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Post subject: New LC fuel tanks in the pipeline ...........
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twostrokeshop  Suburban Commuter Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Total posts: 88 Location: Cairns, Tropical North Queensland, Australia |
Gents, here is the latest word on the LC fuel tanks. It seems there was a misunderstanding at the factory; they thought they had patterns for building the LC tank but upon my reviewing a photo sample of a tank in primer it would seem the tank in question belongs to an XS650 or similar - check out the pic: www.twostrokeshop.com/01.jpg
So, after all this time I've been badgering the factory for sample pics of their LC tanks, it seems they have made just about all the old school Yammy tanks, bar the LC!
So then of course the cost is going to be more to produce what will be for the factory a fresh tank design. I have to send a sample LC tank for them to set up the repro jigs. That's going to delay things a couple of weeks.
Best info I have to hand at the moment is a revised pricing of around £185 per LC tank, but I have to wait for the official quote from the factory before giving you accurate prices.
Sorry about all the kerfuffle chaps, but we need to be absolutely sure the buggers are going to reproduce the right bleedin' tank!
I will report back once I get a confirmed quote on the repro rates.
Cheers,
Steve
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Last edited by twostrokeshop on Mon May 26, 2008 12:54 pm; edited 2 times in total
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 11:50 am
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NORBO RD/RZ Jedi Master Joined: 03 Aug 2003 Total posts: 5426 Location: Nottingham |
PM sent . Id be up for some
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 8:40 pm
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bryanbengal All-gear Wheelie! Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Total posts: 1835 Location: Eastwood, Essex |
sure you will find takers, what type of filler will they have and can you do them with F2 type fillers.
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:25 pm
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twostrokeshopSuburban Commuter Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Total posts: 88 Location: Cairns, Tropical North Queensland, Australia |
| bryanbengal wrote: |
| sure you will find takers, what type of filler will they have and can you do them with F2 type fillers. |
The filler will be stock LC type on the production run; there would have to be a separate run of tanks that can accept the F2 type filler. It can be done, if enough people want that. Anyone else like the idea of the F2 filler on the LC tank?
Cheers,
Steve
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 1:00 am
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dickie d Regular Racer Joined: 03 Aug 2003 Total posts: 371 |
pm, you steve
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 2:39 pm
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| Suzii What's an RD? Joined: 19 Apr 2008 Total posts: 3 |
I am interested in one too - just starting to restore an LC ......
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 10:14 pm
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al811 Sunday Rider Joined: 11 Jul 2007 Total posts: 26 |
Count me in for one with stock filler 
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 2:20 am
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mrobb888Sunday Rider Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Total posts: 39 |
Very interested also!
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 9:21 am
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twostrokeshopSuburban Commuter Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Total posts: 88 Location: Cairns, Tropical North Queensland, Australia |
I must say, it's very encouraging to get such positive response to the LC tank re-manufacture.
It will take a few days to get the sample tank flown over to the factory and then we'll get a clearer picture of the timeline and costs involved.
What might make things easier is that most of the interested chaps seem to be in England, Europe and a few Down Under and in NZ .... so regarding freight it might just be a two-way split, with a smaller batch of tanks going to North America.
Shipping will have to be by sea for the bulk of the tanks of course. Even then it won't be all that cheap because of the formulas freight carriers use to calculate 'volumetric weight.' Typically with shipping, even a dense boxed cluster of engines is going to get charged on volume rather than weight - just the way it is.
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 11:43 am
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| p51bombay Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Total posts: 9656 |
I thought these were to be 4L0 tanks? 
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 3:04 pm
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twostrokeshopSuburban Commuter Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Total posts: 88 Location: Cairns, Tropical North Queensland, Australia |
| p51bombay wrote: |
| I thought these were to be 4L0 tanks? |
Oh yes, definitely 4LO tanks.
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 10:52 pm
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RobsLC Daily Burner Joined: 25 Sep 2006 Total posts: 168 Location: Harlow, Essex |
| twostrokeshop wrote: |
| p51bombay wrote: |
| I thought these were to be 4L0 tanks? |
Oh yes, definitely 4LO tanks. |
Why post pics of NON 4LO tanks then???
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 12:39 pm
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