Drop tank

[FJ1100mjk]

Here's our version of a "roo"..



Just as dangerous, AND stupid!

[Bones]

There is also an auxiliary fuel tank utilized because often stops are few and far between; throughout the Western States there are still remnants of small town America left to explore and the extra range is needed during late or all night excursions.  

Midget.

 

Mike, I love riding at night and envy your opportunity to do so. If I was still able to do it I would probably have some permanent arrangement to extend my range too. Unfortunately Kangaroos (and they are only one of the many things that will kill you) inhabit every part of the country, the only thing that changes from place to place is their density.

This photo was taken from Troys (Troyskie) front gate at an FJ manshed weekend, and he lives on the edge of suburbia in a large coastal town. These are wild Kangaroos out of the bush.



With the invincibility of youth having long deserted me I can no longer play 'roo lotto and enjoy riding at night. There is nothing you can do to minimise the risk of hitting one.

Enjoy your "over the road' night rides.

Noel

I agree with Noel, it'd be a suicide mission riding a bike or even in a car here at night in the country. We just finished a Roadtrip through four states and by far the worst area is heading toward the outback. The speed limit was 110 kmh most of the way but at times was hard to even do that because of constantly dodging the roadkill left on the road from semis the night before. Not only monster 7/8 ft tall red Roos but Emus, wild goats, wild pigs, dingoes, and in the southern states, wombats. I noticed in places where the local authorities drive along and drag the roadkill off the road each day to make it safer to travel. One day I had a car following too close and he didn't have time to react when I swerved for a dead roo and he clipped it with two wheels which sent it airborne, he soon backed off to a save distance after that.

[FJmonkey]

Here in the local mountains they run snow plows year round. Once the snow is gone they scrap off the rocks and Pinecones. Klavdy was kind enough to clear off one that they missed a few years back. Sounds like your roads could use a similar service. Or get the big trucks to use them. Send the carcass flying off to the road side.