Monster 696/796/1100 aluminum tank

[Bishamon]

so AL tank is the solution? ooo like that idea!

Ethanol will corrode aluminum, however, 10% ethanol (E10) gasoline 'should' be safe.

[thought]

Ethanol will corrode aluminum, however, 10% ethanol (E10) gasoline 'should' be safe.

basically... the more and more i hear about ethanol... the more and more i realize that those aliens from the movie aliens dont spit acid, they were just spitting ethanol.

[dbran1949]

Ethanol should be for drinking only

[jvax]

by the way, that tank was custom painted and featured in the latest issue of Ducati Bikes magazine in Japan a few months back.

Here are some pics.








Here's a lose up pic of what we thought to be a switch on the tank.

It seems to be a connector for some type of tube or cable...

Can anyone guess what it is?  I have absolutely no clue...

[mattc7]

Vent hose to prevent vacuum

[thought]

i was wondering where they put the breather hose/fuel overflow hoses...  though it might have been routed some other way.

kinda really dont like the way they have that set up... sticks out like a sore thumb...  maybe they could recess it and then put on a aluminum cover like the plastic ones on the orig tank to cover it up.

beyond that though, it looks great cleaned up and painted. i like that paint scheme a lot.

[Raux]

That means it's not using the stock gas cap which has the breather built in.

[graydo]

Hi lads, did anyone end up trying one of these tanks?

Am interested in one for a non ABS M1100. The extra 6 litres is very appealing... I would guess a weight saving also?
Does anyone know the contact details?

Thanks

[thought]

the company is called beater, and i think you'll have to ask jvax... he's based in japan and evidently knows how to contact them.

[graydo]

Thanks Thought

[DRKWNG]

Jvax, any idea if these guys have crafted up a tank for a sport1000?

[jvax]

DRKWNG, I haven't seen any in their inventory.  They do mostly superbike big volume (24L / 6.3 US gallon) tanks for the suzuka 8 hour race.

They have ready-to-ship stock for 1X98, 999/749, 748/916/996/998, D16RR, F1/F3, TT2, Imola etc.  They also have a big tank for the MH900e, 1st gen monsters (900/750...) and 3rd gen mosnters (696/796/1100).  Off the shelf tanks are listed for approx 2000 ~ 3000 US$.

They can take on-off orders, but cost isn't cheap, list price on their website starts 350,000 JPY i.e. 4,500 US$ at the current exchange rate (would have been 2800 US$ before the Lehman crisis)   You can get a decent monster for that price    but hey, if money is not a concern, their quality is the best in the market 

PM me if you need more detail.

[koko64]

Whats a carbon tank worth in comparison?

[CDawg]

BTW, here's a link for you guys to drool on:
http://www.moto-works.jp/beater/index.html

[MonsterB]

And wtf does this mean? 

DUE TO THE CHANGES IN SHIPPING REGULATIONS CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION OF VOLATILE LIQUID CARRYING CONTAINERS (MOTORCYCLE FUEL TANKS FOR ONE) WE REGRET THAT MOTO-WORKS WILL NOT BE SUPPLYING BEATER TANKS EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST 2013.