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Hello all
By: Jonny m Date: April 10, 2017, 12:46 pm
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Hello, just registered as I've recently acquired a civilian
nuovo falcone. All went well getting it UK registered so I
thought I'd take it for a spin and that's when the problem with
the leaky fuel tank started! I think I know what the answer to
my next questions going to be but i'll ask it anyway, what's the
chance of finding a replacement tank anywhere?
Cheers all, John.....
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Re: Hello all
By: banquo Date: April 10, 2017, 3:24 pm
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Welcome to the forum John; was that the eBay one for sale in
London?
Bad luck with the tank. I have never seen a Civile tank for
sale, anywhere, and they will certainly be far less common than
the ubiquitous Militare versions. All is not lost if you can't
find one. Tonya's Militare tank was leaking and he took it to
his local radiator repair shop, where they cut out the bottom,
and either welded or brazed up the leaky joints for a fraction
of the cost of a new tank. You can buy tank sealant, but a
proper rapir is certainly a far better option.
Hopefully you'll get somewhere with that, if a tank doesn't
materialise.
I've heard of people fitting a V35 or V50 tank, but don't know
how true it is, and it probably won't be straightforward, as the
fixings are different I think.
Good luck!
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Re: Hello all
By: Jonny m Date: April 11, 2017, 1:05 pm
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Banquo, thanks for the reply and yes it was the London Ebay one.
The guy selling it did say the tank had been treated but it
needs a bit more than that as there's been some pervious
patching work done, found after removing a fair amount of
filler! I did think a replacement tank would be like hens teeth
but had to ask. Its going to need stripping back to bare metal
and start again I think. Other than that it rode ok, bit of a
top end rattle but they all do that don't they :o)
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Re: Hello all
By: banquo Date: April 11, 2017, 4:27 pm
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Yes, they're all a bit noisy, especially if the valve clearances
are st towards the generous of the two options. Shame about the
tank.I guess there might be one around somewhere, but most will
be attached to their original bike. Hopefully someone else will
chip in; there hasn't been much traffic on here of late, and you
might get on better on the Facebook group if you do FB. There
are parts available on the continent that don't appear on UK
sites, and some of the other members seem to find parts a lot
easier than we do. Unless it's rotted through, I guess it will
be repairable?
Was the filler from accident damage, or a futile attempt at
stopping the leaks do you think?
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Re: Hello all
By: Kater Date: April 11, 2017, 6:24 pm
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Hi John,
SMS offers it on request!
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Re: Hello all
By: banquo Date: April 12, 2017, 2:39 am
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Somehow Kater my friend, I knew you would come forward and say
that... ;D
Is there anything that SMS don't supply I wonder?
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