Modern Vespa

Hello! Just wondering if this type of bottle is good to carry some spare fuel and oil in for road trips (2 separate bottles obv) and any ideas on safe and easy ways to fix them to a back rack?

I can't verify the bottle, but you could strap it under the rack with zip ties.

Yes, the MSR bottles work fine. Be careful you don't overdo the weight on the rear rack.

Some ideas here... Extra fuel container/tank

Ah thank you! I did a search but was having trouble finding other posts with this type of question. Appreciate it

I've been using MSR bottles since I was young enough to backpack and canoe camp. Extremely rugged. I still have a hard to find pour spout. If you can't get one try some disposable paper funnels. Filling a Vespa straight from the bottle is a mess.

Reserve in a can
The msr bottle requires you supply your own gas, costs $25
Tru-fuel has shelf stable fuel in a metal can, for $6 for a liter, available home depot & the like
I mount inside the top box on both my scooters
Here you can see the shorty nutdriver is in a pocket on the side, to undo the hose clamps

Pretty brilliant.

My solution was more expensive, but I wanted more capacity for occasional long remote road trips. I open myself to the usual comments expressing concern over carrying fuel, but here is my 1-gallon Rotopax container, mounted under the rear rack. It's very secure. I used 1/8" aluminum plates and 3/4" square bar, from the salvage yard, to manufacture the bracket for the mount.

I attached mine to the underside of my rack using large hose clamps. It's pretty innocuous there, easily accessed with a screwdriver/nutdriver, and if it were to develop a leak it wouldn't be all over the bike.

It survived a pretty serious crash during Cannonball last year as well without a scratch. It's pretty well protected there.