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I have a Dayle Martin Fire Creek Accessories Auxiliary Fuel Cell that I used on my '01 Goldwing. It sat on the rear seat and clamped around the passenger grab rails. The beauty of this particular fuel cell is that it is designed specifically to allow the trunk to open.When I bought my '18 Goldwing I looked for a way to use this same fuel cell. But the passenger grab rails on the '18 are significantly different.
I saw on this forum that Max McAllister of Traxxion Dynamics introduced replacement grab rails and I contacted him about my desire to mount my fuel cell to them. He thought it could be made to work but asked me to send him the fuel cell so that he could properly make a design for it. A week later he had completed this project. I use Max's grab rails, a pair of Max's short mounting arms and Max's custom fuel cell mounting plates and it works perfectly. Attached are some pictures.
I'm very happy how this worked out and highly recommend this to anyone wanting to reuse their Firecreek Accessories Auxiliary Fuel cell.
BTW, credit also to Greg Rice for leading the way by being the first that I know of to install an auxiliary fuel cell on the 18 Goldwing. He graciously shared with me how he did the fuel line plumbing.
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Bill Campbell
Oxford, PA
I saw on this forum that Max McAllister of Traxxion Dynamics introduced replacement grab rails and I contacted him about my desire to mount my fuel cell to them. He thought it could be made to work but asked me to send him the fuel cell so that he could properly make a design for it. A week later he had completed this project. I use Max's grab rails, a pair of Max's short mounting arms and Max's custom fuel cell mounting plates and it works perfectly. Attached are some pictures.
I'm very happy how this worked out and highly recommend this to anyone wanting to reuse their Firecreek Accessories Auxiliary Fuel cell.
BTW, credit also to Greg Rice for leading the way by being the first that I know of to install an auxiliary fuel cell on the 18 Goldwing. He graciously shared with me how he did the fuel line plumbing.
Two notes:
- This fuel cell from Firecreek and the grab rails and mounting kit from Traxxion are each pricey ($$$$). I had already invested several years ago in the fuel cell so for me the grab rails were a way to maintain my investment.
- Since I completed this project I learned that Dayle Martin has introduced a new auxiliary fuel cell for the 2018+ Goldwing that uses an attachment to the existing OEM grab rail. So if you already have a Fire Creek fuel cell you now have a way to mount it to your 18+ Goldwing using Max's solution. Or if you need to buy a new fuel cell, you can get one from Firecreek specifically designed for the 18+ Goldwing.
Bill Campbell
Oxford, PA
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