Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > fibreglass or carbon tanks,,,

[Cranker V2]

So the advocating of hammering a tank to fit is ok, but using a carbon one isnt????????? Thank god we all know nothing of material science.................... Best keep all those 1098r's of the track incase they self- implode

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by Cranker V2

So the advocating of hammering a tank to fit is ok,

Nope, But it has been done by a DDer or two. There are better ways of making a 916 type tank fit.

Just used the Phrase "Hammering the Hell out of it" to illustrate what it takes to make a 916 style tank fit over a standard airbox and hint at the fitting of a Carbon version isn't going to be straight forward.

Some lovely Ali tanks out there in Japan
http://www.moto-works.jp/beater/index.html#d9
http://eng.spiralspinner.jp/products...ategory_id=126

[Chaz]

There has been several Ally tanks on DD bike's,Cobby,Harriet Riddly,Dallas,Ron Jolly,Andy Sheppard, are the ones that come to mind.

Most tanks can be made to fit with a bit of ingenuity, big hammer bit of cut & shut : ect.

I don't like plastic/F/G or carbon tanks I've seen to many smashed including the one on my DD bike when AK47 crashed it at Pembray.

[bradders]

aren't alloy tanks light weight? Isn't that the point? Certainly Ghosts was when he offered it me to 'try the difference'!!

guess I wont get any weight advantage with an SS tank either, likely that and the monster will be the same. Reckon the bast option which is allowed (and wont have me unreasonably stopped by an over-officious techy!!) is to have a alloy one made which is a combination of SS shape (although not as big) but with the bottom being same as Monster so it goes straight in.

So just need to find someone trustworthy who can do it...or maybe stick with what I have

[antonye]

Originally Posted by bradders

aren't alloy tanks light weight? Isn't that the point?

I would think so!

There's no rule about profiles, so you could make a tank just big enough to hold the right amount of fuel. This would cut the weight down of the tank even further.

Neal C made his own tank (or more accurately, got one of his plebs to make it for him ) so maybe you could throw some beer vouchers his way?

[bradders]

I did ask Neil last year but think he was wasn't keen. My other thought was try and copy what Senna has done; small alloy tank then a f/glass cover

Ghosts is tiny but when I tried his, braking = smacking my nuts on the clocks!

alas ambition outweighs talent with these things

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by antonye

Neal C made his own tank (or more accurately, got one of his plebs to make it for him ) so maybe you could throw some beer vouchers his way?

It took me a week over christmas last year!!

Hence not being too keen on a repeat performance.

And it was for sale a while ago, but more than one person thought £300 was too much to ask.

[bradders]

Originally Posted by numbskull

It took me a week over christmas last year!!

Hence not being too keen on a repeat performance.

And it was for sale a while ago, but more than one person thought £300 was too much to ask.

yep I know sometimes being cheeky works and I did speak with a place who gave me a good price but comms kinda fell apart, so how do I know it wouldn't be like Ron's experience when he tried to get one done...but thats life