Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > SS tank on Monster frame?

[chris.p]

Originally Posted by Otei

Please say you realised that was purposefull irony?

Yes, I did



Chris

[Jolley]

The only thing I would say is you 'might' have problems with the airbox and igniter boxes (mine was tight, and it seemed to have a bigger void under the tank - though it is hard to tell).... Although a lot of people have relocated those anyway. The front mount on this one is a little different to mine, but it looks like you might just need a little plate to bolt it to.

I still have a little external pump on mine, not the one in the tank, because the 888 (I think) was fuel injected with a much higher pressure pump.

[bradders]

so cant be vacuum fed then ala monster tank? May still be worth a punt for next year, especially if its a couple of kilos lighetr and goes for the right money, although how heavy is the pump? The SS tank was weighed with inside pump fitted

[Jolley]

That one prob could because of where the feed is. The 888 outlet is 1/3 up the tank, so I need it to get the fuel up and out. Mine had an elec pump anyway (weighs no more than 500g), so any saving on the tank is still a saving. Even if I had gone from a steel tank without pump to the 888 tank with pump, it would still be a 2kg saving.