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Originally Posted by chaas67
You take the pics and I'll post them here for all to see..
Just email them to me ... chris.haas5 at verizon.net
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No probs Chris - I'll be sending you a few in a few minutes, thanks
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Originally Posted by Bubbazenetty
How much did you end up spending on it?
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I paid $525... plus had to register with some stupid xcoin (or should that be xcon) and pay an extra levy of 3% or thereabouts...
I have to look at it like this though - a beer in a bar in Norway costs around $9.2... so looking at it from a beer point of view I'm out of pocket around 60 beers (import tax not counted yet) so I jsut have to stay in for about 10 weeks...
and then another year to get a QB tank
(see below)
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Originally Posted by duc_748
I have that tank in my "watch " list but I have to say I did have a bad vibe about it for some reason. That paint job sort of scared me away..that sucks for you though, and right now the one I am watching is up to $510.00. So its unusable? Did you complain to the seller? It seems like for that much cash you might want to try to get your money back?
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Yes, just sent an email of complaint on receipt... To give the guy his dues, he was okay be email during the purchasing stages - quite helpful & the impression he gave was that the tank was pristine & I would not be dissapointed!!!
I was not too fazed by the paint as I'm planning on a full paint job on the bike next summer - I sourced myself some excellent carbon stuff from
QB in the UK (full body kit) - their stuff is just cream - doesn't even need painted!!! Only problem is their tanks are sooooo expensive... (£800)
After already spending £1000 on carbon bodywork; I just couldn't justify that much on a tank.... and well $500 US looked good - too good
Is it unuseable - well have a look at the piccies Chris posts & judge for yourself - you may get away with it for a while but to be honest, after seeing the tank in the flesh, so to speak, I really would not feel comfortable with it between my legs! If it even holds fuel I'd be very surprised
Yeah I will try to get my money back - if he's game for it, but he did have a 7 day warranty & I live in Norway & shipping took like forever... so on & so forth... but yes, I'll try...
Advice - take the tank off your watch list & if you really want one - go for quality...
I just have one question for the seller - why the hell would anyone make 90% effort and not go the extra 10% to make a good product...
Perhaps in asking, I've answered my own question, like everything: especially engine power extraction - it's the last few percent of a project that take the time and effort - hence the additional cost... you pays your money... oh I love a good cliche...