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Title: 1970s/80s Plastic long range fuel tank
Post by: redrider1 on August 05, 2010, 08:10:07 pm
Hey

Would anyone possibly have, or know of where I could get, a 1970s/80s style long range plastic fuel tank?
After one to fit to an XL175, original has a hole in it and want to increase fuel range.
cheers

redrider1
Title: Re: 1970s/80s Plastic long range fuel tank
Post by: Hoony on August 05, 2010, 08:15:01 pm
from memory i think you could get a "Don Vesco" tank for these back then. try a google search for the following

Don Vesco

IMS  http://www.imsproducts.com/ (http://www.imsproducts.com/)
Clarke http://www.clarkemfg.com/ (http://www.clarkemfg.com/)
Title: Re: 1970s/80s Plastic long range fuel tank
Post by: LWC82PE on August 05, 2010, 08:31:00 pm
http://www.clarkemfg.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_27&products_id=438&zenid=p1dgfo6de8s4kpk8qshmg8s7b1
(http://www.clarkemfg.com/cart/images/SFHO_MED.jpg)

or this one

http://www.clarkemfg.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=31_6&products_id=261&zenid=p1dgfo6de8s4kpk8qshmg8s7b1

(http://www.clarkemfg.com/cart/images/medium/SFLA_MED.jpg)

Although its listed for yamaha, its actually a universal one and is identical to the universal Don Vesco SFLA (skinny-fat, leading axle) except it doesnt have the 'V' underneath and the cap is Clarkes. I think Clarke bought some of the molds from Don Vesco or they copied some of his tanks and thats why when you see an old vesco tank like this on ebay, it looks the same as the ones you can get from Clarke.

another one

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250669508575&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com.au%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp3907.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D250669508575%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

(http://i.ebayimg.com/19/!ByWDosQ!Wk~$(KGrHqUOKkEEwRMH-EyRBMRUiDwbNQ~~_12.JPG)
Title: Re: 1970s/80s Plastic long range fuel tank
Post by: Snowy 76 on August 05, 2010, 09:02:44 pm
G`day Red, got a couple in the shed, I`ll send you some pics, see if thats what your after.
Title: Re: 1970s/80s Plastic long range fuel tank
Post by: redrider1 on August 05, 2010, 10:55:27 pm
Thanks guys that helps heaps.