Hey Guys,

sorry I have been away riding a Chang from Xiamen to Sanya(more on that in the ride report later).

Chinabiker, thanks for the input. The 12volt pump in question is used as an eternal self contained fuel transfer pump. Its flow is reversible and its on the low volume type.(overflows would require real effort). I will skip the insulation on the tank, not really necessary as even the main tank does not have it.... or any of my bikes main tanks. The tank will be filled and emptied regularly with normal use and I will certainly apply an gas tank treatment to insure that the aluminum tank does not have problems. I think I will give Jimbo a ring and see what he can build for me (FYI JIMBO i AM CALLING SOON!) Have not given much thought to how to get the fuel into the main tank yet but I am sure i can formulate a plan after starring at the bike for awhile. The main tank on the Jailing i believe has the same basic overflow protection that most bikes have which is the the hole on a lip near the mouth of the tank and an attached hose that allows the excess fuel incurred during refueling to leak out via the tube and down below the bike and not up and out the mouth. Simply monitoring of the refuel is need to avoid this problem. The fuel pump is "dry pump" it does not require the fuel to act as a coolant, so I have no fear of a dry pump creating a fire hazard. In addition I will also be adding a external 3 point switch to control the pump and a 2 color LED to indicate the pump is active and in which direction.

Since this tank would be permanent, i think it would be cool to salvage a fuel fill from a car including the fuel cap and door to make a completely factory look for refueling the sidecar tank. The hope is that gas stations across China would not make a fuss over refilling the aux. tank.