SOLD

The carbotech tank that was on my buddy's bike developed a leak on the right rear corner were the seat meets the tank.

If anyone who is capable of repairing CF would like to purchase it let me know.

My buddy is asking $250 O.B.O + shipping.

But make an offer, it will be sold to the best offer. I will get some pictures of it in the next two days when I get a chance to head over to my friend's place.

 

Any idea what the capacity of the tank is? Is it stock size or larger?

 

i think it will be the CarboTech 5.9 gallon tank

 

Thanks.

If it is truly that size, I'll pass. Not offence intended, but I don't particularly care for the way the oversize tanks look on the bike...... Should be a good buy for some, however......

 

Waiting on pics before i make an offer...

 

I am waiting on my friend to send me the pictures. I will probably go pick up the tank from him tomorrow evening and can take a good look at it describe it well.

btw it's the larger 5.8 or 5.9 gallon tank. The same one on the Carbochicken that is linked in the classifieds.

 

Pictures my friend send me.






btw the stock seat will need to be modified to fit this tank. The front .75" of the seat will need to be shaved back. The stock mounting tabs for the seat and tank works.

 

i dont see how you cant sell this. lots of very talented guys here that im sure could repair it althought idk what goes into repairing CF

seeing as the number 1 complaint on the hawk is range limited by small tanks and lots of gas consumption, this much larger tank would be a nice upgrade. GLWS

 

My buddy seems indifferent about selling it. He says he will get to fixing it eventually. But I think it will end up just collecting dust.

I think it needs to have a couple more layers of carbon on the outside of the leaky part; And coat the inside with a fuel tank coating product like Por 15. Red-Kote, Kreem etc.

 

Sooooo is the tank available? I am one of those wierdos that actually needs this tank...

 

Still available. No one has made an offer yet. But guess people are waiting for a better description and pictures. I am planning to go to my friends place tomorrow.

 

That tank appears to have reached the end of its life. look how the fabric shows through the paint and how the seam is splitting. I say walk away.
It would take a great effort to save this.

 

Thanks for the insight. The CF fabric texture showing through the paint, I thought was by design. because it's been like that for all the time the previous owner had it and in the pictures I found from an old AD.

I am trying to find the manufacturing process this was gone through. It looks like the top and bottom half was laid up separately and was joined with epoxy after the separate pieces cured.

I was thinking the epoxy making the seam that joins two halves is what failed and could be re joined and then the inside coated with a fuel tank coating product to prevent gasoline getting to the epoxy. CF cloth itself is resilient to gas; But the common epoxies used is not.

But i wouldn't want anyb

 

didn't mean to rain on your parade.
but this is a safety issue.
don't want to see anyone get hurt.

 

It was made that way... and is commonly done to "show" the CF feature of the design.

However, I still agree, likely the layers have been infused with fuel.. likely the fix would seal the tank, but the issue would appear again.

Sealing the tank inside with one of the repair products mentioned above might work.... not sure they were designed i think to adhere to steel after being cleaners and etched with prep products.. not sure if they will adhere to the epoxy that was used to lay up this CF tank.

If it were free or close to it... Id repair the known leak, pick a sealing product and try it and see where it goes...... I've leaked enough gas over the years from loose tank lines, overflowing carbs or leaking seals.. Im just not that concerned that a leak would spring and I'd explode in a ball of flames