I rode out there today and let him work on my bike. He marked up your gas tank pretty good. [chuckles] Good luck with that. I'll see you when I'm up there in WA!
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posted September 23, 2002 04:34 PM
Hey, great news! Due to all the interest expressed in the tank, John is going to go ahead and make a regular set of molds. He's pretty confident he can get an extra gallon and still retain a good fit to the bodywork. The price should be quite a bit lower as well, but I'll let him tell anyone who's interested what it will cost. He'll be starting on it next week. I'm seriously considering the dry break filler option, but I need to locate one first.
posted September 23, 2002 08:36 PM
Was interested and willing to donate bike for research.
What I would be looking for is max volume.
Consolidation of tank and cover.
I looked into relocating fuse box to tail, not a big deal simple loom
splice/extenstion all electronics would be relegated to tail.
Could easily be looking at up to alomst 2 extra gallons.
Would cut off stock fuse mount clip and need to be able to have a deep well for front tank mount but looking at those guys werk they look very capable to me.
Not sure if that's inline with what you want But for me a 6+ almost 7 gallon tank would rule. Check Labusas for my ramblings
posted September 24, 2002 12:21 AM
i'd really like to see the consolidation of tank & cover too. even more volume, one less piece, and perhaps a touch lighter (tho not significantly so). given that my tank cover is fucked and i just noticed my tank is dented fomr the crash too (tho still very useable), this is something i may be interested in next season.
posted September 24, 2002 06:36 AM
Single dry break is ok w/me. He e-mailed me back asking how soon I would be buying; & I told the truth...no job right now. I still have interest; will buy one someday. I also asked for the additional fuel capability; losing the cover & relocating the fuse box seems like the way to go. Guess we will see...
As Spencer Cycle is running out (3 left), I ordered the billet triple clamp yesterday. Wifie's gonna kill me with the big brown truck comes here...
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posted September 24, 2002 07:21 AM
quote:Was interested and willing to donate bike for research.
What I would be looking for is max volume.
Consolidation of tank and cover.
I looked into relocating fuse box to tail, not a big deal simple loom
splice/extenstion all electronics would be relegated to tail.
Could easily be looking at up to alomst 2 extra gallons.
Would cut off stock fuse mount clip and need to be able to have a deep well for front tank mount but looking at those guys werk they look very capable to me.
Not sure if that's inline with what you want But for me a 6+ almost 7 gallon tank would rule. Check Labusas for my ramblings
Engage - I don't see him integrating the cover into the design. Hawkman stopped by, so he was able to get all the measurements and pics he needed from a stock bike. I don't know how many owners would be willing to relocate fuze box, etc. I'm thinking most would a tank that was a half hour job to swap out with the stock one.
quote:i'd really like to see the consolidation of tank & cover too. even more volume, one less piece, and perhaps a touch lighter (tho not significantly so). given that my tank cover is fucked and i just noticed my tank is dented fomr the crash too (tho still very useable), this is something i may be interested in next season.
Freek - Dude, you didn't have any insurance on the bike??
quote:Single dry break is ok w/me. He e-mailed me back asking how soon I would be buying; & I told the truth...no job right now. I still have interest; will buy one someday. I also asked for the additional fuel capability; losing the cover & relocating the fuse box seems like the way to go. Guess we will see...
See my comments above, regarding the cover. I'm investigating a dry break fuel cap. Have found one that's for dirt bikes, gonna write them and see if it will work for my app.
posted September 24, 2002 08:54 AM
yeah yeah, i know. that all assumes i actualy gots money next season, which is definitely not a sure thing.
as to the integrated cover thing, i for one would prefer not to have to move the fuse box. just have the cover built into the tank. but i do see a couple problems with the whole idea. for one, when u got ur nuts up against the tank, there's likely be more vibration than there is stock, and two, if ya went down & scratched the tank cover (easy to do) u'd have to replace the whole tank & not just a cover.
quote:Yep, just want it bike as light as possible.
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posted September 24, 2002 04:21 PM
Got Carbon Wheels yet? If not, seems that they would be more of a performance boost for your dollar than 4 pounds from a tank. You dragging, endurance racing or what?
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posted September 24, 2002 05:22 PM
Marchesini wheels, so carbon won't be that much lighter. And not impressed with all the issued with Dymags. Carbon everything else, race (A-Tech) bodywork, prolly carved off more weight there than a set of wheels. Was a full Ti muzzy, will be a full Ti Ti-Force. I know there's a post somewhere, think it's labeled 'weight watcher' something.
posted September 24, 2002 08:26 PM
Edited By: frEEk on 25 Sep 2002 10:28
i'm amazed the bodyword saved that much weight. i was thinking that all the bodywork didnt weight all that much to begin with when i pulled it all off the bike yesterday. i imagine a large portion of the stock weight must lie in the padding on the inside of the fairings too.
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posted September 25, 2002 07:39 AM
The race bodywork is very light, flexible and strong. While you were over in Japan, you should have picked some up, it's awesome stuff. Haven't held anything like it since I helped someone load an AMA superbike on a transport.
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quote:The race bodywork is very light, flexible and strong. While you were over in Japan, you should have picked some up, it's awesome stuff. Haven't held anything like it since I helped someone load an AMA superbike on a transport.
Never did hear a price on that A-Tech stuff...I got no money anyway, but am curious a ballpark number for the fairings (L/R, tail, fender, & Nose/Front...?)
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posted September 25, 2002 03:39 PM
About what I figured; but that's w/the cool fasteners (Zuse?) right? So you don't run a heat "pad" like the stockers. No scorched lowers I take it- they stand up to the heat? Did you have to do any "clearancing?"
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posted September 25, 2002 06:08 PM
Edited By: swft on 27 Sep 2002 08:31
I put a spacer in with the Muzzy pipe, but it's not going to be required for the Ti Force pipe. The Ti Force pipe, due to the different midpipe design, has good clearance at all points. Definately the best fitting pipe I've seen on a 12 so far.
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