Hi all, Has anyone tried the Acerbis auxiliary fuel tank on their bike? It mounts on the forks where the headlamp cowl would normally sit, they do a 3 or 5 litre, I'm interested in the 3 litre so I can complete a 2 1/2 hour race without refuelling. Works through a syphon so it would empty the aux tank first which I think would take about 35 mins at race pace. My main concern is the first 30 mins with 3kgs of fuel effectively mounted to the bars, it's going to make the bike nose heavy but will it be that noticeable? Will it make the steering slow and unresponsive? Any feedback good or bad would be helpfull. http://www.acerbistore.it/product.aspx?ID=83&C=112&L=2 Cheers Trevor.
The number plate tank has been around for a couple of decades. Yes the do work well and yes there will be some extra weight to get used to while riding. I tried the smaller tank back in the early 90's on a friends RM250n out in the desert. I could get used to the feel after a while, however in the desert the fast hits the front end took and the extra suspension travel that took place while braking steered me away from any future purchase.
