Is my fuel tank swelling

05-09-2015, 07:29 PM

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[/IMG]I have read a few posts about the plastic tanks swelling,my newly acquired S2R has one such tank ,and it dont seem to fit ,see photos.
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Maybe it never fit right,or is it growing it certainly seems to be too wide and long. It is jammed up to the switch cover and the rear bracket is as far back as it will go.

Funkatronic · 05-09-2015, 07:54 PM

yep its swollen

Darren69 · 05-09-2015, 08:01 PM

Yes It looks like it is swelling. You can back it off at the hinge bracket to pull it back and I think there are hinge brackets available that allow even more backward movement. Ducati were recalling and replacing tanks due to this issue so maybe check if they can replace. The steel ones rust from the inside and the plastic ones swell, rock and a hard place

damien666 · 05-09-2015, 08:17 PM

Or........

😎

utopia · 05-09-2015, 09:17 PM

Oh, come on now !
You can't just post a pic of such a tank and say nothing.

Where... how... when... who ...and crucially, how much ?
I'll be needing one someday.
Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest ..........

damien666 · 05-09-2015, 09:28 PM

Mmmmm........

😍

05-09-2015, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by damien666

Or........

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slob · 06-09-2015, 04:31 AM

no longer shipping according to their website :-( unless someone knows different

Darren69 · 06-09-2015, 04:45 AM

It looks like Moto Works wont supply but you can order direct from Beater.jp site by the looks.

http://beater.jp/

Darren69 · 06-09-2015, 05:28 AM

Oh there is an english page

http://beater-japan.com/

The injection one works out at £960

damien666 · 06-09-2015, 09:36 AM

I started a new thread on this....in 'fuels and oils' section

06-09-2015, 10:56 AM

Maybe these guys: http://www.thetankshop.com/
Probably work out same price or cheaper but comes in polished alloy

Funkatronic · 06-09-2015, 12:16 PM

or carbon?

07-09-2015, 01:50 PM

Bummer, recently got my 620 and spotted the same problem almost right away and couldn't figure it out. Saw a similar post the other day and thought 'No never' but of course now it makes sense,.... Poooo

And it looks like the hinge bracket is a s far back as it will go.

Dave G · 07-09-2015, 02:00 PM

I haven't noticed if my S2R tank has been affected by this, though quite frankly it's an issue that Ducati have tried their best to ignore and one that would stop me from buying any bike with a plastic tank again.

However, that said, when my SC was MOT'd this year the tester noted that the bars came back a bit far and almost trapped the thumb against the tank, we thought this may just be the adjuster had moved or something like that but now I'm realising that this tank is beginning to swell.
Bit of a bummer that as I use premium fuel most of the time.

One of the 'fixes' the US guys have been trying is to empty the tank and leave it dry for a while,this usually results in it shrinking back a bit, sometimes to it's original dimensions, I think thats on the cards for me over the winter months.

Not the best solution but worth a try if your bike is off the road for any length of time.

05-09-2015, 07:29 PM	#1
Drumnagorrach Guest Posts: n/a	Is my fuel tank swelling [IMG][/IMG]I have read a few posts about the plastic tanks swelling,my newly acquired S2R has one such tank ,and it dont seem to fit ,see photos. [IMG][/IMG] Maybe it never fit right,or is it growing it certainly seems to be too wide and long. It is jammed up to the switch cover and the rear bracket is as far back as it will go.

05-09-2015, 08:01 PM	#3
Darren69 Transmaniacon MOC Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Sutton In Ashfield Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 6,023	Yes It looks like it is swelling. You can back it off at the hinge bracket to pull it back and I think there are hinge brackets available that allow even more backward movement. Ducati were recalling and replacing tanks due to this issue so maybe check if they can replace. The steel ones rust from the inside and the plastic ones swell, rock and a hard place __________________ Roast Beef Monster! Termignoni and Bucci - Italian for pipe and slippers! S4 Fogarty, S4R 07T, 748, Series 1 Mirage

06-09-2015, 04:45 AM	#9
Darren69 Transmaniacon MOC Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Sutton In Ashfield Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 6,023	It looks like Moto Works wont supply but you can order direct from Beater.jp site by the looks. http://beater.jp/ __________________ Roast Beef Monster! Termignoni and Bucci - Italian for pipe and slippers! S4 Fogarty, S4R 07T, 748, Series 1 Mirage

06-09-2015, 05:28 AM	#10
Darren69 Transmaniacon MOC Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Sutton In Ashfield Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 6,023	Oh there is an english page http://beater-japan.com/ The injection one works out at £960 __________________ Roast Beef Monster! Termignoni and Bucci - Italian for pipe and slippers! S4 Fogarty, S4R 07T, 748, Series 1 Mirage

07-09-2015, 02:00 PM	#15
Dave G Imagineer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Kilbride Bike: S2r Posts: 999	I haven't noticed if my S2R tank has been affected by this, though quite frankly it's an issue that Ducati have tried their best to ignore and one that would stop me from buying any bike with a plastic tank again. However, that said, when my SC was MOT'd this year the tester noted that the bars came back a bit far and almost trapped the thumb against the tank, we thought this may just be the adjuster had moved or something like that but now I'm realising that this tank is beginning to swell. Bit of a bummer that as I use premium fuel most of the time. One of the 'fixes' the US guys have been trying is to empty the tank and leave it dry for a while,this usually results in it shrinking back a bit, sometimes to it's original dimensions, I think thats on the cards for me over the winter months. Not the best solution but worth a try if your bike is off the road for any length of time. __________________ "One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man" -Elbert Hubbard

05-09-2015, 07:54 PM	#2
Funkatronic another year another bike Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London Bike: S2r 1000 Posts: 1,597	yep its swollen

05-09-2015, 08:17 PM	#4
damien666 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Leeds, West-Yorks Bike: S4Rs Posts: 497	Or........ 😎

05-09-2015, 09:17 PM	#5
utopia No turn left unstoned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: leicester Bike: M750 Posts: 4,545	Oh, come on now ! You can't just post a pic of such a tank and say nothing. Where... how... when... who ...and crucially, how much ? I'll be needing one someday. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest ..........

05-09-2015, 09:28 PM	#6
damien666 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Leeds, West-Yorks Bike: S4Rs Posts: 497	Mmmmm........ 😍

06-09-2015, 04:31 AM	#8
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,712	no longer shipping according to their website :-( unless someone knows different

06-09-2015, 09:36 AM	#11
damien666 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Leeds, West-Yorks Bike: S4Rs Posts: 497	I started a new thread on this....in 'fuels and oils' section

06-09-2015, 10:56 AM	#12
DrD Guest Posts: n/a	Maybe these guys: http://www.thetankshop.com/ Probably work out same price or cheaper but comes in polished alloy

06-09-2015, 12:16 PM	#13
Funkatronic another year another bike Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London Bike: S2r 1000 Posts: 1,597	or carbon?

07-09-2015, 01:50 PM	#14
Gedders Guest Posts: n/a	Bummer, recently got my 620 and spotted the same problem almost right away and couldn't figure it out. Saw a similar post the other day and thought 'No never' but of course now it makes sense,.... Poooo And it looks like the hinge bracket is a s far back as it will go.