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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: ebers17 on January 19, 2005, 04:01:24 PM

Title: Doordie's tank?
Post by: ebers17 on January 19, 2005, 04:01:24 PM

I see in the gallery album of Doordie's that his kx 500 has a 89kx250 gas tank.  I'm curious if its different from a stock tank and if a 89 250 tank would fit my 99 kx 500!?

Title: Doordie's tank?
Post by: doordie on January 19, 2005, 09:32:58 PM

ebers17,

Fits right on! :wink:

//doordie

Title: Doordie's tank?
Post by: ebers17 on January 20, 2005, 03:31:49 AM

Is it a different shape than the stock tank of a kx 500 like mine?

Seth

Title: Doordie's tank?
Post by: KXcam22 on January 20, 2005, 06:25:31 AM

My notes say that the 88-89 kx250 uses the same plastic as the 88-04 kx500. Not certain about the tank though. Cam.

Title: Doordie's tank?
Post by: riverrunner on January 24, 2005, 04:18:23 PM

Do they still sell the tanks for 88 and 89 kx250's? Looks cool!!!!!

Title: Doordie's tank?
Post by: 91kx on January 25, 2005, 11:23:45 AM

Actually, the 88 250 had the same tank as a 500.It was only the 89 that had the smaller profile.Chalk that knowledge up to old DIRTBIKE magazines.lol!

Title: Doordie's tank?
Post by: riverrunner on January 25, 2005, 01:40:50 PM

If anybody has one of these in good shape let me know. Thanks

Title: Doordie's tank?
Post by: ebers17 on January 27, 2005, 12:42:31 PM

Theres a 89 tank on ebay right now thats pretty beat, but i thought i'd give you the heads up to check it out.  item number is 4504542436.  I'd keep checking ebay too for others to pop up.  
Seth.

Title: Doordie's tank?
Post by: jdv500 on February 01, 2005, 02:47:22 PM

i just installed a clarke tank and have the old original tank sitting around, i had to borrow all the original hardware to mount my new tank but the old one is avail. 2001

Title: Doordie's tank?
Post by: GDubb on February 01, 2005, 05:01:31 PM

jdv... I just purchased a 97 with a purple tank which is the only cosmetic thing I dont like about it... what color is your tank(green I would assume)? and how much would you let it go for?

Title: Doordie's tank?
Post by: jdv500 on February 02, 2005, 06:42:55 AM

a purple-nurple tank.? um lets see,,,,,hummmmm, the price of my old green stock tank would be ahhh,
 $1 million dollars.!!!!!! austin..ok no really, it's has a small crack under the cap threads, but this has no effect with anything, it was like that when i got it you can't see it unless you look for it, i'll sell it for $30 bucks.?the tank will last forever, i've had no isues at all , rather then it being stock. those dang aftermarket catalogs..... if you like write back, i'm in huntsville ala, ok, joseph
ps; i can take some digital close-ups of it for you if you wish. i take pics of the bike all the dang time anyway. if your curious.

Title: Doordie's tank?
Post by: GDubb on February 02, 2005, 02:54:42 PM

yeah, sure thing with the digital pics just cause I'd like to see how it looks,  I'll trust you with the crack situation... and by the way... I havent laughed that hard in a while(purple tank, million dollars thing). My email is gdubb@charter.net so you can send the pics there and we can discuss how to take care of the shipping and money transaction. I deffinetely appreciate it!

Title: Doordie's tank?
Post by: jdv500 on February 03, 2005, 02:42:04 AM

gd, check your e-mail, green tank to the rescue...