digest number 3543
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 1:09 pm
Tank vent hose with one way valves are available at most
dirt bike shops or online. No leakage if the KLR goes down.
Cost about $6.00.
Tim
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 18:36:07 -0700
From: "Bogdan Swider"
Subject: RE: ims tank
> Thanks for getting back to me, sounds like you got the better deal! How > do you like the tank, any complaints? > > Later ~cdnabn49~ > > The best part for me is not having to deal with those silly ass > shrouds. Don't know how long you've had yoour bike but you'll eventually > find out that their fastning system fails and that they don't take a hit > well. For my kind of riding I also appreciate the extra gallon. The tank > is a little harder to get on and off than the stock one but it's no big > deal. The mounting system doesn't look that sturdy but that seems to be > deceptive. I fell a few times ( low speed ) and it ( tank ) didn't > budge. Jim from Texas said he went down at a higher speed and the tank > took that like a trooper. I and a few others believe that the bike runs > cooler with the IMS. There's just one down side to this switch and for > me it's significant. I take long trips and a tank bag is a necessity. > The tank vents in the manner found on many serious off rode bikes: a > hose is fited on a nipple in the center of the cap. Your tank bag would > crush that arrangement. If the bike goes down you could get gas all over > the bag and maybe other stuff. I came up with a shade tree solution and > I must say it worked for my 7k mile ( are you in Canada ? the cdn ? ) > trip into Mexica. However it's a temporary fix because I don't trust it. > I'm working on a more solid, permenant mod - a pain in the derriere, I > have better things to do. I'll post to the list when it's done. > > Bogdan >