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morepower
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That is a KTM tank but its shape is as close as I can find to an RSV tank so would be the closest price of the ones they have listed on the site..
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legend88
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That's the thing, anything handmade is going to be expensive. Even someone that knows what they are doing will take a big chunk of hours to hand make an aluminium tank. Multiply those hours by say £20 or more an hour then add in materials and tools and what have you got? |
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morepower
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For most skilled work like that the hourly rate is higher than £20.00 Gavin at GIA was about £35.00 per hour plus VAT about 6 years ago.. Then there is materials costs too as you point out. This is why for me my work is actually cheaper as I have a mould to work from (major expense spread over the expected life of the mould) but each part is made more quickly than a hand beaten part. Material costs are a little higher but to make a full fuel tank by hand could be over a weeks work and is justifiably expensive as you can see from the prices of the Beaters fuel tank prices. I can turn round a fuel tank in 3 or 4 working days. (over a 7 to 10 day period due to the time needed in an oven etc). Neither tank would be cheap but as long as they are both sealed they will be stable for the life of that part and not attacked by the ethanol. I still feel any plastic tank will be attacked and swell and using a rigid resin sealer in a tank that is effected by heat and the cold with expansion and contraction to the degree I have seen is not a answer. |
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Yeah, that's why I said 'or more' as I know that was at the low end of likely labour charges. |
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IanG
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There was someone in the UK doing alloy tanks for all sorts of bikes. But as mentioned they are bloody expensive.
And still need proofing as they would get eaten away quicker than our plastic tanks deform without treatment. |
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morepower
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YEP.. Its just some have no idea of the time it takes to do the work. I know I can make a tank faster than someone doing an alloy tank.
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morepower
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Here is just one and to be honest it is cheap for an alloy tank. http://www.thetuningworks.co.uk/store/product_info.php?products_id=1383 It is not supplied sealed and the tank is not sealed as it seems they do not know how good Ethanol is at absorbing moisture. The pool of water in the bottom of the tank will as you say rot it faster than your plastic ones would swell.. Add in about £60 for a pack of sealer, then painting which would also need the tank to be etch primed. You would be adding at least £300 to the cost of the tank. The cheapest option would be to build an low temp oven to dry out your tank. If you can run it at 30 to 40 degrees on a 1Kw heater with a decent fan for about 2 weeks it would cost about £70 to run it. Make it big enough to put a few fuel tanks in there... It would pay for the cost of building it if you can get a few people to pay you to dry them out... It would be a quick fix but it may not be a long term one.It would be better than nothing though.. |
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IanG
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Best thing to do would be say f*kc the ozone and bring back 5* leaded petrol
Selfish? Moi? Too bloody right |
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Totally agree Ian, but unfortunately that isn't an option for us, it looks like ally or treated carbon is our only option.
Mr Morepower, is ethanol corrosion on an aluminium tank really a problem as we are talking 5% ethanol diluted in the fuel? The reason I ask is that there are plenty of ally tanks in service on cafe racers and dirt bikes etc and doing a quick search I cannot find anyone complaining of it so wonder if it's as much of a problem for an ally tank compared to a plastic one.
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morepower
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Ethanol draws moisture from the air as it evaporates. So it is the water that will corrode the alloy tank. At up to 0.5% the fuel will hold the water in the fuel. But if it goes above that the water will drop out of the fuel. That water will corrode the alloy. Putting more fuel into a tank will not help when the bottom of the tank has enough water there to cause what moisture will be in the fresh fuel to drop out. If you have a look for ethanol marine fuel you will see how quickly it all goes pear shaped because of the environment it is in.. The UK is not a dry country to be honest and when you ride and air is drawn into the tank as the tank empties the moisture can be absorbed into the fuel.
Its a horrible thing. Additives dont really help as the fuel really wants to absorb the ethanol.. But as soon as water is introduced ethanol prefers to mix with the water. |
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morepower
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Ethanol myths MYTH: fuel additives can cure or prevent all issues from ethanol-blended fuel. TRUTH: there is no practical additive that can prevent phase separation from occurring. The only practical solution is to keep water from accumulating in the tank in the first place. In addition to using high-quality fuel additives, you should purchase quality fuel from trusted sources, check fuel filters and fuel tanks periodically for sediment and water, and keep up with manufacturer-recommended preventative maintenance schedules. MYTH: Fuel additives can make phase-separated fuel (that has separated into layers of water and low-octane gas) usable. TRUTH: “Bad” fuel should be completely removed and replaced with fresh fuel. Nothing can rejuvenate old fuel. To prevent fuel from going bad, most manufacturers recommend high-quality fuel additives to prevent sediment, gum and varnish buildup that forms when fuel goes bad, control moisture, help prevent phase separation and prevent fuel system corrosion. MYTH: Ethanol-blended fuels are bad and should be avoided. TRUTH: Ethanol blended fuels (E10) are common throughout much of the United States. After the transition period from non-ethanol fuel, E10 may actually be a superior marine fuel, as it tends to keep low levels of water moving through the fuel system, keeping the system “dry”. For over a decade, marine engines have been engineered to handle E10 gasoline. However, all types of fuels should be treated if they won’t be used in a few weeks.
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IanG
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How about a drain tap at the bottom of the tank to drain the water ? bit like aircraft use?
Before flying,you always open the tank drain and fill a glass container with fuel to check the level of water content |
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DrD
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Just done my annual swollen tank test.
My little test on this is when I clean the RSVR Mille over winter. Ran on BP Super Unleaded all summer and just lifted the tank with no issues, i.e. has not swollen due to ethanol! |
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morepower
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BP super unleaded is one of the few fuels that has no ethanol.
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Trumpetman21
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I wouldn't be too certain of that.
I emailed them earlier this month and they can't confirm that there is no ethanol in their super unleaded grade. This has already been posted in the ethanol in fuel thread elsewhere on the forum. |
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IanG
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I thought I'd read that somewhere
Isn't Esso the only one to say that their premium grade is Ethanol free? Even if that's true now I don't suppose it will stay that way for ever,I think we just have to except decent fuel will soon be a thing of the past just like leaded 5* Remember that? |
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Mr Miller
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Wonder what kind of tanks they`ve got on them flex-fuel motorbikes ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel |
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Trumpetman21
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I've no doubt bio ethanol will be mandated in all pump fuel before too long.
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