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Started by ducatiz, June 09, 2009, 12:56:37 PM

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vw151

#180
October 05, 2009, 12:11:17 PM
Quote from: He Man on October 05, 2009, 11:06:58 AM
God help me if you get your tank before I do. :/

Are you trying to get a tank through ducati indy?

ducatiz

#181
October 05, 2009, 12:50:04 PM
Quote from: He Man on October 05, 2009, 11:06:58 AM
God help me if you get your tank before I do. :/

what color tank are you getting?  i've heard now that the silver/black and gloss black tanks are coming slow.
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He Man

#182
October 05, 2009, 01:44:22 PM
I dont know. They never told me what color i'm getting. alls i knows is, im authorized for a tank...so they say. I emailed him and asked him if he could get me another color like red.

ducatiz

#183
October 05, 2009, 05:45:33 PM
Quote from: He Man on October 05, 2009, 01:44:22 PM
I dont know. They never told me what color i'm getting. alls i knows is, im authorized for a tank...so they say. I emailed him and asked him if he could get me another color like red.

From what I understand, yes, dealers were allowing ppl to get whatever color they wanted. 

Everyone should get something other than yellow, even if they have a yellow bike.
Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

He Man

#184
October 05, 2009, 08:10:21 PM
Quote from: ducatiz on October 05, 2009, 05:45:33 PM
From what I understand, yes, dealers were allowing ppl to get whatever color they wanted. 

Everyone should get something other than yellow, even if they have a yellow bike.

so that means im not going to get the color i want? (until dec 31...im considering myself to still ahve bad luck lol)

vw151

#185
October 06, 2009, 04:42:33 AM
I can wait, so long as my current tank keeps working. 

DCXCV

#186
October 06, 2009, 07:12:17 AM
Quote from: ducatiz on October 05, 2009, 12:50:04 PM
what color tank are you getting?  i've heard now that the silver/black and gloss black tanks are coming slow.

I got my gloss black in <30 days
"I tend to ride faster when I can't see where I'm going. Everything works out better that way." -- Colin Edwards

vw151

#187
October 06, 2009, 10:11:03 AM
A friend showed me this place.  Not that I want to spend money on my own tank but it'd be nice if ducati just gave us aluminum tanks

http://www.moto-works.jp/beater/index.html#d9

He Man

#188
October 06, 2009, 12:26:39 PM
jizzzzzzzz

I LOVE aluminum tanks. oddly, ive dropped my bike twice and the aluminum never dented even with the handle bar smack right into it. Must of gotten lucky. But they are awesome tanks. wish i still had it.  :-[

J.P.

#189
October 07, 2009, 08:44:05 AM
I read that Al causes problems in an uncoated tank as well.
'06 S2R1k- Have a nice day! :)

ducatiz

#190
October 07, 2009, 10:13:35 AM
Quote from: J.P. on October 07, 2009, 08:44:05 AM
I read that Al causes problems in an uncoated tank as well.

uncoated?  in what manner?

if it is properly anodized, it should be impervious to any solvents, including gasoline, ethanol, etc.
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"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

Nekkid Tim

#191
October 07, 2009, 10:25:33 AM
Quote from: vw151 on October 06, 2009, 10:11:03 AM
A friend showed me this place.  Not that I want to spend money on my own tank but it'd be nice if ducati just gave us aluminum tanks

http://www.moto-works.jp/beater/index.html#d9

Thanks for the link.  I have an e-mail in to see if the fuel injected version of the tank fits the testastretta models or not.   I'd love to get one of these, have DucPainter paint it in oem colors and striping and lettering, and then put my oem replacement tank on the shelf until/if I sell the bike.   I honestly don't expect the oem replacement tanks to last any longer or perform any differently than the ones they are replacing.
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ducatiz

#192
October 07, 2009, 10:28:45 AM
Quote from: Tim on October 07, 2009, 10:25:33 AM
Thanks for the link.  I have an e-mail in to see if the fuel injected version of the tank fits the testastretta models or not.   I'd love to get one of these, have DucPainter paint it in oem colors and striping and lettering, and then put my oem replacement tank on the shelf until/if I sell the bike.   I honestly don't expect the oem replacement tanks to last any longer or perform any differently than the ones they are replacing.

that sounds cool.. maybe leave one stripe unpainted to show the metal underneath..
Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

J.P.

#193
October 07, 2009, 12:18:21 PM
or anodize the whole thing.
Got a kid in private school, so the last thing I'll be doing is forking over 2k+ for a new tank.  :(
I hope the new ones are better- anybody heard of a replacement going bad yet?
'06 S2R1k- Have a nice day! :)

He Man

#194
October 07, 2009, 05:37:59 PM
why would you buy an aluminum tank and paint over it? Sorry but its like getting a hot gf and covering her up while you hit that.

here was my RR Aluminum Tank polished and clear coated

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