So the Safari tank keeps getting bigger, it now holds 37 litres!
running a 16 tooth front sprocket and doing a full tank of gas the DR did 4 L/100km...riding 110-120 kmh loaded on highway for 400 kms, 400 kms at 100 -105 kmh and 100 kms at 60 - 80 kmh kmh on backroads, giving a range of 900 kms...
this is in North America though, so real world overlanding elsewhere with 15 or 14 tooth sprockets and different jetting/elevation/use of WOT/headwinds/load/piste surface I think 600 -800 kms is realistic depending on your tanks volume.
If you fit the Safari tank the cable retainers on each side of the frame can rub on the back of the tank, trim them down, also the cross brace can rub on the tank just by the petcock especially when the tank is full, add some extra rubber washers so it separates them more.
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