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Paxton
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« on: May 25, 2012, 10:17:51 PM »
I hear about Belly Tanks, but I have never seen one. ???  Can anyone elaborate? Any photos? Pros and Cons? Embarrassed Lips Sealed
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« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2012, 10:25:27 PM »
On my tablet so just link.

http://www.rmworksinc.com/Information.html
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« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2012, 03:40:59 AM »
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Honda+Valkyrie+belly+tank
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« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2012, 05:27:24 AM »
Quote from: Paxton on May 25, 2012, 10:17:51 PM
I hear about Belly Tanks, but I have never seen one. ???  Can anyone elaborate? Any photos? Pros and Cons? Embarrassed Lips Sealed

Unless you look real close, you won't see one even if you're standing right beside it.  Gotta get down and look.  Cheesy  Installed mine a month or so ago.  Between it and the new Interstate tank I put on my Standard, I've now got the range and ability to stop when  I want to stop, not every 120-140 miles because I have to stop. 
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« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2012, 06:59:51 AM »
The ability to stop more when I want rather than mandatory 125 to 140 is so nice. No worry about hydrolock, different jets in different carbs fuel starvation and can run a regular fuel filter that helps to keep crap out of the carbs. I ride everyday and now I don't have to fill up once a week or more maybe every 2 weeks. The other advantage is you don't have to have a lift adapter you can jack under the belly tank and a piece of wood on the engine. I can go longer than my Harley son and son in law on fillups. You can barely notice the tank and the balance on the bike is ever so slightly better. Not hard to install and made very well. All around as you can tell I like it and really the only downside is the price and the fact that you cant use the space where the kickstand mounts for anything but the tank.
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« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2012, 07:06:01 AM »
How does it affect the rear wheel removal ? I'm guessing it will limit the drop of the swingarm ?
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« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2012, 09:26:03 AM »
Wow.
Great education; as always cooldude!
THANK YOU! Smiley
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« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2012, 10:49:08 AM »
http://www.rmworksinc.com/Pictures-belly-tank.html
Quote from: Sodbuster on May 26, 2012, 07:06:01 AM
How does it affect the rear wheel removal ? I'm guessing it will limit the drop of the swingarm ?


Doesn't affect rear wheel removal at all except you can jack up the bike in a more convenient location. The swing arm still has plenty of clearance to do what you want to do.  The mounting points are the base of the kick stand and the exhaust hangers. What impressed me about the tank and the lines was the good quality construction.  Before had the chance to see it, I could picture going over a object in the road and hitting this thing and its puts a hole in it or blows up neither is going to  be a option. The lines are easy and made well the aluminum weld is really good quality and the guy who makes them is a good guy all around to me a win win situation. The paint work on the tank is good also it matched my black Valk and the finish was more than acceptable.  Oh the soldering the bung on the bottom of my gas tank seemed to me not a really good idea. I can tell you though it was really quite easy and quick. I would recommend that you have someone do it for you unless you are good at welding. It was just the idea of cutting and welding on my beautiful looking tank but that was no problem at all Grin
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