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SpikeC
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OhBoyOhBoyOhBoy!!!!!!!
A nice fellow in Italy is sending me a new alloy tank! He is the one who advertised a frame, subframe and ally tank in the classifieds here! I just sent him moneys through paypal, so now it is just the waiting!
3 more weeks until the cast comes off of my left hand.........
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Spike C.
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2008 Bimota DB5R
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2bims
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| Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Thats great stuff spike...and very fortuotous that the same fellow advertising it on Subito has found his way to the forum to also advertise it.......would be nice to have an alloy tank also...as mine has grown somewhat...so the intention is a complete drain down and leave dry and open for a few months to see if it shrinks back again........ |
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SpikeC
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 12:32 am Post subject: |
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sorry to hear that, 24bims, butt letting it dry out does seem to help get them back to shape!
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SpikeC
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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The tank is now in the US! Now I just have to wait for UPS to truck it over here... cast comes off in a week!
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vort28
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 1:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Good news all round then Spike , new parts arriving and 2 hands to work on DB5. Time for some quality garage time. |
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SpikeC
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| Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 12:40 am Post subject: |
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Holy moly! One week from Italy to my house using Posta Italiano, the cheapest shipper! It took me a half an hour to unpack it, he sprayed foam insulation around the tank and it bonded to the cardboard box!
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Niku904
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| Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 12:55 am Post subject: |
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Absolutely gorgeous, please DON'T paint it, it would be the greatest shame in hystory!!! 
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djt77
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| Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 6:09 am Post subject: |
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| looks great, well done. |
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Tesikwak
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| Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 8:34 am Post subject: |
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That is lovely piece of kit!!
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CNC
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| Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 9:12 am Post subject: |
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Spike, if you decide to pain it... be sure to paint with lack final coat also around the hole, otherwise gasoline will start to melt the paint. Congratulations!!!
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2bims
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| Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:43 am Post subject: |
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| Good to see the tank made it over Spike..........Italian post must be the best in the World........I've bought stuff late on a Tuesday and its made it to my door by thursday morning...never had issues with postage from Italy.........although that siad...I;ve never ordered parts direct from Bimota either......but postage always been great........well packaged and at great prices |
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SpikeC
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| Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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I put the 2 tanks on a scale, and the plastic one weighs 9 1/2 #, the ally one is 6#! 3 1/2 pounds off of the top of the bike! And with the thinner walls this should provide that elusive liter of capacity that some spec sheets specify.
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djt77
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| That a good weight saving, I recently swapped over the standard tank and the carbon one on the DB7 and weighted they both, standard came in at 4700 grams and the carbon around 2700 (only thing I had handy was kitchen scales. |
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Gavin944888
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| Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 7:31 pm Post subject: Alloy tank |
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Spike.......I am glad that your tank situation turned out well.....could you PM me any contact details for Niku904 that you have
I am unable to contact him via the forum and I thought you may have an email or phone number.
Many thanks
Gavin944888
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SpikeC
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| Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 3:42 am Post subject: |
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I do believe that he has sold what he had available. Is there something else that you need to contact him for?
I could give him your contact info, but I am reluctant to give out his info without his permission.
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