Fuel Tank Mod

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Furi15

Discussion Starter · Jan 27, 2020

Has anyone on the forum replaced their fuel tank cap with the flush mount, such as the hot match pop up?

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macxpert

· #2 · Jan 27, 2020

Yes, Picklehaub did and it cost a fortune.

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Unfortunate that there will never be a cost effective solution for a flush mount pop-up fuel door for our tanks. You would basically need to gut the internals of our caps so you get the sealing and locking mechanism and adapt a pop up portion that would seal, lock, and allow you to pump fuel.

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Furi15

Discussion Starter · #4 · Jan 28, 2020

I'm about to attempt mine. I plan on cutting the entire recess section out and welding in a whole new vented cap with the threaded sleeve. I'll post some pics when I am done.

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krashDH

· #5 · Jan 28, 2020

Furi15 said:
I'm about to attempt mine. I plan on cutting the entire recess section out and welding in a whole new vented cap with the threaded sleeve. I'll post some pics when I am done.

Yup quite do-able if you want to alter the tank. Drop in solutions may never come to be though

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NDM

· #6 · Jan 29, 2020

My expanded tank is cool with the factory cap but my next one will have a flush mount cap.

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Furi15

Discussion Starter · #7 · Jan 29, 2020

Throw up a picture of your expanded tank. I've not seen one. Did you do it yourself? How many gallons now?

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NDM

· #8 · Jan 29, 2020

Furi15 said:
Throw up a picture of your expanded tank. I've not seen one. Did you do it yourself? How many gallons now?

Search my profile. I have a few build threads going. Im a little over 4.5 gallons. I built it myself from Kens crashed tank. Im gonna build another from scratch and I will have th remember that the tank sealer that I used takes up some space. I want to shoot for 5 gallons next time. I will attach a few pics though but the builds have a crapload of photos. First one is the wrecked tank that I started with.Theres a side view, top view and a side by side with the factory tank mounted on the bike. .

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Furi15

Discussion Starter · #9 · Jan 30, 2020

Looks great

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Griz

· #10 · 12 d ago

NDM said:
Search my profile. I have a few build threads going. Im a little over 4.5 gallons. I built it myself from Kens crashed tank. Im gonna build another from scratch and I will have th remember that the tank sealer that I used takes up some space. I want to shoot for 5 gallons next time. I will attach a few pics though but the builds have a crapload of photos. First one is the wrecked tank that I started with.Theres a side view, top view and a side by side with the factory tank mounted on the bike. . View attachment 235771
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Any chance you have hit your 5 gallon mark? If so, is that other tank for sale 😅

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