Fuel

[R0vers]

Not allowed under Iron Butt rules,
(not that anyone would want my fat arse on their pillion)

Just have to fill up at every opportunity and take it easy if it looks like there might be a shortage.
(Can't imagine it will come to that tho, Liskard might have run dry, but not on Saturday, there were only 10% of garages that had run dry by 9am this morning)

MX5Ringer

seriously though - if the in flight fuelling does not work, or the XRV petrol tanker breaks down - should we all be thingking about strapping 5 litre jerry cans on the back? - or is this being over cautious?

[MX5Ringer]

seriously though - if the in flight fuelling does not work, or the XRV petrol tanker breaks down - should we all be thingking about strapping 5 litre jerry cans on the back? - or is this being over cautious?

I had thought about that.

But I figure with a tank range of around 160 miles (probably a bit more on a long run) thats going to be Minimum 5 refills for the day.
1st one at JOG the night before
2nd somewhere in scotland
3rd somewhere around Glagow (M74)
4th M6 Knutsford services (Meeting the wife there for a Coffee)
5th around Bristol (ish)

So throw in a couple of extra 1/2 tank refills at Mway services, scenic photo ops etc and even with fuel shortages we should be ok

(Hopefully this won't turn out to be the worst plan I'v ever made! Although I do have a long history of getting things like this incredibly wrong!)

[Robster]

...should we all be thinking about strapping 5 litre jerry cans on the back? - or is this being over cautious?

I've planned to do that from the start.

5 litres...that should get the Panzer about 1/4 mile towards the next fuel stop

[R0vers]

I've planned to do that from the start.

5 litres...that should get the Panzer about 1/4 mile towards the next fuel stop

Right - sorted... down on my pre flight checklist...at least its another place to put a sticker...

[Scottishbiker]

Fuel in wick is 24hr Tesco @ £1.18.9 Tuesday 17th
The station at JOG is privately run not sure on price or operating hours never used it in 31 years of living up here.

Not seen any shortage anywhere in Caithness for fuel

Inverness has countless fuel stations

[phil w]

Fuel in wick is 24hr Tesco @ £1.18.9 Tuesday 17th
The station at JOG is privately run not sure on price or operating hours never used it in 31 years of living up here.

Not seen any shortage anywhere in Caithness for fuel

Inverness has countless fuel stations

At least some good news

[Chad]

seriously though - if the in flight fuelling does not work, or the XRV petrol tanker breaks down - should we all be thingking about strapping 5 litre jerry cans on the back? - or is this being over cautious?

i will be doing this any way as maveric is going to do the run on his HP2 you gotta love the loonball

[Mudwiz]

i will be doing this any way as maveric is going to do the run on his HP2 you gotta love the loonball

Nice one Mav!

[Scottishbiker]

Next weekend shell truck driver strike has been called off also..