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Aug 3rd, 2011, 5:38 pm
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Radar tends to harsh my mellow.
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
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Tank spreading in Texas!
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Mike
2006 999, 2007 ST3S, 2007 S2R1000
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Aug 3rd, 2011, 6:31 pm
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Check your air pressure!!!
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Mathews County, VA, USA
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That truly sucks, that bike of yours is beautiful!
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Aug 3rd, 2011, 6:36 pm
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Radar tends to harsh my mellow.
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by va duc
That truly sucks, that bike of yours is beautiful!
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Well, maybe they are like women. Now there's just a little more of her to love. 
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2006 999, 2007 ST3S, 2007 S2R1000
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Aug 3rd, 2011, 9:29 pm
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Rockland County, NY, USA
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Get your local Duc dealer to replace it under warranty asap as I think Ducati will only replace warped/expanded plastic tanks with a five-year limit. I had my '07 S4RS tank replaced twice and had it Caswell coated after the second replacement, apparently that's the fix to the issue. Basically, it's a barrier between the ethanol gas and the tank. At 6 months, so far so good ...
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Aug 3rd, 2011, 9:32 pm
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Location: Simi Valley, California, USA
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Al Gore invented Global Warming, so I would start with him and then get your new tank coated before install.
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Aug 4th, 2011, 6:48 am
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bite me
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: oviedo, fl, USA
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the tank on my first monster grew a little. i had to move the mounting/tilt bracket back as far as it would go.....in fact farther, i lengthend the slots in the mount with a dremel tool. it stabilized and didn't grow any more in the last couple of years i owned it.
my current monster tank has grown a little less than the first one, i'm keeping an eye on it. i did the same thing with the mounting bracket on this one, and always top off with gas on the way home......don't know if it helps but makes me feel better.
i can live with it as long as it doesn't bulge, or crack the paint.
both bikes are '07's (current bike was manufactured march 2006)
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'07 Monster S4RS black
'10 Multistrada 1200 red
'12 Monster 696 ABS red
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Aug 4th, 2011, 8:03 am
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Radar tends to harsh my mellow.
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
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Yea, it doesn't look bad. I just noticed it hitting the top triple clamp. Now that I look a little closer it also now hits my steering damper when I try to lift it. The frame support rubbers were also not in the right position either but I was able to adjust them a little. I already had the mount all the way back but may try elongating the holes too. This is my second tank which I replaced at my own expense so I know how EXPENSIVE these suckers are. My first tank had an accident when it was petty new. 
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2006 999, 2007 ST3S, 2007 S2R1000
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Aug 4th, 2011, 9:27 am
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Austin, TX, USA
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Sucks to hear....with all this heat we are getting, im surprised they dont just spontaneously combust!
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Aug 5th, 2011, 3:08 am
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Blame the universe not the tank!
Join Date: May 2007
Location: South, Georgia, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DuckMan
Yea, it doesn't look bad. I just noticed it hitting the top triple clamp. Now that I look a little closer it also now hits my steering damper when I try to lift it. The frame support rubbers were also not in the right position either but I was able to adjust them a little. I already had the mount all the way back but may try elongating the holes too. This is my second tank which I replaced at my own expense so I know how EXPENSIVE these suckers are. My first tank had an accident when it was petty new. |
Last year, the rubber bumper under the right side of my S2R1k tank was half way on its way to the outside of the frame. This caused the tank not to sit level, changes the tension on the center lock lever thingy and since the tank was also pushing forward, it made locking the tank impossible since there was no room to lift the lever. It was replaced last year as well as the tank on the StreetFighter. Hope you get it fixed without any issue$.
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Aug 5th, 2011, 11:17 am
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Houston, TX,
Posts: 687
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Hello
How does one obtain this magical Caswell coating?
Can it be self-applied?
TIA,
Quote:
Originally Posted by MotoAris
Get your local Duc dealer to replace it under warranty asap as I think Ducati will only replace warped/expanded plastic tanks with a five-year limit. I had my '07 S4RS tank replaced twice and had it Caswell coated after the second replacement, apparently that's the fix to the issue. Basically, it's a barrier between the ethanol gas and the tank. At 6 months, so far so good ...
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