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wacko
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 Posted: June 25, 2007, 12:42 am Post subject: hd sportster tank??? |
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| Just wondering what fitment problems I may run into using a sporty peanut tack on an '80 xs650???
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Ripper_Rudnick
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Location: North Little Rock, Ar
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| Posted: June 25, 2007, 9:45 am Post subject: Re: hd sportster tank??? |
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depends on what year of tank and how many gallons. you can run the early small tanks pretty easy, however the late model 3.3 gallon and 4.2 gallon are too long for the stock backbone.
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mo650chopper
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| Posted: June 25, 2007, 1:12 pm Post subject: Re: hd sportster tank??? |
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As long as the length is o/k it should be a fairly easy tank to adapt to your XS.
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xs1961
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| Posted: June 25, 2007, 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: hd sportster tank??? |
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....YUK !.... 
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buckroseau
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| Posted: June 25, 2007, 9:52 pm Post subject: Re: hd sportster tank??? |
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Not sure if this is what your looking for, but a buddy of mine built used a sportster tank on his XS650.
Just an idea?
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xs1961
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| Posted: June 26, 2007, 5:15 am Post subject: Re: hd sportster tank??? |
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| ..Now that IS nice !
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INXS650
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| Posted: June 26, 2007, 7:47 am Post subject: Re: hd sportster tank??? |
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| Like the style, almost like an old military bike. No chrome, trying to remove as much of it on mine as I can.
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xs1961
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| Posted: June 26, 2007, 9:53 am Post subject: Re: hd sportster tank??? |
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| Yeah,its the 'military' look I like too....Gonna paint my hardtail drab green ( when finished!) to look like a WWII despatch bike
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pelski
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| Posted: June 28, 2007, 9:09 pm Post subject: Re: hd sportster tank??? |
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here is a larger sportie tank on a XS
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Ripper_Rudnick
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| Posted: July 2, 2007, 11:49 pm Post subject: Re: hd sportster tank??? |
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Yea, but those are all the old peanut style tanks.......Here is a 2001 3.3 gallon tank.
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pelski
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| Posted: July 3, 2007, 9:03 am Post subject: Re: hd sportster tank??? |
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the one on mine above is a King tank 3.3 gals
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Ripper_Rudnick
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| Posted: July 3, 2007, 9:55 am Post subject: Re: hd sportster tank??? |
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Pelski - Sorry, I thought it was the 2.8 King tank. I thought the only way to get 3.3 out of the old flat bottom tanks was Frisco style.
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DRoCk
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| Posted: August 1, 2007, 4:15 am Post subject: Re: hd sportster tank??? |
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I've got one on my chop project...
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bigcam59
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| Posted: August 11, 2007, 10:23 pm Post subject: Re: hd sportster tank??? |
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I'm running one on my bobber. Just check the petcock clearance. Mine rubbed the engine and ended up causing the tank to spring a leak...nothing JB Weld couldn't cure, though!
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Irish
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| Posted: September 27, 2007, 8:52 pm Post subject: Re: hd sportster tank??? |
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| I have a late 70-early 80's sporty tank, the tunnel is too narrow to fit over the back bone. What is the deal?
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wacko
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| Posted: October 10, 2007, 11:06 pm Post subject: Re: hd sportster tank??? |
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| I have a sporty tank, it only has one petcock hole, do you just use a splitter or how do you get around this?
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mo650chopper
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| Posted: October 11, 2007, 1:06 pm Post subject: Re: hd sportster tank??? |
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Just use a "T" to slit the line to each carb
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wacko
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| Posted: October 11, 2007, 2:07 pm Post subject: Re: hd sportster tank??? |
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| thats what I thought but I have little experience in these matters. I appreciate all the feedback and am learning something everyday.
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