Gen. 2 Aux. Tank Mount Build

[101stpathfinder]

Well I finally made a procrastinated step toward moving on from the '05 to my '08. With a pretty demanding Cert. ride (50cc THW) approaching, I needed a fuel cell fitted

to my '08. I decided to use the same Aux. fuel cell that I had on my '05 and build a new set of mounting brackets for it. I contacted Iggy who had the same cell I did and made

his conversion from his '05 to his '14. So my build was based on his design. I really lacked tools and time and was not willing to shell out the $ for TIG welding. So the build

was done with a hack saw, hand file and a drill.

Chose some scrap aluminum:

Built the rear support:

Built the front support:

Cut some support rails and found the build had an 1/8 tilt to the front of the tank. With the fill cap and vent hose to the rear of the tank, I wanted to tilt the tank the opposite direction (To the front)

So I added some spacers:

I used 8mm bolts throughout the build with the exception of the mounting rails where I used 6mm:



I used 8mm bolts throughout the build with the exception of the mounting rails on which I used 6mm:

To be continued :

 

[101stpathfinder]

Attached the tank (With support rails) to the main supports:





Checked the Givi lid opening and the pitch:





Washed and placed back on my Linda T's Tank bag cover:



It was ready for Saturday's ride to Mims, FL where fljab and I would drill and plumb the '08.

 

[NTXFJR]

Cool. How much does it hold?

 

[LKLD]

Tony, I hope the '08 serves you as well as the '05 has. Best of luck!

 

[ionbeam]

Cool. How much does it hold?

IBA limits total fuel to 11.5 gallons so 11.5 - 6.6 = 4.9 gallons. Unless Step makes the tank bigger and uses fuel displacements in the tank. Waiting for Tony's answer.

 

[101stpathfinder]

Cool. How much does it hold?

The Tank is an IBR/IBA approved 4.8 gallon tank