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Old 26-07-2021, 10:06 AM   #16
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Ah, an opportunity to get some education.

Is there a visual difference Slob?
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Old 26-07-2021, 10:07 AM   #17
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Are you sure about an Aluminium tank?!
It looks like a stock steel one from an ‘03/‘04 bike, do you have a magnet handy?
I'll check tonight, maybe it is just steel! It just looked very clean and bright on the inside when I opened the petrol hatch.
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Old 26-07-2021, 10:08 AM   #18
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Just realised I'm outrageously making the alu tank claim without having done a simple magnet test.
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Old 26-07-2021, 10:50 AM   #19
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I would expect the seam round the base to look more ‘handmade’ and probably flush and TIGed rather than flanged and MIGed (sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference visually when the welder was a robot). RR tanks have flatter panels in the knee cutouts. It’s certainly a custom paintjob (or a special I haven’t come across before).
I’ve never seen or heard of a stock aluminium tank, but then I’ve never seen a plastic carbie tank but have been told a few exist)
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Old 26-07-2021, 11:02 AM   #20
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Shame they messed up the model designation on the tank, I think it should be SiE not SE?
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Old 26-07-2021, 11:34 AM   #21
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…..but then I’ve never seen a plastic carbie tank but have been told a few exist)
Weren’t the 600/750/900 Darks fitted with plastic tanks?

Pretty sure all those yellow or red framed variants had plastic fuel tanks.



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Shame they messed up the model designation on the tank, I think it should be SiE not SE?
Yeah, I don't quite understand that either.
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I thought the 695 was the first air head to get the placcy tank around '06-'07?
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Old 26-07-2021, 12:12 PM   #24
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I don’t know flip, but both those photos show a seam above the rear cylinder, that suggest welded steel.
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Old 26-07-2021, 12:16 PM   #25
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This is all really interesting stuff.
Anorak training at it's best.

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Old 26-07-2021, 12:31 PM   #26
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I thought the 695 was the first air head to get the placcy tank around '06-'07?
I think it was around 2004, my old 620ie had a plastic tank. I thought they were all plastic from there on.
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Old 26-07-2021, 12:37 PM   #27
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I don’t know flip, but both those photos show a seam above the rear cylinder, that suggest welded steel.
Yeah, I had the tank up last night to fit a battery tender - there's a seam around the bottom.
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I thought the 695 was the first air head to get the placcy tank around '06-'07?
2002 750ie, plastic tank
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Old 26-07-2021, 01:23 PM   #29
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Plastic tanks ‘Darks’ from ‘02, others switched around ‘04/‘05 (usually)
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Old 26-07-2021, 01:41 PM   #30
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Are we taking bets?

Knowing what colour the paint is that Ducati used on the inside of their steel tanks I think that unfortunately Velosam will will find it's steel.
Which is a real shame actually.

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