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Luc Legrain
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Post by Luc Legrain » Sun Feb 03, 2008 5:06 am

As I was cooking Sunday breakfast on the gas range this morning, a thought came over me : " Hey, I wonder if I could modify the tank and carb to be able to use LP gas on the Red Donkey ? " Possible ? Already done ? What would it take ? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

Doug Herr
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Post by Doug Herr » Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:36 am

On Sun, 3 Feb 2008, Luc Legrain wrote:
> As I was cooking Sunday breakfast on the gas range > this morning, a thought came over me : " Hey, I wonder > if I could modify the tank and carb to be able to use > LP gas on the Red Donkey ? " > Possible ? Already done ? What would it take ?
Not a KLR, but: http://www.aarrgghh.co.uk/lpg/lpg.html -- Doug Herr doug@... A16 in Oakland, California

Greg May
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Post by Greg May » Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:47 am

Hi Luc....if successful it would of course open the way to two I suspect new and very widly accepted items of farkle.....:-)...of course that being the installation of a gas fired grill on the rear rack, not as good as charcoal but quicker to use on the trail and almost as importantly the chrome plated, handlebar mounted LP fueled bug killer. The down side would be a whole new meaning to blow job if the tank got ruptured in an accident....:-)....have a great day....Greg Luc Legrain wrote: As I was cooking Sunday breakfast on the gas range this morning, a thought came over me : " Hey, I wonder if I could modify the tank and carb to be able to use LP gas on the Red Donkey ? " Possible ? Already done ? What would it take ? __________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs --------------------------------- Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Luc Legrain
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Post by Luc Legrain » Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:08 am

You've been watching " Ghost Rider " haven't you ? --- Greg May wrote:
> Hi Luc....if successful it would of course open the > way to two I suspect new and very widly accepted > items of farkle.....:-)...of course that being the > installation of a gas fired grill on the rear rack, > not as good as charcoal but quicker to use on the > trail and almost as importantly the chrome plated, > handlebar mounted LP fueled bug killer. The down > side would be a whole new meaning to blow job if the > tank got ruptured in an accident....:-)....have a > great day....Greg > > Luc Legrain wrote: > As I was cooking Sunday breakfast on the gas range > this morning, a thought came over me : " Hey, I > wonder > if I could modify the tank and carb to be able to > use > LP gas on the Red Donkey ? " > Possible ? Already done ? What would it take ? > >
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Ronald Criswell
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Post by Ronald Criswell » Sun Feb 03, 2008 5:16 pm

You know, with the utilitarian looks of a KLR (2008 excluded), a welding tank or BBQ gas tank might not clash with our basic look. Criswell
On Feb 3, 2008, at 4:03 PM, jokerloco9@... wrote: > I think what Dave is trying to say is LP is not stored at room temp > and > pressure. You don't just pour it into an open container like a gas > fuel tank. > It is stored at high pressure to liquefy it so you can carry enough > to make > it worthwhile. Think of the tank you use for your BBQ grill. What > is it, > 1000 PSI or so?? I think our cars at work that run on natural gas have > something like 3000 psi tanks in them. Think welding cylinders! It > takes a very > special fuel pump to fill the cars. > > Basically, if you are asking a basic question such as this, you are > nowhere > close to being able to do it. No insult intended, just a warning > that you > will be in waaaaaaaaaaaay over your head. > > And no, I also have never heard of any kit for any motorcycle being > offered. > > Better/easier idea would be to go diesel. > > Jeff A20 > > > In a message dated 2/3/2008 12:14:20 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > cavanadd@... writes: > > At 05:01 AM 2/3/2008, _DSN_KLR650@yahoogroDSN_KLR_ > (mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com) wrote: > >Hey, I wonder > >if I could modify the tank and carb to be able to use > >LP gas on the Red Donkey ? " > > Yes. the carb, anyway. Not the stock tank. > > > Possible ? > > Given enough money and ingenuity, anything is possible. > > >Already done ? > > Probably not, at least not using the engine to power a > motorcycle..motorcycle....Someone, somewhere in the world ma > engine running propane to run a generator or a sawmill. > > > What would it take > > A new, much heavier tank and a conversion kit for the carb, or a new > carb. You would also get much less range (given the same size/weight > tank), less HP and a lot of unnecessary complications. The > vibrations from the engine and chassis would also probably break > something, cause a leak, and burn you to death. Other than that, > what's not to like? > > Dave C > > **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. > (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy? > NCID=aolcmp003000000025 > 48) > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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