2009 KLX250 Aux. tank is ready
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10-13-2009 | 02:12 AM
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Here is the 2009 version mounted up.
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10-13-2009 | 08:26 AM
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Because this tank is a simple unpressurized, gravity feed system, no, I don't think so.
It could be used as a refill tank to the original tank I guess. A small hand crank transfer pump perhaps. If someone with an FI bike wants to use it in that manner, they could. Hook up your pump via a hose to the petcock, turn it on, and crank away.
It could be used as a refill tank to the original tank I guess. A small hand crank transfer pump perhaps. If someone with an FI bike wants to use it in that manner, they could. Hook up your pump via a hose to the petcock, turn it on, and crank away.
Other than that fill it with beer! lol nah i wouldnt really! very nice tank looks awesome, another thing the f.i stops me from getting doh!
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10-21-2009 | 01:14 AM
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More Pics of the 2009 version mounted up.
The 2 forward brackets. The petcock is aft of the sideplate bolt and nut. In this view it looks like it's right up against the fasteners, it's not.
The first kit has sold and goes out this week.
Thanks
The 2 forward brackets. The petcock is aft of the sideplate bolt and nut. In this view it looks like it's right up against the fasteners, it's not.
The first kit has sold and goes out this week.
Thanks
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10-21-2009 | 06:57 AM
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11-01-2009 | 02:15 PM
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Thanks very much.
A question was posed to me privately, and that was the matter of the fuel weight in that location, and the durability of the tank.
Bill and Jo Ann Blue both use this tank on their KLX's, so between the 3 of us, well over a thousand miles of riding has been done on the first 3 tanks.
(Much of that was on the trails in the mountains of Colorado.) We never felt the weight of the fuel affect the handling or ride quality.
The tanks are no worse the wear from being jarred around so much. The material's skin thickness is more than the skin on a single engine Cessna, and those planes can be flown through hailstorms at over 100 mph, so the aluminum is able to take a pounding. Alloy metal has the ability to flex and springback.
A question was posed to me privately, and that was the matter of the fuel weight in that location, and the durability of the tank.
Bill and Jo Ann Blue both use this tank on their KLX's, so between the 3 of us, well over a thousand miles of riding has been done on the first 3 tanks.
(Much of that was on the trails in the mountains of Colorado.) We never felt the weight of the fuel affect the handling or ride quality.
The tanks are no worse the wear from being jarred around so much. The material's skin thickness is more than the skin on a single engine Cessna, and those planes can be flown through hailstorms at over 100 mph, so the aluminum is able to take a pounding. Alloy metal has the ability to flex and springback.
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