, (best to start with a bit longer to allow for fabrication)
2 x 8 mm x 16 mm hex head stainless bolt
2 x 8 mm anti rattle washer
2 x 6 mm x 16 mm hex head stainless bolt
2 x 6 mm anti rattle washer
couple of dabs of blue medium strength thread locker
300 mm of medium emery tape to clean and prepare tubes
1 x spray can of anti rust gloss black paint
Tools required;
Hack saw and or angle grinder/cutter
4 pound club hammer
electric drill with 8 mm and 6 mm drill bits
10 mm and 13 mm combination spanners
marking pen or engineers chalk
tape measure or rule
8 mm long series 1/4 inch drive socket (to fit fuel tank U-bolts)
Accessories;
Lighter, smokes, couple cans of Captain Morgan and Cola.
Fitting the tanks is straight forward and easy.
Once the U-bolts are fitted and tightened it's simply a case of cutting the excess thread off with a hacksaw.
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5L Jerry Can Spare Petrol Container With Free Holder Fuel Container Heavy Duty
Saw there that 3 liter cans are also available.
They turned up and didn't look too bad, so next step was to figure out how and where to mount them.
Might not be the prettiest option but the extra 10 liters of fuel when needed will come in handy.
I like simple and not over engineered, all I needed was to bridge the gap between the tail frame and the passengers foot peg bracket.
Done, with a straight piece of 22 mm O.D. steel tube (ex bar stool ) measure, bend top at 90 degrees, and flatten ends. Twist ends to fit tail frame and foot peg bracket, drill two holes (6 mm & 8 mm), size/fit, paint, then fit using stainless bolts and anti rattle washers and blue medium strength thread lock.
Materials used; 2 x 500 mm x 22 mm O.D. steel tube, (best to start with a bit longer to allow for fabrication)
2 x 8 mm x 16 mm hex head stainless bolt
2 x 8 mm anti rattle washer
2 x 6 mm x 16 mm hex head stainless bolt
2 x 6 mm anti rattle washer
couple of dabs of blue medium strength thread locker
300 mm of medium emery tape to clean and prepare tubes
1 x spray can of anti rust gloss black paint
Tools required;
Hack saw and or angle grinder/cutter
4 pound club hammer
electric drill with 8 mm and 6 mm drill bits
10 mm and 13 mm combination spanners
marking pen or engineers chalk
tape measure or rule
8 mm long series 1/4 inch drive socket (to fit fuel tank U-bolts)
Accessories;
Lighter, smokes, couple cans of Captain Morgan and Cola.
Fitting the tanks is straight forward and easy.
Once the U-bolts are fitted and tightened it's simply a case of cutting the excess thread off with a hacksaw.
