[sheepofblue]

I need a tank for the '02 RC51 although my plan is to paint it so year is not an issue. I prefer dent free but scratches are not an issue.

Also for the RC literate what kind of price is 'fair' for such a thing?

Alternately is there reasonable priced, good fitting aftermarket tanks available? (Opp has a CF for $1200 and rumors are the fit is not without modification )

Thanks
Plotting Sheep

[southpark460]

http://www.squidskins.com/honda/index.htm $450 CAD. I know absolutely nothing about it though! Have wondered myself.

[luvtolean]

Originally Posted by southpark460

http://www.squidskins.com/honda/index.htm $450 CAD. I know absolutely nothing about it though! Have wondered myself.

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Interesting.

[sheepofblue]

Originally Posted by southpark460

http://www.squidskins.com/honda/index.htm $450 CAD. I know absolutely nothing about it though! Have wondered myself.

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Problem #1 that is not an RC tank. At least Opp shows the correct tank. I was reading a post by someone that said they had the rear mount incomplete (gossip for what it is worth) Of course $1200 would be beyond my budget. While $450 loonies would not be.

[luvtolean]

Threadjack:

OPP will make your bodywork out of Carbon/kevlar mix weave.

Very nice, this is the best material for bodywork IMO.

Kevlar is VERY abrasion resistant. Carbon adds stiffness/strength.

Ugly looking though.

[southpark460]

If you want the ultimate, Thorsten has an underseat fuel tank with an oversised airbox in place of the normal fuel tank. Requires quite a bit of modification, but it looks sick....

[sheepofblue]

Originally Posted by southpark460

If you want the ultimate, Thorsten has an underseat fuel tank with an oversised airbox in place of the normal fuel tank. Requires quite a bit of modification, but it looks sick....

BLEAT nope I really want a metal so it would be race legal. Plus then I could swap back to street legal with my stock tank

[sheepofblue]

Bump anyone? Save a sheep some $$$ don't make me go super bling

[Nickelii]

Don't buy a carbon tank unless you have a lot of $$ and time, I speak from experience. I had a c/f tank on my Ducati and after about 1.5 years the gas ate right through the tank leaking all over. Had to have it sealed professionally and was always cautious about it leaking from then on.

[Hammer]

Check e-bay from time to time. Only ones on there right now are one a dipshit tried to weld/braze and the metal is too far gone now to repair or one with a big dent in the side.

[southpark460]

I bought some stuff from Brian @ 2-Fast. He parted out his RC. Not sure if he still has it, but he did have a tank available with some scuffing on it. http://www.2-fast.org/files/2001-RC51.htm His email address is BrianO@kpcom.com. Good luck!

[abtech]

Caveat emptor: 00/01 tanks don't fit the same as 02 and later. Also, 00 and some 01 tanks had a serious leaking problem (I spent several hours getting mine to stop leaking) at the rear mount weld.

[Hammer]

Originally Posted by abtech

Also, 00 and some 01 tanks had a serious leaking problem (I spent several hours getting mine to stop leaking) at the rear mount weld.

Hope it looked better that this.

[abtech]

Originally Posted by Hammer

Hope it looked better that this.

not much . . . I ended up using a tank epoxy (3 part) that filled in the leak from inside (and ate up about 1 litre of volume as a bonus ). I had the damn thing welded twice and it still leaked due to the stupid tank mount design which rattles the welds loose on a V Twin . . .

[sheepofblue]

Originally Posted by abtech

Caveat emptor: 00/01 tanks don't fit the same as 02 and later. Also, 00 and some 01 tanks had a serious leaking problem (I spent several hours getting mine to stop leaking) at the rear mount weld.

Thanks while the price is decent that is an '01

I will have to check the pump compatibility though Worst case I ride the stock tank until I find one the hope to get the blue to match decent (shouldn't be a huge problem)

[southpark460]

http://speedzilla.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13252
http://speedzilla.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12739

[sheepofblue]

bump surely now that you are back you know of one deez If not for being away the punishment is send me your '02 tank