I have had a few made for me by a welder who used to work for Minardi before it became Toro Rosso. He made me one and because I liked it so much he then made a few more. I have some left for both TS1s and iron/standard configuration barrels.CT. wrote:Does anyone make an alloy one?
On the plus side they are extremely light (1.4kgs when empty), baffled, beautiful and fit easily in the space below the tank, largely because we wanted to avoid rubbing against any of the panelwork. There's plenty of room for almost any carb (we tested every one we had, including a 35mm Mikuni and a 34mmm Delly and they all had masses of room.
On the debit side, you lose the toolbox, they don't hold much petrol (10.5-11l) and they are very delicate: you need to make sure you don't overtighten the nuts when fitting it and avoid the petrol tap coming too close to the top of the engine mount. But once fitted carefully, several have now done thousands of miles each without bother.
They cost £250 each. Here are some pictures, including one with an air filter space made for me as a one-off as it was being fitted into my scooter last year. That project has been delayed by a house move but I hope to ride it to a few rallies later this year.
