[Ducati] gas tank issues

[Garth Williams]

Aaron,

I'll take a picture this weekend.  Again, this may not be what caused 
YOUR cave-in, but it did cause both of mine.  I saved the tank for 
years, but finally threw it out.  I thankfully got Ducati to replace one 
of them, but I do remember the tanks being relatively expensive.  
Further not in  your favor is that the Terblanche bikes (99-up) aren't 
as popular, so used tanks pop up less often on ebay.  If you don't find 
one pretty soon used, just get the tank fixed if it's done reasonably. 

Anyone with a body hammer and some sort of suction producing tool can 
repair a cave-in. The quality of the work is what is important.

Garth

Aaron Gillies wrote:
> Garth,
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>   Thanks for the help and advice. You wouldn't happen to know the price of an OEM gas tank? I'd have to imagine it is a bit pricey. I found a company that swears they can restore gas tanks. So i'm getting a quote. But if you could send pictures or descriptions about your mods to prevent cave-ins, I sure would appreciate it.
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>   Aaron
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