long range tanks (saigon) anyone used one ?

[Eibar]

I'm on about the original look ones with the seam down the middle, cheers

[simon k]

quite a few horror stories about these splitting and leaking "long range" amounts of fuel on hot cylinders!
they are however cheap and i quite like the style, but surely a false sense of economy if it is less safe/reliable than the original unit?

[camel]

im using a stainless one which leaked at the seam in a short space of time,ive welded it and pet sealed it and its been fine since,id advise pet seal to be used as a safeguard

[ArmandTanzarian]

I've had two, both "ordinary" mild steel. One has only just been fitted and so its early days. The other has been fine apart from when I dropped the engine and the engine mount snapped off the fuel tap causing a massive leak and an even more massive panic!

If you do get one I'd make sure you seal it before use. Petseal can crack and so I used that red goo that has been mentioned by a few people. Be careful with it though. It is an effective paint stripper.

[Andy Pickering]

Although its not the seemed version you are after..what about one of these:

http://scooterotica.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=458

[ArmandTanzarian]

The trouble with those and other long range tanks is that you lose the toolbox. the saigon ones give you a usefull few litres extra but let you keep everything else the same (apart from the airbox obviously)

[Andy Pickering]

The trouble with those and other long range tanks is that you lose the toolbox. the saigon ones give you a usefull few litres extra but let you keep everything else the same (apart from the airbox obviously)

He will incorpate a toolbox at the front of the tank on these ones (180x130x140mm deep) and you still have a large tank..
Quite smart these...on my wish list.