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Clubroom => Bike Talk => Topic started by: redrider1 on April 28, 2013, 03:48:40 pm

Title: 82 XR500R long range fuel tank
Post by: redrider1 on April 28, 2013, 03:48:40 pm

Hey

Does anybody know what long range fuel tank will fit onto an 82 XR500R, or has anyone adapted one to suit?
Apparently the Paris-Dakar fuel tank/seat combo fit but are very hard to come by.

Thanks

Title: Re: 82 XR500R long range fuel tank
Post by: smed on April 28, 2013, 06:28:37 pm

Back in the day they used the open road type universal tank's,dunno what the capacity was though :),there were lots of them sold,try the wreckers you may get one cheap,nobody wants them now,they are bloody ugly but better than pushing ;)

Title: Re: 82 XR500R long range fuel tank
Post by: TT5 Matt on April 28, 2013, 07:05:09 pm

open road and malcom smith tanks were about 13 or 14 lts and if you want 1 theres plenty at the wreckers here,ive got a 32 ltr tenaray tank here if you don't mind putting a yam tank on a Honda

Title: Re: 82 XR500R long range fuel tank
Post by: redrider1 on April 29, 2013, 06:41:02 pm

Did anyone build a specific tank for that model?

Title: Re: 82 XR500R long range fuel tank
Post by: Husky500evo on June 14, 2013, 09:33:03 am

[imghttp://(http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m605/Husky500evo/IMG_0293_zps6cf7eaa8.jpg) (http://s1134.photobucket.com/user/Husky500evo/media/IMG_0293_zps6cf7eaa8.jpg.html)][/img]
Hi Redrider. Did you end up finding a tank for your XR500 ? While I was having a look in my shed the other day, I stumbled across 2 long range aftermarket tanks and thought that I would post a pic up here for anyone who might be interested in them. I think that the one on the left is an Open Road (?) and the one on the right is a Malcolm Smith. The tank on the left is missing the fuel tap and the MS tank has what looks like a Husky fuel tap. I was hoping to get $50 for the tank on the left and $75 for the MS. I can bring them with me to CD10, if anyone is interested.