Yeah!!!!!!!! California Cycleworks

Started by Grampa, July 06, 2009, 01:55:19 PM

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Grampa

got a write up in the "New Ideas" section of the August issue of Cycle World for the HM fuel tank [thumbsup]


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congrats Chris
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Dana

I've only worked with Chris and Candice, but man are they the best! 

Congrats to them for some hard-earned publicity!

Dana
2008 Hypermotard
2007 CRF-450R SM (Track Bike)
1999 Yamaha R6 (Track Bike)

scduc

Thats the 6+ gallon tank yes? Sure would be nice to get somthing similar for the monster's. Only getting 150 miles per tank leaves little room for error.
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red baron

I passed their van this morning on the 5.


Congrats Chris.

Made my first visit to their store last week, gonna be expoensive having them within walking distance. [evil]
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dbran1949

Stopped by one day saw Chris hand polishing the mold for the S4R tank. We talked for about an hour, very knowledgeable guy glad to see him get some press

red baron

Quote from: scduc on July 06, 2009, 04:56:17 PM
Thats the 6+ gallon tank yes? Sure would be nice to get somthing similar for the monster's. Only getting 150 miles per tank leaves little room for error.

They've got one for a monster.
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dbran1949

Quote from: scduc on July 06, 2009, 04:56:17 PM
Thats the 6+ gallon tank yes? Sure would be nice to get somthing similar for the monster's. Only getting 150 miles per tank leaves little room for error.
I'd be grateful if i could get 150 miles on a tank


dbran1949

Quote from: hbliam on July 06, 2009, 06:08:30 PM
Not quite.


While very complex, the Hyper tank is not visible so not as much care has to be taken with the finish. The monster tank can be seen. I'd rather not go in to a full explanation because it would be second hand, Chris has all the details. But I now know a lot more about nylon vs. roto-molded plastic than i did before Chris talked to me

LA

Yea, a monster tank exactly the same shape, just taking advantage of the airbox space should be able to give a bunch of extra volume.  But I seem to remember a tank for the monster that yielded an extra .5 gal. or something like that.

Nirvana would be a 6 gal. tank for the monster.  My old R90S held 6.4 gal, was stainless steel and was light.

What am I pregnant doging about?  I usually don't ride more than 50 mi. at a sitting. ;D

LA
"I'm leaving this one totally stock" - Full Termi kit, Ohlins damper, Pazzo levers, lane splitters, 520 quick change 14/43 gears, DP gold press plate w/open cover, Ductile iron rotors w/cp211 pads.

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hbliam

Quote from: dbran1949 on July 06, 2009, 06:13:44 PM

While very complex, the Hyper tank is not visible so not as much care has to be taken with the finish. The monster tank can be seen. I'd rather not go in to a full explanation because it would be second hand, Chris has all the details. But I now know a lot more about nylon vs. roto-molded plastic than i did before Chris talked to me

I have had the same talk. I saw the mold for the Monster tank a few weeks ago.

DoubleEagle

Quote from: LA on July 06, 2009, 06:14:11 PM
Yea, a monster tank exactly the same shape, just taking advantage of the airbox space should be able to give a bunch of extra volume.  But I seem to remember a tank for the monster that yielded an extra .5 gal. or something like that.

Nirvana would be a 6 gal. tank for the monster.  My old R90S held 6.4 gal, was stainless steel and was light.

What am I pregnant doging about?  I usually don't ride more than 50 mi. at a sitting. ;D

LA
When I ride the S4Rs , the Gas stops are my rest breaks .

Actually I stop every 30-40 miles for a top off and a stretch.

Got to give the Knees a break.

Dolph :'(
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hbliam

Quote from: DoubleEagle on July 06, 2009, 09:33:23 PM
When I ride the S4Rs , the Gas stops are my rest breaks .

Actually I stop every 30-40 miles for a top off and a stretch.

Got to give the Knees a break.

Dolph :'(

That's fine as long as there is a gas station every 30-40 miles. My experiance with the Hyper was: fill up, superslab it up to Angeles Crest, fill up at the bottom of the hill, ride 50 miles, forced to turn around and use the other 50 left in the tank to get back to the station, fill up ride home. I would have liked the option to keep riding in the mountains. Now I do. I'm getting about 210 a tank.

jwoconnor

There is a Monster tank coming? That would be an awesome option for those with the plastic tank issues.
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2006 S2R1000

red baron

Quote from: jwoconnor on July 18, 2009, 10:10:07 PM
There is a Monster tank coming? That would be an awesome option for those with the plastic tank issues.

Buy an older FI metal tank.
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