New aluminium petrol tank

[damien666]

Well after months of " shall i/ shan't i"
I decided to commit and order one, as the problem of the swollen tank isn't going to get any better on it's own. It's s lot of cash i know, and money i'd much rather spend elsewhere. I plan on keeping the bike ,so i can kind of justify it to myself.
It's going to be a long 4 months wait for it to be made and delivered.
If anyone needs to go down the same route, i ordered from
Www.samurider.com who are the dealer for www.beater.jp
They look a work of art and get great reviews on fit etc, so fingers crossed........

Now what can i get my other half for a tenner for chrismas? :worried:

[Zimbo]

Looks good, I'll be interested to see what it's like when it arrives!
Would also be tempted by this:

http://ca-cycleworks.com/products/tanks/mtt43-s2r

Not aluminium, but seems a reasonable price!

[Dirty]

Samurairider isn't much of a website at the moment!

[damien666]

Oops sorry. Corrected in the first post.
Try www.samurider.com

[Flip]

They look lovely I must admit but I do wonder how much it would have cost to have had one custom made here in the U.K. from your existing tank.

I paid £300 for mine to be made- ok the place had templates but there is still a lot of work that goes into making it and that included the Monza fuel cap, two petrol taps and a load of rubber fixing straps so I thought it a bargain really.

http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag329/fluke900/IMG_2077_zps51c1f345.jpg (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/fluke900/media/IMG_2077_zps51c1f345.jpg.html)

[Dookbob]

Nice tank, I could live with that.

[Dirty]

Oops sorry. Corrected in the first post.
Try www.samurider.com


Yes that is much better :)

They look superb, I'm jealous, how much is expensive?

[gary tompkins]

nearly £1200 + shipping = mega expensive

vat (import duty) would add on another £240

[damien666]

Not that it makes much difference , but if anyone is thinking about it, the shipping is free at the moment.
It's money i could do without spending, and once painted it won't look any different. Was thinking of going with a black stripe though.
I'm lucky i can spray it myself as i'm a car painter by trade, which will save a bit i suppose.
I'd much rather be buying some Kineo spoked wheels with the money instead!

[Dirty]

That is superbly expensive, well done. I was thinking of buying a carbon tank one day but they are only about £1k :)

As is being written elsewhere on the forum, if the bike is a keeper it's worth every penny. I'm particularly fond of the type of mods that are hidden but expensive :)

[Flip]

once painted it won't look any different. Was thinking of going with a black stripe though

Like Dirty, I'm a bit of a fan of keeping things subtle rather than showing off really expensive mods etc. but if I was doing it I would reverse stencil the Ducati logo to show the polished alloy underneath.

[Mr Gazza]

.....Something like Capo did with his carbon tank?......Phwoar..!!!

(Hope you don't mind me sharing your porn Capo?)

http://i61.tinypic.com/2gy0tvk.jpg

http://i58.tinypic.com/if9z6d.jpg

[utopia]

I've coveted an ally tank for my 750 for years.
Its the only really sensible material for a motorcycle fuel tank in my opinion.
In fact my winter Dommie will be getting an ex TT500 Yamaha item too....eventually.

I did look into getting one made a while back.
There's a guy in Scotland who's prices were attractive, but he was hard to pin down and actually get one made.
I also have a post-it note on my wall bearing the legend "Parker Fabrications..handbuilt alloy tanks". I believe Henry Cole used them for the tank on his recent salt-flats sprinter. But they'll likely be expensive.
BUT...I do know that Max has looked into getting a few made, for marketing via his "Desmoperformance" operation. Watch this space ?

I do like the look of a single stripe of colour on a plain ally tank....like the old BSA Victor 441 scramblers.
But to be honest, I'd probably leave it plain, with just a stick-on Ducati graphic. That way, you can just polish it with no worry of paint being damaged.

It will happen one day (well, the bike's a keeper and the steel tank won't last forever).

I dare say Stafford will be along soon to gloat about having got a Roadracing tank for tuppence in Belgium........:hissy:

[jerry]

__in a few years time there will be a lot of Steel or alloy tanks available aftermarket to replace all the gasohol rotted plastic tanks on ducatis ,ktms,apprillias ,bmws and guzzis

[damien666]

I agree that somebody/ company with the latest scanning and steel/ aluminium pressing equipment could have a fantastic opportunity if the quality and numbers can be achieved for an affordable price. With a lot of brands using plastic tanks, it's a potentially big market.

I like the carbon chequer stripe on capo's tank.

[final_edition]

I didn't think fuel tanks (new or old) were allowed to be shipped outside japan?

[damien666]

Another company used to export the tanks for "beater" and then stopped for that reason, as the rules changed a year or so ago.
There's obviously some way round this rule as the company i've used has shipped many successfully.
How does japan export new bikes with tanks in situe?
Anyway sshhhh, don't tell anyone until mine arrives!! :-)