Just pulled the trigger on a 2011 80GS.
Not a smoking deal at $11K, but it's clean and a done deal. I'm picking it up Saturday. I ordered Torklift tie downs, but I won't have them in time. I plan to attach it to the truck for the 100 mile t...
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Hi Mike008!
I have the 80GS as well and found the water capacity to be a problem (esp. if you want to use the shower!). I was able to replace the original tank with a Barker 26 gallon tank. The new tank fits (very) snug on the left (drivers) side of the compartment. After I removed the original tank from the right (passenger) side of the compartment I moved the battery (I have an AGM battery that doesn't require venting) from the left to the right side; moved the inverter to the right; and repositioned the 7-pin connector. That gave me just enough room to install the new tank on the left side of the compartment. Its a very tight squeeze but it works. The extra water capacity really makes a difference and I am very pleased with how well it worked out. I used to have to refill the original tank on long weekend outings using a 5-gallong plastic Jerry can if we didn't have water hookups; that was a pain in the a$$.
On a similar note - we found the black and gray water tank capacity to be a bit limited as well (again, esp. if you want to use the shower). Easily solved with a Barker 10-gallon tote. If we fill a holding tank up I can dump it to the tote at our campsite and then just wheel that to an outhouse or bathroom to dump - just like a cassette toilet system. I found the 10-gallon size to be the most manageable (given 1 gal = approx 8 lbs).
Otherwise the 80GS is a great little camper! I like that fact that we can access it without having to put the slide out - makes it handy to load up and for stopping for lunch or 'stealth' camping.
~Bob
I have the 80GS as well and found the water capacity to be a problem (esp. if you want to use the shower!). I was able to replace the original tank with a Barker 26 gallon tank. The new tank fits (very) snug on the left (drivers) side of the compartment. After I removed the original tank from the right (passenger) side of the compartment I moved the battery (I have an AGM battery that doesn't require venting) from the left to the right side; moved the inverter to the right; and repositioned the 7-pin connector. That gave me just enough room to install the new tank on the left side of the compartment. Its a very tight squeeze but it works. The extra water capacity really makes a difference and I am very pleased with how well it worked out. I used to have to refill the original tank on long weekend outings using a 5-gallong plastic Jerry can if we didn't have water hookups; that was a pain in the a$$.
On a similar note - we found the black and gray water tank capacity to be a bit limited as well (again, esp. if you want to use the shower). Easily solved with a Barker 10-gallon tote. If we fill a holding tank up I can dump it to the tote at our campsite and then just wheel that to an outhouse or bathroom to dump - just like a cassette toilet system. I found the 10-gallon size to be the most manageable (given 1 gal = approx 8 lbs).
Otherwise the 80GS is a great little camper! I like that fact that we can access it without having to put the slide out - makes it handy to load up and for stopping for lunch or 'stealth' camping.
~Bob
