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Re: Plastic Tank problems: Discussion thread, see info thread sticky for updates
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Hmm... I see what they did there. It's annoying... but not too bad.
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The rubber mounts will look better as your tank expands
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Quote from: j v on June 05, 2012, 05:47:39 AM
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Quote from: howie on June 05, 2012, 04:16:06 AM
The rubber mounts will look better as your tank expands
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Re: Plastic Tank problems: Discussion thread, see info thread sticky for updates
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I'm slowly realizing that I am coming to a crossroads.
1.)Go to the dealership and get a new tank, have it coated and potentially push the problem down the road
2.)Go to the Dealer, have them hack up my seat mount by installing new hardware to allow for expansion
or
3.) Wait for the Metal Tanks to go into production (no rush
), spend my own money and only have to worry about infamous tank dings
I think I might just ride my bike like i normally would, and replace the tank with a metal one when they become available (hopefully for not so ridiculous sums of money
). I think whether you plan to hold onto the bike long term or short term a metal tank will add way more value (if there is any left) than a coated one. Just my $0.02
What do you guys think? Anyone else gonna wait out this storm too? Or am I just lazy?
...seriously though, when can i put my order in for a new metal tank?
Edited:Guess I always crushed my beer cans before i took a magnet to them (thx Wng)
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The metal tanks that most people are making are aluminum, so no magnetic bags for you.
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Re: Plastic Tank problems: Discussion thread, see info thread sticky for updates
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Quote from: El-Twin on June 04, 2012, 08:10:09 AM
I think I'll ping my dealer to see if they have an opinion.
Just talked to my dealer. They have had no tanks returned at all for the newer Monsters yet. Whether that is because they are under the skins is still an unknown. For what it's worth, he states that "it has been fixed at Ducati."
Thay do recommend Star Tron, though, for general use.
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Quote from: El-Twin on June 06, 2012, 08:17:10 AM
Just talked to my dealer. They have had no tanks returned at all for the newer Monsters yet. Whether that is because they are under the skins is still an unknown. For what it's worth, he states that "it has been fixed at Ducati."
yup, fixed...
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I will be using Xylene to thin the Caswell a bit, does anyone know where I can get a small can of it? Home depot doesn't seem to carry it (at least their site does not).
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they carry it in a gallon can.
also called xylol.
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Quote from: ducatiz on June 06, 2012, 03:23:51 PM
they carry it in a gallon can.
also called xylol.
Thanks. That's too much. Anywhere they sell it on a smaller size?
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Re: Plastic Tank problems: Discussion thread, see info thread sticky for updates
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Quote from: Betlog on June 06, 2012, 07:32:33 PM
Thanks. That's too much. Anywhere they sell it on a smaller size?
Go to a real hardware store (not a big box store). Some examples, are ace, do it best, or even sherwin williams would probably have it in a quart.
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Quote from: Betlog on June 06, 2012, 07:32:33 PM
Thanks. That's too much. Anywhere they sell it on a smaller size?
where are you located? I'll happily siphon some off for you if you're near DC..
you only need about an ounce or so, and I'll never drink all this xylene by myself
alternatively:
http://www.amazon.com/Sunnyside-82232-Quart-Xylol-Solvent/dp/B000BZZ400/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1339040735&sr=1-1-catcorr
smallest you'll find is a qt
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I'm in CT and had to get a gallon. Hopefully I will never need xylene again
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Quote from: ducatiz on June 06, 2012, 07:43:57 PM
where are you located? I'll happily siphon some off for you if you're near DC..
Thanks for the offer. I'm all the way in California. I'll look around the local hardware shops I guess.
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