taffy, the alleged improved economy claims on the aggressive setting are made by kato 690r riders. mind you, there's a big difference between the settings on the 690 compared to the berg.
buying the 570 new blew my budget so the cost of the tanks was way too high for me too so looked at budget options. i settled on a heavy duty 30 liter dry bag with a rubberized finish. i cut rubber strips and used double-sided tape to stick these to the rear fender where the bag makes contact. then just use octopus straps under the seat and on to the rear indicator stalks (also helps with stopping the rear tail seciion flopping around so much). bought a flat based 5 liter jerry can with the opening at the top. the dry bag easily folds down to hold the jerry can and a few tools etc. i'll strap it down so the jerry can is mainly sitting on the rear part of the seat to minimize its impact on the subframe/fender. will need to work out an extra security strap in case the indicator stalks fail.
should extend the fuel range by 70% for long adventure rides, thinking of a flat based 10 liter jerry can like below for more than double the range. not sure if that might be too much weight for plastic subframe though. and it would definitely need more than octopus straps. gonna trial the setup first but can post results and pics etc if anyone is interested. total cost so far is:
- 30L dry bag $39
- 5L flat based jerry can $19
- octopus straps $20
lot cheaper than the aftermarket tanks.
akshun said:
buying the 570 new blew my budget so the cost of the tanks was way too high for me too so looked at budget options. i settled on a heavy duty 30 liter dry bag with a rubberized finish. i cut rubber strips and used double-sided tape to stick these to the rear fender where the bag makes contact. then just use octopus straps under the seat and on to the rear indicator stalks (also helps with stopping the rear tail seciion flopping around so much). bought a flat based 5 liter jerry can with the opening at the top. the dry bag easily folds down to hold the jerry can and a few tools etc. i'll strap it down so the jerry can is mainly sitting on the rear part of the seat to minimize its impact on the subframe/fender. will need to work out an extra security strap in case the indicator stalks fail.
should extend the fuel range by 70% for long adventure rides, thinking of a flat based 10 liter jerry can like below for more than double the range. not sure if that might be too much weight for plastic subframe though. and it would definitely need more than octopus straps. gonna trial the setup first but can post results and pics etc if anyone is interested. total cost so far is:
- 30L dry bag $39
- 5L flat based jerry can $19
- octopus straps $20
lot cheaper than the aftermarket tanks.
