Is the fuel clean?

You can never be sure if the fuel you put in your tank is clean. It may contain water or particles in different sizes.  This can be really problematic on new motorbikes due to the injection system. On the XRV there are less problems because carburettors can work in very bad conditions.
But particles in fuel do not only mean that your motorcycle may stop running, they also increase the wearing. This is very important to me. I've never had troubles on my trip with carburetors that get stuck or jetting that seize up.
In other places like the Morocco's desert or Central Asia fuel is available from sources that are not trustworthy: cans or very old fuel stations.

So I found on the internet an italian producer of fuel filter: Guglatech.
http://guglatech.it/en/

This producer has various products, from specific ones to other that fits most motorbikes.
I got an 8 magnets - 15 microns fuel filter ( http://guglatech.it/en/products/M12002 )  because I saw an other XRV 650 rider who fits one on the original tank of the motorbike.

I talk to the owner of Guglatech and he asked me to try a new 15 micron filter matrix during my coming trip to Spain and I accepted.

Then he also gave me an Adventure Kit ( http://guglatech.it/it/adventure-kit ) for the upcoming trip to Balkans. The Adventure Kit is made of a 15 microns filter and a 0 microns one. A dual stage fuel filter can be obtained by putting the 15 one into the 0 one: this should be the ultimate fuel filtration system. This filter is used directly on the cans or fuel pistols.
I will test them on my Balkans trip.

Following is the 15 microns fuel filter. On top there are the magnets for the fixation on the tank.

This is how the filter looks when fixed into the tank. Let's see how much dirt there will be inside after the Spain trip!

UPDATE 12.07.2017

After around 7000 km of use, I've removed the filter and there was some particles trapped in it. I didn't clean it as the particles improve the effectivness of the filter. I'm really curious to see it after the Balkans.

UPDATE 02.08.2017

Depending on where you are on the Balkans, the fuel can comee from less reliable sources (Like a simple pet bottle or a very old and rusty fuel pump). For the modern bikes with fuel injection it is very important to have a clean fuel.
For the golden oldies like the Beast there are not the same issues as the engine runs on carburetors, but the cleanest the fuel, the happier the Beast is.
You can compare this to a person eating some food, even if the food is full of dirt, the person will survive and be able to go on, but it will be mostlikely be pinned down on the toilet for a while. Nobody likes this.
Thank you Guglatech!

More specific information:
http://blog.guglatech.it/en/

Find the product for your bike here:
https://guglatech.it/en/

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