Joined Dec 2005
184 Posts | 0+
Sacramento, California
I first installed the Clarke tanke :lol: and finally got tired of the weight forward and the ugly look. I recently ordered an underseat tank from the BOSS. I called him after fooling around with it for a while and found out it was originally for the 501 but would fit with some work. What? A challenge? OK! It actually fit rather well, I just needed to come up with some decent brackets to mount it. The bracket on the frame at the top of the roost deflector had to be cut off. Then I found some leftover handguard brackets that I screwed together with some rubber in between for the side mounts. For the rear support I used a hose clamp. I ran the vent hose up to the steering head and inserted an old Mikuni pilot valve into the end of the hose to keep it from spitting gas under braking. We'll see how she works!