POLL: Would you buy an aluminum tank...?

Started by ducatiz, January 27, 2012, 06:28:55 AM

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Meerkat

Quote from: ducatiz on September 01, 2012, 05:54:22 PM
Nothing final, got the model in and sent it back with corrections.  Coming along nicely.  Weight was much lighter than I expected.  
Awesome!! My tank is swollen up tight again, so I need to have it fixed under the settlement...or better yet, not screw with ducati anymore and get some metal that doesn't swell.

And I hope that I'm at the front of the line for one of these since I'm both a neighbor and a former purchaser of Ducatiz's stuff.
'07 S2R1K
'09 Daytona 675
'03 620 Dark-Sold 03/26/2011

ducatiz

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Once I have a final design that I'm happy with, I'll post photos and start taking nominal deposits.  I don't have the pricing yet, the mold cost will determine the price.  That should come soon.

The main thing I'm looking for is a drop-in replacement that you can paint or not.  You just put your S2r type fuel pump flange on and the filler cap and go.
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lawbreaker

Hoping this rolls soon.... Looks like i'll be replacing my tank for a THIRD time...

DarkMonster620

I just want to get MORE fuel into the bike . . . my plastic tank only holds an amazing 2.5gls of fuel
Carlos
I said I was smart, never that I had my shit together
Quote from: ducatiz on March 27, 2014, 08:34:34 AMDucati is the pretty girl that can't walk in heels without stumbling. I still love her.
"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

technoracer

watching this and waiting impatiently! need a new tank anyway...
'09 M1100
Akrapovic, MWR PUK, Rexxer, K&N, Open lid

Dan_Halen


lawbreaker


Meerkat

'07 S2R1K
'09 Daytona 675
'03 620 Dark-Sold 03/26/2011

kevdawg


stopintime

252,000 km/seventeen years - loving it

wantingaduc

I would also humbly suggest trying to add a bit of additional fuel capicity to the tank.
I know I modded my 620 with the 14th sprocket and I'm getting 35-40 mpg. It sucks running to the gas station every 90-100 miles and it's starting to piss off my riding buddies too...

jimi
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Raux

get a tune up and a powercommander. you can run it a bit more lean to get more MPG

in fact 35-40 for a 620 is really low IMO.

DarkMonster620

Quote from: Raux on October 08, 2012, 09:05:22 AM
get a tune up and a powercommander. you can run it a bit more lean to get more MPG

in fact 35-40 for a 620 is really low IMO.


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Carlos
I said I was smart, never that I had my shit together
Quote from: ducatiz on March 27, 2014, 08:34:34 AMDucati is the pretty girl that can't walk in heels without stumbling. I still love her.
"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

NorDog

The subject line asks, "Would you buy an aluminum tank...?"

Would I?  Yes, I would, if I could.

Just sayin'.

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Nottsbiker

Yes if it looked like my early steel tank (shape).
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