carbon tank too fragile for street?

[craigntx]

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i read where the plastic tanks can rupture from a spill, am wondering the same about cf.
wouldnt wanna see the bus burn after a mild spill.'any other pitfalls of cf tanks?
thought this would be a killer, and relatively cheap, way of dropping lbs, as i dont see any fat off me coming off anytime soon.
thanks
craig

 

[bigoltool]

You could just get one of these puppies!

 

[BlueHaya]

how much $$?

 

[BlueHaya]

$1,000

 

[Blue Streak]

Carbon will bust just like fiberglass if it recieves an impact. So yes it could catch on fire if you crash and had an impact to the tank since it can't just dent like the steel. I personally would run one on the street anyway though.

 

[DE44Magna]

My buddy had his GSXR 1k go up after a really tame spill. He was pulling out of a gas station, got clipped by a cager pulling in for fuel, his C/F tank cracked and the fuel leaked on his right side pipe. The bike was toast.

BTW that yosh tank is for the X-1 busa body work and I don't think they make it any more, I was trying to get their front fairing and I was having a he!! of a time trying to get straight info from the company over email.

 

[nitrousjunkie]

You could just get one of these puppies!

That 1 is no longer available,I have the last 1 ever built.

 

[ktw88q]

You could just get one of these puppies!

That 1 is no longer available,I have the last 1 ever built.

Now thats a nice tank let me know if you ever sell it.

 

[nitrousjunkie]

You could just get one of these puppies!

That 1 is no longer available,I have the last 1 ever built.

Now thats a nice tank let me know if you ever sell it.

Thanks Man,people aways want it,they fall over in disbelief when I tell them how much it cost.

 

[Charlesbusa]

You guys aren't looking at the big picture

How's your magnetic tank bag going to stick

 

[GMbusa]

NJ, does that Yosh tank hold more fuel than stock?

 

[nitrousjunkie]

NJ, does that Yosh tank hold more fuel than stock?

Paul,yes it does,it holds I think 6.5 gallons.

 

[Commuta_Busa]

I would have thought with the Kevlar / CF tank it would do better from a light hit.

 

[MET]

Better ways to save weight.

 

[bigoltool]

I would think that a Carbon/kelvar weave would be the best of both worlds. Carbon for light weight and rigidity and Kevlar for Durability.

P.S. did anyone look at the Yosh fuel tank for the original Katana? Totally sick looking!

 

[DE44Magna]

You could just get one of these puppies!

That 1 is no longer available,I have the last 1 ever built.

Ahh so your the one that swiped it.... I was looking for one of thoes from about 2 days after I got my bike when my buddy showed me pics of the X-1... good for you

 

[craigntx]

Better ways to save weight.

what's as cost effective as a cf tank?

gixxer forks?

 

[GMbusa]

Full carbon body with BST's. Ah, to dream.

 

[DE44Magna]

Full carbon body with BST's.  Ah, to dream.

C/F

 

[300Busa]

lighter wheels will show you a major performance increase.