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Reply #360 - 09/26/21 at 05:14:38

The Arkansas Ride has officially come to an end. Versy left Saturday morning. MM, Marcia, Deb and I are leaving this morning.

On the days we could ride all day we rode between 190 - 255 miles each day. We often got a late start as we waited for the sun to chase the morning chill away - and we often got home just as darkness set in (one night we had to ride the last half hour in the dark). As the sun set the air would get chilly pretty quickly.

I was completely overwhelmed by the huge number of big Harleys that we saw this year. Perhaps it was a result of Eureka Springs having a "Bourbon,Bikes and BBQ" event - but the number of Harleys riding in groups of 3-20 was amazing. I believe the Harleys outnumbered the other bikes by more than 20:1 - and there wasn't a Sporster to be seen anywhere (MM said he saw one). On Saturday the number of Harleys riding the area was impressive - there wasn't a scenic overlook or parking lot or highway that didn't have a group of big Harleys and leather clad riders. Still - there was plenty of room for everyone and riding was still excellent (there was a lot of waving to be done as we all passed by each other).

It was excellent weather (one rainy day and a bit chilly at times) - and I am already anxious to do this again next year!

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Reply #361 - 10/02/21 at 16:50:32

We put Versy and his "Beast" to a mileage test on one evening ride. MM was leading us all astray, and took us to a place that was very rural without any gas stations! Versy was able to go 143.6 miles on a Savage with the stock gas tank....and only at the very end did he have to switch to reserve. (I was tracking the mileage so there wasn't much of any speedometer error as I have stock sized tires on the BMW). Versy will have to let us know how much fuel he put in.......we did slow the pace down a little bit at the 130 mile point knowing it was another 15 miles to the town.

The night temperatures are about 10 degrees warmer this week in Jasper.....we just hit a cold spell while we were there. I think that is fine, as it was 95-100 the first year Deb and I went.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28996 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Events for 2021 Reply #362 - 10/02/21 at 17:10:51 trip meters, you gotta love them. 143.6 mi / 2.489 g = 57.69 mpg There musta been a whole 0.2 g left... shoulda went to the next station.
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springman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2245 Spring, Texas Gender:	Re: Events for 2021 Reply #363 - 10/03/21 at 18:51:54 That was pretty good mpg. Not sure I get that many miles per gallon.
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 6023 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Events for 2021 Reply #364 - 11/22/21 at 21:22:24 I normally get right at 50 mpg but want more ! The open exhaust just made me drive faster ?
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 6023 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Events for 2021 Reply #365 - 11/24/21 at 07:09:46 Hay Guys Who know where this sign if from ? That would be a whole tank of fuel even for you Versey !
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28996 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Events for 2021 Reply #366 - 11/24/21 at 11:33:43 Got a new tank from Dave, we'll have to test the limits.
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 6023 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Events for 2021 Reply #367 - 11/24/21 at 17:48:45 tank from Dave ... we all know Dave is not ~~normal~~ ~~average~~ well ... so Do tell more ? I'm guessing this is not an average or normal SAVAGE TANK ?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28996 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Events for 2021 Reply #368 - 11/24/21 at 19:03:10 MMRanch wrote on 11/24/21 at 17:48:45: I'm guessing this is not an average or normal SAVAGE TANK ? Nothing that a hammer can't fix.
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 6023 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Events for 2021 Reply #369 - 11/25/21 at 18:44:37 ................ So , I'm taking that as ... ITS BEEN CUSTOMIZED ... I can't wait to see it ?
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18314 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Events for 2021 Reply #370 - 11/26/21 at 05:16:06 I guess 3.8 gallons would be beneficial when MM takes us on those wayward excursions where gas is rare!
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 6023 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Events for 2021 Reply #371 - 11/26/21 at 06:59:48 Hay ! I've seen that sign !! I think it's between San Antiono and El paso TX. The only time I rode through there I was on an old Yamaha SX650 and I had a one-gallon metal Colman Fuel tank filled with gas strapped to the back side of my sissy bar and a military duffle bag strapped to the front.
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 6023 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Events for 2021 Reply #372 - 11/29/21 at 06:57:00 OK , I'll ask ... What kind of tank holds 3.8 US gallons and fits a Savage ?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28996 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Events for 2021 Reply #373 - 11/29/21 at 09:12:59 MMRanch wrote on 11/29/21 at 06:57:00: OK , I'll ask ... What kind of tank holds 3.8 US gallons and fits a Savage ? gs450 with the aid of a hammer.
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Reply #374 - 11/29/21 at 14:51:05

Hay Versey

One time I had a puckered in Kawasaki 750 LTD fuel tank that need to be "UN-PUCKERED".

So , I put a thick sheet of plastic over the refueling hole and closed the lid. Then , I put the air hose to the fuel petcock with a good clamp and turned the air compressor on . Wink

Well ,

as the air pressure rose near 100 pounds the PUCKERED area did pop back out .
But
Next time I fill it up ... it held more ... I don't remember how much more but the next time I had the fuel tank off I saw why !
The web of the tank had puffed out a noticeable amount.

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I suspect , ??? while the tank had pressure on the inside a person could use a torch to weaken the area they wanted to expand outward . ???

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