Bigger Tank

[ImEazy]

Well I found my other memory card for the camera and went out last night
and took these pics. I got this XR650L Clarke 4.7 gallon tank with petcock
and cap off of Adv. Rider for $60 shipped. I figured for the price it was
worth trying. If not I will relist it for what I paid. I took the stock tank off
and put this in it's place to test for fitment. It may work, but I have to
come up with a mount system as my original idea won't work. I aslo will
have to relocate the horn I installed and reroute the plug wire as this tank
hangs down alot further than the orginal one. The seat won't match up
correctly but that isn't a big deal. It's not the look but the function right.
Here's a couple of pics. Any opinions are appreciated.

[Ferrit]

Oh yeah, now you're talkin!!! How's the clearance around the frame backbone?

My idea was to put the bike in the back of the truck and take it down to a motorcycle salvage yard not far from here and fit tanks till I found the closest one. But you may have saved me a lot of work if this one works out.

Please keep us posted.

[John22j]

I was thinking of doing something similar to my bike -- but I found I can ride over 2 1/2 hours on the small tank that came with it so I passed on the idea.... mainly because of the mounting issues you're facing.

Looks like it will be nice when you're done though.... I like the semi-transparent tanks - easy to see when you're running low... even if they turn yellow you can still see the fuel inside.

[ambassador]

That's pretty cool.. I think you could go cross-country with that tank, let us know how it turns out!

[deputygene]

I have a Honda stock 650 tank making it's way towards me too. Let me know what mount you come up with.