True, but only partly true I´d say.
There´s not much on a Corse fuel tank that you need from the factory.
I bought one from a nice guy on this forum. It was just the bare tank. So I went and sourced a gas cap and a stock fuel pump. Christian at First Attack in Germany is taking care about the inside mountings. There´s just a holding plate on the inside and some fuel lines as well as the pressure regulator. You can use the stock PR, 3 bar should be plenty of pressure and the stock pressure regulator can handle that. That´s at least what I heard from the tuner.
So, if you ask me, get yourself the tank and the gas cap. If you can get the mounting hardware, good! If not, drop me a line and I will call my mate in order to snag a set off him to get it replicated on a CNC. He has one of these on his 998R. I am doing the same for a few people here - including me -, but replicating 916R 1998 mounting hardware.
As for the innards, do as I do. Get a stock fuel pump and the other parts like hoses, PR, etc, and get someone to properly mount it inside. If you can´t find anyone, email Christian at
[email protected] and ask him to do it for you. I am sure he´d be glad to do the work for you.
The Bosch unit that Corse uses is extremely expensive. It costs way above 300 Euros iirc from Bosch. At Ducati Corse, it´s - take a guess - sold out. At least if it´s the same they used in the 916R 1998.
P.S.: how about this lovely unit? Just got to repaint it with appears like heresy... but oh well:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Duca...torcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_500wt_1119