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xs1961 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Apr 23, 2007 Posts: 1808 Location: uk
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Posted: April 13, 2009, 8:10 am Post subject: XS750/850 tanks |
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Not sure if the tank Ive got in the shed for my 650 CAF project is a 750 or 850, from memory wasnt the 850 slightly larger? anyone have a comparison photo?
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MN_TX650 Full Member
Joined: Jul 17, 2008 Posts: 331
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Posted: April 13, 2009, 9:42 am Post subject: Re: XS750/850 tanks |
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Pretty sure the 750/850 standard tanks are the same.
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xs1961 650Rider Supporter
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MN_TX650 Full Member
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Posted: April 22, 2009, 10:11 am Post subject: Re: XS750/850 tanks |
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hmmmm... All the ones I have seen in the states are the same. Or so I was lead to believe. Will it not fit on the XS frame?
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xs1961 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Apr 23, 2007 Posts: 1808 Location: uk
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Posted: April 22, 2009, 10:30 am Post subject: Re: XS750/850 tanks |
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Yeah, it will, mountings are exactly the same,at the moment its sat on an XS750 frame in my shed..looks a bit too big on the 650.More like an endurance racer than Caf racer..
Post pics later
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MN_TX650 Full Member
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Posted: April 22, 2009, 10:50 am Post subject: Re: XS750/850 tanks |
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trade you some 34mm headlight ears LOL. Sorry man. The tanks I have seen are the same between the 750 and 850. Didn't mean to lead you a stray
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xs1961 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Apr 23, 2007 Posts: 1808 Location: uk
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Posted: April 22, 2009, 11:27 am Post subject: Re: XS750/850 tanks |
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NP. I was pretty sure Id seen bigger tanks on the 850's but theyre such rare beasts over here I couldnt check one out..This tank had been hanging around for years in my shed but I hadnt taken much notice of it 'til I started reading the Caf racer/XS750 tank threads here.. Theres 3 tanks available in the UK/Europe - the 'standard' , the 'S' (slight custom . like an SE) & this big bugger as an option on the 850..
anyone want to buy it for £40 ?
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scotts Full Member
Joined: Apr 03, 2007 Posts: 689 Location: Rock Hill, SC
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Posted: April 22, 2009, 6:49 pm Post subject: Re: XS750/850 tanks |
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The XS850 tank I have is identical to the XS750 tank I sold. That must be an option you guys got that we didn't.
Kinda reminds me of those huge BMW long range touring tanks. Might not be a bad idea for that kind of bike instead of a cafe'.
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beys Full Member
Joined: Jan 02, 2007 Posts: 108 Location: Southern Bavaria, Germany
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Posted: April 22, 2009, 11:56 pm Post subject: Re: XS750/850 tanks |
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What is the shipping price to Germany? Could you find that out?
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beys Full Member
Joined: Jan 02, 2007 Posts: 108 Location: Southern Bavaria, Germany
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Posted: April 22, 2009, 11:57 pm Post subject: Re: XS750/850 tanks |
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edit posted twice
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MZ TS 250/1 with sidecar '77
XS 650 Euro 447 Standard '80,
XT 500 '81
XS 650 US 5V4 Heritage '82 |
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xs1961 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Apr 23, 2007 Posts: 1808 Location: uk
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Posted: April 23, 2009, 3:36 am Post subject: Re: XS750/850 tanks |
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Sorry Beys, I only just turned the pc on again this morning.
! Royal Mail Parcels want £38 to send a 6KG parcel to Germany ! It would be cheaper for me to fly there ( £24 by Easyjet ) with the tank as 'hand luggage' !
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Jeffery Full Member
Joined: Feb 12, 2006 Posts: 115 Location: Goodyear Arizona
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Posted: May 13, 2009, 10:53 am Post subject: Re: XS750/850 tanks |
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I am at the point of starting to think about painting this cafe bike I am building. I have mounted an XS 750 tank to it. I am considering glueing on some knee pads that I will need to cut from some ribbed rubber matt I found recently. Has anyone done this before and what type of glue did you use? I know some manufacturers offer knee pads but haven't found any that really follow the contour of this tank and most have another manufacturers logo on them.
Jeffery
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sundog New Member
Joined: Aug 26, 2009 Posts: 1 Location: Newton, Kansas (3 syllables)
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Posted: August 27, 2009, 5:54 pm Post subject: Re: XS750/850 tanks |
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UK/European tanks are often larger than those found on US models. There could be a number of reasons for this, but based on my experience overseas I'd say their tanks are bigger because riders in those markets are, in general, more serious as motorcyclists than those of us in the States. I'm not going to explain or defend that other than to say "go see for yourself".
As I recall, Yamaha built touring variants of the xs1100 and xs850 for the US market, and they had bigger tanks. The 1100 touring tank was 6.3 gallons (US) I think, up from 5.3 on the standard model. I've seen a few of these, not many.
I don't recall seeing the touring xs850 tank, but I suspect it's the same as the several large tanks I saw in Germany and the UK. That's what xs1961 has pictured (above). It's what I'd most like to find for my xs650.
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Landmonster Full Member
Joined: Mar 11, 2009 Posts: 13
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Posted: September 27, 2009, 9:51 pm Post subject: Re: XS750/850 tanks |
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@xs1961
Holy sh*t I've been trying like mad to find that 24L tank!
I know it was a few months ago but any chance you still have it?
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