Scooterotica

can anyone recommend a good one with no fitting issues,, many thanks steve v.s.s.c.

Not the one I've spent hours prepping, painting and sealing only to find it doesn't fit!
It's seams are so wide it won't fit between the toolbox and frame.

Not much help because I don't know where it came from originally but proof that I should have paid notice to the number 1 rule of scooter building- dry build first!

I just used an SSP one which fitted with a bit of extra rubber here and there.

The cut out is too big though but I am a fussy sod.

I bought a 13ltr tank and couldn't get it in the bloody frame. I sent it back and bought a 12ltr from Buzz Solomoto.

It's still a very tight fit and touches the toolbox, but at least I was able to get it in the bike.....price and service were good too!

BOON

bought 2 fom SSP and they're top, Diablos are supposed to be good also, i 've been down the asian route, painted fitted and p****ed petrol everywhere after a few weeks

boonyed wrote:I bought a 13ltr tank and couldn't get it in the bloody frame. I sent it back and bought a 12ltr from Buzz Solomoto.

It's still a very tight fit and touches the toolbox, but at least I was able to get it in the bike.....price and service were good too!

BOON

Are the Buzz ones fibreglass? Does anyone make fibre glass 13 litre ones with cut outs?

most people dont need a long range tank. FACT! rode down from scotland today, and got from jedburgh, to washington services on the A1, on a rapido 225 , 30 mm carb, clubman , big gearing, and i wasnt even on reserve, standard tank. thats a good shank down the A68/A1, and i wasnt hanging about either. i was thinking i"d run out, but 2 liters left ! result. most long range tanks , go in scooters that dont go anywhere near "long range". they are just for show. a juicy TS 240 might need one, but if your scooter is set up shite, and its eating petrol, you want to look at your motor before buying a big tank. most dont need them. get a standard tank/tool box combo, converted , for not much money if you want piece of mind, but a standard tank will cover even the biggest county boundrys...........

very true but i hate filling up so the less time i do the better, but i'm a lazy b*******d

Are the Buzz ones fibreglass? Does anyone make fibre glass 13 litre ones with cut outs?

They are Stainless and pretty good quality with a cut out on both sides. Not too sure who does he fibreglass ones. Thought they were illegal in UK.

A 13 litre tank is handy, it gives me a range of about 150 miles without the risk of having to fill up with dodgy fuel at an unknown petrol station. Well worth having.