Dax Friction Drive alternative fuel tanks

[NEAT TIMES]

Good info, thanks for posting.
Ron

 

[happycheapskate]

Here is a related video. I didn't like using the t-connectors, and went with the single tank. I had problems with the reserve tank sometimes running dry before the big tank, and killing the bike. I ended up using the engine's tank mounting threads to hold a small tire patch bag. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Gb5-LPZvo&feature=player_embedded

 

[Otero]

Here's a classic Cuban gas tank I know you all will
want on your bike.

 

[RusticoRay]

I like that Cuban tank.
I have used several tanks off of Ariens snowblowers. Plastic, rectangular shape fit on top of mounting plate. I used 2" Velcro on the bottom of tank and at the top of the plate, a gallon or so capacity. I paid 7.50 and it came from local repair shop with a shutoff valve included. I have another one sitting on the back rack of a moped till I get time to flush the gas tank.

 

[Otero]

I'm using a 1 gal. spray tank originally having a
shoulder strap. the hollow handle act as a great
slosh control. I tried to load it but apparently
the site won't let me because I used it in another
thread. That kinda yanks my chain.

 

[happycheapskate]

Try saving the photo (push Print Screen, then Paste it into Microsoft paint, crop it, and save it), then uploading on www.postimage.org (free).

I'm still using the US Plastics 1 gallon tank. I recommend it, but also recommend getting the in-tank filler neck screen. If you get any trash in the tank, it's hard to clean out when it's mounted on the DFD.

The black mower tanks look ok. The water-bottle tank is crazy! I've seen people using camping fuel bottles modified as tanks, in bicycle water cages. You could put that on the handlebar and it would be ok, I suppose, but the water bottle is awful.

 

[Otero]

I think they're pretty laid back in Cuba. That & U.S. plastics
are likely not too available. I've seen a lot of pictures of
rickimbilis with some incredulous jury-rigs. Most have aged
Russian 2-strokes held together with baling wire & bubble gum.
Jeremy Clarkson(Top Gear) has a video on them.
As for pasting my pic, not worth the hassle.


Dax with 1 3/8" & Tanaka PF-4000

 

[5-7HEAVEN]

I've used many, as the OEM tank wasn't enough for a commuter. On the front drive MitsTLE43 tank, I'd literally have to run up a tree to fill the tank.

I've tried goped tanks in series with the original tanks. These leaked a lot, I misplaced the cap often, and caps are not universal fit. A 1-gallon tank came with my Subaru. It was ok, but the fuel line was wrongly placed. Once the grommet came off, and I got fuel spilled down my butt.

I used a 2-liter Peanut auxiliary tank to feed my twin engines. Since the front engine was higher, I needed a 12-volt fuel pump to finally keep the tanks full.

My best tank has been the 4-liter Peanut tank, either mounded on the top tube or on a rear rack. You can raise it a bit to clear the top tube's cables. Now I've got a gymn bag over it for stealth. The locking gas cap is priceless.

 

[Otero]

I like the gym bag idea. That might work well when I want
to slip my bike into a bus rack inconspicuously, better than
the military laundry bag I've been using. Lately I've been
touring with just an in-frame pannier & a bivy sack with a
fleece bag inside. It only cost me $4.50 to bypass 130 mi.
of narow winding road with no shoulder. Beats the heck
outa gettin' clobbered by a logging truck.

 

[5-7HEAVEN]

Otero, if your tank is on a rear rack, slit the bottom of an old gymn bag.
Then slip it over the peanut tank.
Bungee cords can secure it onto the rack.
When gassing up, unzip the bag a few inches and fill 'er up.

 

[Otero]

Yeah,
I guessed that, pretty slick. Thanks again.