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[Hughesy]

Hi, I'm off to ride in the French 4 Day again in a couple of weeks and was wondering whether anyone rode last year and used a flat tank, if so how did you manage for petrol? I remember seeing a pic in Trials Mag of Dave Pye riding last years event and would like to know how he managed for juice. I'm relectant to put the old tank back on but don't want to be pushing a Mont with a flat tank! That said I do plan to carry petrol in my Camelbak.

[munch]

they carried fuel . ive pushed with a standard tank!

[Nickerlias]

Yes I rode the French 4 day trial with David Pye, both of us with flat tanks. We carried three 0.5L bottles between us in a rucksack but generally only used 1 each.

As the course uses a figure of 8 for the first 3 days you get the opportunity to return to your vehicle to top up and top the bottles up aswel.

I didnt run out and it was no problem carrying the fuel in a small rucksack which you need for drinks and tools anyway.

[Hughesy]

Thanks for the replies guys, flat tank it is then and a fuel bottle in the camelbak.

[Nigel Dabster]

daft.

[Baldilocks]

Nigel Dabster, on Jun 22 2008, 06:35 AM, said:

daft.

agreed

its an old piece of advice but the idea is to make the bike do the work....

[Hughesy]

Daft? I'm not the one leaving a post on here at 6.35 in the morning Dabster!

[Nigel Dabster]

7.35 in france, trial to watch.

I would not carry an extra 500gms (1/2 kg) of anything I didn't need to, certainly not to look good thats for sure!

[Hughesy]

The price of vanity 500gms! Bargain! I'm unable to look good, so the next best thing is to make the bike look good If it wasn't in my Camelbak, the weight of the extra fuel would be in the standard larger capacity tank, the best bit though, is I'll take the Camelbak off for riding sections, so I'll actually be saving weight!

It's not like it's the Scottish or anything, the French 4 day as you know Dabster, is a relaxed affair with time to have a laugh and enjoy yourself. The bottom line is that after spending that much on a tank I really can't bring myself to put the standard one back on!

Edited by Hughesy, 23 June 2008 - 05:40 PM.

[Nigel Dabster]

At my age and condition the more thats on the bike not me the better.

Note to self : get tank bag

[jimpo]

where can i get some info on the french 4 day trial ?would like to look into it for next year .

[Hughesy]

Jimpo, website is here

http://pagesperso-or...r/enduro/trial/

Loads of camping available, a few gites locally too.

Top tip, save Tesco clubcard points. £30 of vouchers gives £120 of eurotunnel vouchers which will get you across the channel for effectively nowt!

You need to drag that Baird bloke with you too!

[jimpo]

Cheers . I have been at Stevo already think it might take a year to talk him into it.