tanks

[JimF]

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diana tank on ebay.JPG

It's not the coffin tank you are looking for but a Diana tank.

probably about $375 with shipping if it goes for asking price.

It needs body work and paint - but then what doesn't?


Jim

[Paddy]

Just go for glass and you have a fantastic choice ?
http://www.discovolantemoto.co.uk/glassfibre-petrol-tanks-72-c.asp

[Kittay]

I'm still hoping to find a coffin tank. The 350 I picked up has a Benelli tank on it

[JimF]

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on eBay now...

[Kittay]

Thanks for keeping an eye out
I'm watching it and maybe get it for a good deal!!
I also saw a fiberglass tank.. any input on a fiberglass tank?

[JimF]

This is just me, my phobias and such...


I have in real life seen fiberglass tanks that just soften and melt owing to the fuel within.


I have known people that treat the inside of their fiberglass tanks, but I worry that the treatment might be eroded by the fuel.


Some people might have good reports about the use of fiberglass tanks and modern fuels, but to me the chemical makeup of fuel is a constantly moving target given additives, processing and ever-changing Federal regulations. So what might work today with respect to fuel/fiberglass/coatings may not work a year from now. Once again, my phobia. It may be groundless.


However, steel tanks from Italy can also be a curse. I have had few tanks that didn't leak somewhere at sometime owing to rust or to a failure where the petcock bungs were braised to the tank bottom.


Jim

[remery]

Back in the mid-90's I helped a Scandinavian guy have this tank shipped out from Australia. It was NOS in perfect condition, still in the box. Probably priceless now. I wish he had taken a better photo.