Need urgent pre-race help

doodleface · Post by **doodleface** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 3:52 pm

Hey guys I completely forgot about this cause I was messing around with other shit.
My bike has a problem where the front of the fuel tank doesn't secure to the frame, i've never seen how it should be, so even though its bolted on at the back, the front wobbles freely side to side. It can't come out, but its really disconcerting at 180k/hr to lean hard right and feel your tank move. How the hell do I secure this thing? There looks to maybe require a bolt and stuff but once its on, not sure if I want to remove the radiator every time I wanna remove the tank?

brys · Post by **brys** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:35 pm

If its an NC30 there should be a big rubber block that sits in the v behind the headstock. Mine has that in place and is very solid.

Post by **CMSMJ1** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:38 pm

you need the rubber - beg borrow or steal one. It will twat your frame and lower tank welds too if allowed to vibrate.

a possible bodge for now would be to put some cut tubingon the lower tank edges to get them to rest on the frame spars

doodleface · Post by **doodleface** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:32 pm

Rick o can you source one?

Post by **porndoguk** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:58 pm

I only sold one a few days ago, but for reference this what it looks like

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m302 ... ary-66.jpg

krisztian_andre · Post by **krisztian_andre** » Sat Aug 04, 2012 2:30 pm

You can use a piece of large diameter hose folded in half as a temporary solution

doodleface · Post by **doodleface** » Sat Aug 04, 2012 3:42 pm

nice guys, i was about to gaffa tape and cable tie on a piece of wood! I'll try to find one from a wrecking monday, then thats it, bike needs no more work ever, she's done. yayface!

Post by **speedy231278** » Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:59 pm

17511-KV3-000. Quite remarkably it's listed as a very reasonable £3.97 plus VAT at David Silver, 5-7 day lead time. Same as the RVF part, might consider getting a spare!

doodleface · Post by **doodleface** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 4:48 am

Thanks heaps bro, brilliant. I'll have it fornext race, still have to do a bvodge job today but

StrayAlien · Post by **StrayAlien** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:00 pm

I had the same thing missing when I bought my NC30 race bike. The tank moved around like it was going to fall off. I had no idea what was missing under there so I folded up some cardboard and taped it in there until I figured it out. Yes, the cheapie block of rubber was missing. You'd do well do get some rubber under the side edges of the tank as well - or get the OEM parts.

Good luck on the track mate.