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crash / tank came off / 100ft flame trail
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Ok not really, BUT
i checked with a buddy both of our kz650's have 3 fuel tank mounting points.. the 2 rubber pucks up front and the rear mounting hole near the seat that the post from the tank goes through.
what is really holding this tank on? i know its worked since the 70's but am i crazy to have the want to drill a hole through the post on the bottom of the tank.. then slip it thorugh the rear frame mounting hole and then put a clevis pin through the newly drilled hole?
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My KZ750 H2 has the two pucks up front and at the back a grommet that a bolt actually goes through and screws to the frame.
I like my bike's solution better.
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Actually, the stock seat is locked down and rests against the rear of the tank. Try to pull the tank off with the seat locked down and see if you can pull it free. Maybe if the wreck was bad ebough the tank would come off, but if the wreck is that bad the tank might rupture anyway - in which case I would want it to fly as far from the bike and me as possible. Ed
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Beard wrote:Mine snaps in tight. My 900 has what equates to a big rubberband on it...
What Kawickrice means is that his bike has a large rubberband or strap that holds the rear of the tank in place. He probably has the big grommet too. The diagrams at Kawasaki.com for you bike may show that your bike should have a strap.yes theres that rubber grommet that it snaps into.. but i see a big difference between something being just "snapped" into place or being physically restrained in place.
The rear of the tank on some (most?) 80s models are bolted to the frame.
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I've been in two major crashes and the tanks stayed in place, but were banged up pretty good.
This is an ebay photo. You can see the tab extending off the back of the tank. Under the tank, near the back is a blade-shaped tab that points down and gets pressed into a slot-shaped grommet in the frame.
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I thought the fuel line holds the tank on the bike :laugh:
If you want to get a tighter/less movement fit, try putting some pipe wrap sponge around the center tube, then scrunch the tank down on that. It holds it right in place nicely.
PS. On the later models, they switched to a bolt at the back that clamps the tank down in place.
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Kawickrice wrote:
Beard wrote:Mine snaps in tight. My 900 has what equates to a big rubberband on it...
What Kawickrice means is that his bike has a large rubberband or strap that holds the rear of the tank in place. He probably has the big grommet too. The diagrams at Kawasaki.com for you bike may show that your bike should have a strap.yes theres that rubber grommet that it snaps into.. but i see a big difference between something being just "snapped" into place or being physically restrained in place.
The rear of the tank on some (most?) 80s models are bolted to the frame.
My 650 has a spade that stabs the grommet. My 900 has a rubber band type. Totally different between the two bikes
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82 Suzuki GS 1100
74 Yamaha RD 350 (My two stroke toy)
77 Kawasaki KZ 650B-1 (My putt around bike)
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