Joined Dec 2004
255 Posts | 0+
Kuna, Idaho
so, i got my 06-07 kickstarter, and i set about installing the tank. am i the only one that finds the position of the left petcock to be slightly bizarre? i don't know if later bikes come with different petcocks, but mine has a choice of pointing either directly at the cylinder, so the hose won't even fit (about 45 deg to the right of dead ahead, or else it points back and slightly out (about 45 deg to the left and back). fortunately i still had one of the really short curved pieces of the original fuel line in a drawer, so i think i have something i can live with.
other than that, pretty straightforward. i put gas in the tank and turned the petcocks on to see if it leaks anywhere before i go ride it. just sitting on the bike it doesn't seem to affect ergonomics at all for me, which is cool.
it appears that the little aluminum sleeves that attach the tank at the front (where the shrouds used to be) are longer than the the part of the tank they fit in, so the shroud portion of tthe tank is free to move slightly, and (i guess) not transmit all force instantly to the cheesy little tab on the frame where the black plastic thingy for the radiator louvres attaches. at least i hope that's how it's supposed to work.
i'll be happy to have this tank. i did a fairly spirited ride with LOTS of deep sand last week, and not only lost my $350 gps from my brand new ram mount, but also finished the ride with literally less than 1/4 cup of gas in the tank. i usually only leave 1 petcock open, and it ran out at 51 miles, so i turned the other one on and started getting nervous, since i was 9-ish very sandy miles from the truck. luckily i had lizardkiller w/me, so i could probably have poached some 2-stroke gas from her.
anyway, that's all there is so far. i'll be curious to see what other folks do for fuel line routing. i was unable (with the fuel line bits i had sitting aorund the garage) to figure out a way to include the inline fuel filter i've been running, but i'm probably just being anal anyway.
thanks to senor bozarth for getting the whole tank thing done.
other than that, pretty straightforward. i put gas in the tank and turned the petcocks on to see if it leaks anywhere before i go ride it. just sitting on the bike it doesn't seem to affect ergonomics at all for me, which is cool.
it appears that the little aluminum sleeves that attach the tank at the front (where the shrouds used to be) are longer than the the part of the tank they fit in, so the shroud portion of tthe tank is free to move slightly, and (i guess) not transmit all force instantly to the cheesy little tab on the frame where the black plastic thingy for the radiator louvres attaches. at least i hope that's how it's supposed to work.
i'll be happy to have this tank. i did a fairly spirited ride with LOTS of deep sand last week, and not only lost my $350 gps from my brand new ram mount, but also finished the ride with literally less than 1/4 cup of gas in the tank. i usually only leave 1 petcock open, and it ran out at 51 miles, so i turned the other one on and started getting nervous, since i was 9-ish very sandy miles from the truck. luckily i had lizardkiller w/me, so i could probably have poached some 2-stroke gas from her.
anyway, that's all there is so far. i'll be curious to see what other folks do for fuel line routing. i was unable (with the fuel line bits i had sitting aorund the garage) to figure out a way to include the inline fuel filter i've been running, but i'm probably just being anal anyway.
thanks to senor bozarth for getting the whole tank thing done.
I know.............but others may not. Used his screen name in case someone wanted to check out his extensive gallery.
