Hello
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Yes, yes and yes

With a fuel gauge I run only once out of gas, with the old bikes several times.
All within civilisation, just didn't think about going to the gasstation right away when I turned the lever to the reseve.

On my XT660Z I have 24l of gas if I really fill it up.
That gives me up to 500km with my average fuel consumbtion but I plan with less.
To me, that is the minimum every bike should have, not only travel bikes.

On my RTW I had additional jerry cans mounted with a tension set on the front of the panniers on the footpegs of the back seat.
Lost only one 5l jerry can, then secured them with additional rope.
I had in northamerika and mexico 2x5l, southamerika 2x2gal, Australia 1x5l + 2x10l water, asia-mongolia-russia none.

The longest route between gas stations was 550km in Bolivia, lagoon route. If I'm going on a route like this where I don't know if I can make it, I like to take more gas so I could turn if it gets to difficult for me.
Also if between point A and B is a difficult rivercrossing just before point B, I calculate the total distance with the turn back to point A.

In Bolivia it was nice to have those jerry cans when they told me at the gas station that they can't sell gas here to foreigners.

Argentina with dry gas stations...

In Chile on the carratera I was glad I had filled up the jerry cans, although not necessary from the distances, but when they had closed the area with road blocks, all the gas stations went dry.
I had enough gas to go to Coyhaique to wait there for the gas instead at some little gas station where they sold only biscuits.

Sadly today there are only very few bikes in europe (euroX regulations) with large gas tanks.
I will never understand why they made the new T7 with such a joke of 16l.


sushi


P.S.
Before you push your bike, check the gas bottle from your stove.

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