Auxiliary Tank Group Buy (merged threads)

[eeksnake]

So is everyone who has one of these cells riding with their seats in the "high" position?

Nope. It's a tight fit but my Russell Day-Long is in the "Low" position with the TAT bolted in place. I had a piece of tape on the tank to protect the leather of the seat but now that I have a LindaT cover, I'm not so worried about it.

 

[eeksnake]

Any pictures of your cell with the cover on it?

Like dcarver, I'm working on it. Got spider bit (S4) a couple of months ago and since I had the plastics off, figured I'd go ahead and change the coolant...

Since I'm draining the coolant, might as well check the valves (75k on the odo so I'm probably a bit overdue for it's first check)...

Might as well re-route my HID & GPS wiring while I'm at it...

If I'm working on the wiring, should probably install the forward Power Distribution Blocks I've been meaning to do...

What was the question again?

 

[TriggerT]

Really good to know. Thanks!

 

[TriggerT]

Deleted. Double post.

 

[Good2Go]

Any pictures of your cell with the cover on it?

 

[Joe2Lmaker]

That is cool! Do you have any close-ups?

 

[TriggerT]

More Pics! We want MORE PICS!

Um, err....please.

 

[Joe2Lmaker]

Yup! We wanna see those ta-tas

(TATAs = Tag-Along Tank accessories)

 

[TriggerT]

Still looking for pictures of TAT's with covers on them.

I received my TAT last night, but wont be able to do any of the needed work on it for a few weeks.

 

[Joe2Lmaker]

I received my TAT last night, ...

And that brings this Group Buy to a close.

The last of these tanks goes to Tim.

Maybe we can get Good2Go update his thread with picks of TATAs: <Link>

Plus, we need to get eeksnake to start a thread with picks showing this:

It's a tight fit but my Russell Day-Long is in the "Low" position with the TAT bolted in place. I had a piece of tape on the tank to protect the leather of the seat but now that I have a LindaT cover, I'm not so worried about it.

Thank you to everyone who participated in this.

-Joe

 

[Good2Go]

Still looking for pictures of TAT's with covers on them.

Not in the same league as a Linda T cover, but functional and cheap...

Cinched down on the left side with a buckle. Drink tube retractor holder. Faceshield cleaner in the side pouch, SPOT in the top pouch:

Zipper down the back...

The other end of that cinch strap. Right side pouch holds first aid kit...

 

[TriggerT]

Nice. Did you make it yourself? That is just about what I was thinking, and I am toying with either having Linda make one, or a local friend of my who is an expert in car upholstery.

 

[dcarver]

Sweet. Thanks for an infusion of inspiration..

My tank is getting rubbed to a high polish from my jacket!

 

[Good2Go]

Did you make it yourself?

Nah...my cousin made it. I couldn't sew a stich in my own side.

But I sure would like to see Chris's (eeksnake's) Linda T cover...the pricing on those is surprisingly reasonable, depending on options. Hmmmm....I'm riding through Vegas this weekend, maybe should go beat down his door .

 

[eeksnake]

*Edit - Instead of double posting and incurring the wrath of the forum gods , I've moved the images to a post in "Parts and Accessories." LINK

This way, non-forum members can view them too.

 

[TriggerT]

OK, that looks FOOKING AWESOME. I am ordering one tomorrow. Thanks again for the pics.

 

[TriggerT]

New question for this old thread:

Are any TAT fuel cell owners using the cell in conjunction with the Givi grab rails? I am thinking about making the switch to the Givi rails because I am concerned with the rear sub-frame not being strong enough for use with a trunk on a regular basis, but as far as I can tell no one is using the combination of the Givi rails and the TAT cell.

Anyone?

 

[Joe2Lmaker]

Tim, contact Slonishku. Alex is using a Givi rack. <Link>

When I was thinking about adding a Givi rack. I was concerned about the about of tension that cross member had on it. <Link> Because it was near the end of my riding season, I decided not to take a chance and returned the rack. As it turns out, the way mine fit was normal and I haven't heard of any failures. <Link>

Look closely at the photos in those links. The rear fasteners need to be tightened first and the cross member is bolted down last.

If it were me, I would not use the replacement grab rail bushings included with the tank. I think something like a stand-off would work better (male threads on both ends). It could be threaded into the rear sub-frame; the Givi grab front cross member would then remain firmly fastened and the Tag-Along would be held to the stand-offs with nuts. Keep in mind, that due to the variation between rear sub-frames, one set of stand-offs would work with one bike.

 

[Shane]

New question for this old thread:

Are any TAT fuel cell owners using the cell in conjunction with the Givi grab rails? I am thinking about making the switch to the Givi rails because I am concerned with the rear sub-frame not being strong enough for use with a trunk on a regular basis, but as far as I can tell no one is using the combination of the Givi rails and the TAT cell.

Anyone?

Some pictures of said setup...

Shane

 

[TriggerT]

Thanks Joe. I will have to research this a little bit, and get in touch with Alex.

Shane, your set up is on a Gen 1 (at least I am pretty sure that is an 04) and i am not sure how different it would be for a Gen 2, but thanks for posting up.