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Offline AussieBrick

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Alternative Fuel Tanks
« on: July 13, 2015, 06:58:42 PM »
Hi All.
For any K100 or K1100 bikes, what other fuel tanks can be made to fit nicely, while keeping the ability for onboard fuel injection pumps? Any help is much appreciated.
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Offline TimTyler

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Re: Alternative Fuel Tanks
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2015, 10:06:27 PM »
I've never seen any 3rd party tanks on these bikes besides custom jobs.

If you're hoping for more capacity I think your best bet would be to cut a K tank in half horizontally and and then weld in sides to make it taller.

Offline AussieBrick

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Re: Alternative Fuel Tanks
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2015, 03:41:43 AM »
Sorry I should have been more specific.
A. metal tank that has on board fuel pump.
B. Modifiable. Eg. From any bike that is/was in production.

Modifiable means:

Sits astride backbone but on top of frame side members and can have minor welding to add necessary brackets.

Note. Capacity is not really the condideration. Within reason.

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Offline TimTyler

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Re: Alternative Fuel Tanks
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2015, 09:26:28 AM »
What's your objective?

Offline wmax351

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Re: Alternative Fuel Tanks
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2015, 11:02:20 AM »
You could do remote tanks, in terms of extra capacity.

If you're looking for a different shape, you could easily do a remote fuel pump, and make a tank fit with some difficulty. However, the tank has a very wide tunnel to accommodate the large frame, which could make for issues when it comes to designing a custom job.
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Offline AussieBrick

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Re: Alternative Fuel Tanks
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2015, 07:18:47 PM »
Tim. A look change.
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Offline AussieBrick

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Re: Alternative Fuel Tanks
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2015, 01:19:18 AM »
Bump
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