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Plastic Tank Replacement!

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#1 ·
I've constantly been looking into replacements for my S4Rs plastic tank, but for whatever reason, despite the apparent demand, there are almost no alternatives. The only place I could find was Beater from japan.. the last quote I got was about $2600 and a 5-6 month wait. I was seriously considering it until I heard about Fuelcel. FuelCel motorcycle gas-fuel tanks for sportbikes kevlar

I emailed John from Fuelcel about the possibility of an S4Rs tank and found he would be willing to have a limited run if it was for at least 5 people. The price less shipping is $1600.

I know I'm definitely in, are there any others who would like to join in on this? Who knows, maybe after this, Fuelcel will simply make the S4Rs tank a regular product, which would benefit the S4Rs owners who simply can't afford this right now..

Any interest?
 
#4 ·
for OEM parts i like AMS Ducati and Ducati Omaha, both offer an online fiche system.

for aftermarket parts, try some of the site sponsors. in my personal experience, monsterparts.com has been great to deal with, as well as Houston Superbikes and Motowheels. there are others that come to mind, TPOParts, Fast by Ferracci, etc, but i dont have any personal experience with them.

theres alway eBay for OEM or aftermarket stuff too. i recently found a NOS carbon rear hugger, NOS carbon bikini fairing, and NOS carbon seat cowl all for a fraction of list price(all three cost about $250 shipped, brand spanking new).

and then theres the classifieds. they dont seem to populate as fast as something like gixxer.com, but thats just the nature of the machine and market. i cant find any reference material right now, but i would imagine since 1992 Suzuki has probably sold 1,000+ GSXRs per 1 Monster sold.

good luck with the bike ;)
 
#5 ·
The thing to remember when buying another OEM Acerbis tank is that legally nothing has changed from the tank you are replacing and the new tank.

The build material was short listed by DOT and at the time the FI vendors specified a plastic tank to prevent rusting. DOT specified 2 types of nylon. The white could be painted and the black could not. After laying out the specs, the EPA pushed for the 10% (which after compounding in underground tanks is more like 15%) ethanol mix. The ethanol absorbs water in a way that allows the nylon to absorb water and deform.

The tanks were all produced back between 2003/2008 during the initial productions and enough were made to cover the 7 year parts availability rules. Keep that in mind as well. In a few years when the tanks are gone, they will be gone forever. I'll bet at least half the stash was used up as warranties leaving few tanks in inventories.


I like that you found a specialist willing to help you build a tank. If I wasn't broke until about Septembee, and it wouldn't cost me another $1,000 to replicate a Tricolore paint scheme, I would consider buying one.
 
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