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One issue I had on our Pyrenées trip last year was fuel capacity. The WR250R, stock, only carries 7.6 litres, good for about 90 miles.

I carried an extra 2.5 litres in a jerry can. While it was useful a couple of times it did take up valuable bag space. It also leaked one time more than I wanted it to, which, if you’ve ever tried soaking your clothes in petrol, you’ll know is zero times.

So the first thing I’m doing to prepare for this trip is to give the bike extra range.

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Before: the bike with it’s stock fuel tank.

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Panels and stock fuel tank removed, giving everything a good clean.

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Preparing the fuel pump to go in the new tank.

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After: new tank fitted and everything put back together.

The new tank is 13.5L, so should take me over 160 miles (or 250km) before I need to refill.