Except when Ducati stop making them and you drop ya bike ... atleast with a metal (of some sort) tank you can repair it.
If your plastic tank cracks, how can you fix it?, other than spending the big bucks and buying a new one ... if still available ofcourse.
Plastic is a great product, but when it come to restoring old(er) cars, it's plastic trim and clips, bottles, etc. that are becoming the really hard part of the restoration. Unless you can find NOS, you are stuffed.
Pete
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'90 Suzuki GN250 - Sold 57000 km's later. Cost less than 12c per km to run ...
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Why fly when ya can make a lot of noise
Except when Ducati stop making them and you drop ya bike ... atleast with a metal (of some sort) tank you can repair it.
If your plastic tank cracks, how can you fix it?, other than spending the big bucks and buying a new one ... if still available ofcourse.
Plastic is a great product, but when it come to restoring old(er) cars, it's plastic trim and clips, bottles, etc. that are becoming the really hard part of the restoration. Unless you can find NOS, you are stuffed.
Pete
1) Chances of cracking are virtually zero as the tank is under the bodywork
2) Plastic can be welded, depending on what type it is (different to metal welding obviously)
3) Plastic has come a long way sisnce the 60's and 70's and does not degrade like in the past
1) Chances of cracking are virtually zero as the tank is under the bodywork
2) Plastic can be welded, depending on what type it is (different to metal welding obviously)
3) Plastic has come a long way sisnce the 60's and 70's and does not degrade like in the past
Well that is good news. Learn something new every day.
Pete
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'97 Suzuki GS500E - Sold 28000 km's later.
'90 Suzuki GN250 - Sold 57000 km's later. Cost less than 12c per km to run ...
Grumpy Kiwi.
Why fly when ya can make a lot of noise
1) Chances of cracking are virtually zero as the tank is under the bodywork
This is true on the MH900e. But on the Sportclassics, the tank is the bodywork. It's all one plastic piece. It's similar to how Aprilia does it on the Mille.
What I'm wondering is, are these tanks susceptible to outgassing (the way dirt bikes are), which could affect the paint and decals on the tank? The plastic is much thicker than dirt bike tanks. Maybe this helps, I don't know. Maybe they have some kind of lining in them?
This is true on the MH900e. But on the Sportclassics, the tank is the bodywork. It's all one plastic piece. It's similar to how Aprilia does it on the Mille.
Ah, that is a little more difficult then
Seems Ducati really tried to build the Sport Classics down to a price - got the bloody accountants involved!!!!
All the new Monsta's have plastic as well, time will tell I spose but I reckon it is a good thing, should in theory be as good as metal if not better.
I wonder what the dent resistance is on the plastic and if it would depress then pop back out with maybe only paint damage as opposed to a big ding to get fixed as well, I am not suggesting anyone try this with their own bike tho
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