A new Italian builder...

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Even at great gas mileage - I want a bigger tank than that.
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bbelk wrote:Even at great gas mileage - I want a bigger tank than that.
That five-gallon fuel tank (and it's easy removal) are a couple of the things I miss most about my R65.
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Mine holds almost 6.
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yea - mine is bigger too.
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yeah yeah yeah, 5.81 gal US - big fucking deal.
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Bigger is just the theme for the night.
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Rob wrote:
bbelk wrote:Even at great gas mileage - I want a bigger tank than that.
That five-gallon fuel tank (and it's easy removal) are a couple of the things I miss most about my R65.
A big tank or much better fuel efficiency, I'm going to go the latter. 3.3 l/ 100km or 70 mpg US .

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Sibbo wrote:A big tank or much better fuel efficiency, I'm going to go the latter. 3.3 l/ 100km or 70 mpg US .

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True ! :( If only ! ;)
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