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Technical Section => Bike Tech => Topic started by: retro900 on May 29, 2011, 01:52:45 PM



Title: Petrol Tank
Post by: retro900 on May 29, 2011, 01:52:45 PM
Just bought a bike (zrx1100) want to fit a carbon fibre petrol tank (aftermarket). Is it legal for the UK, looking on the manufacturers website (german) it looks like it could be TUV approved.

http://www.rf-biketech.de/shop/product_info.php?info=p845_Lacksatzkit---Z-900-Style---ZRX-1100-1200.html (http://www.rf-biketech.de/shop/product_info.php?info=p845_Lacksatzkit---Z-900-Style---ZRX-1100-1200.html)

G'day Manky n Taz been a while hows the south doing?


Title: Re: Petrol Tank
Post by: Manky Monkey on May 29, 2011, 04:50:52 PM
Hiya Tony.
Good to see you're still about mate.
South's skint. Send us some brass down from oop North will ya.  ;)


Title: Re: Petrol Tank
Post by: retro900 on May 29, 2011, 06:40:13 PM
There was me thinking that you might have an answer to the question i posed.  ???


Title: Re: Petrol Tank
Post by: Manky Monkey on May 29, 2011, 07:03:58 PM
Carbon fibre? You seriously think I'd know anything about anything that modern.
Rust is lighter than carbon fibre.  :D


Title: Re: Petrol Tank
Post by: retro900 on May 29, 2011, 08:02:22 PM
Hmmmmm, there's really no answer to that  ;)


Title: Re: Petrol Tank
Post by: Archie on June 03, 2011, 10:27:32 AM
Can't imagine that it's not. Plenty of featured streetfighters and sport bikes have them.

As long as your insurance covers it can't see an issue.


Title: Re: Petrol Tank
Post by: retro900 on June 03, 2011, 07:57:01 PM
I'm thinking of aftermarket, not as standard fitment, wondered if was similar to fibreglass, they got banned in the early 70's i think.