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Old Dec 2, 2014 | 09:50 AM
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Well its that time of the year again and I'm getting bored. Really thinking of changing my RSD vintage tank kit, I'm keeping the RSD rear fender kit but replacing the tank with a stock tank set up. I bought another rear RSD fender because I'm going another direction with the tail light set up and its the same price for them to fill and repair the holes as it was to buy a fender go figure, I'm going to run the passenger foot peg plate holder from RSD because when I had the shotgun shock installed it rubbed my wire loom and now I have exposed wires...So the relocation has to happen. I think I'm going to sell all the RSD tins (Rear fender, Tank and Backbone) Now just to come up with a price..Ahh winter time!!
 
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I'd be interested to know about your tank. What do you mean by the "backbone"?

Also, do you have stock tank handy? I may have one for you if you're interested...

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Old Dec 2, 2014 | 10:03 AM
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I'd be interested to know about your tank. What do you mean by the "backbone"?

Also, do you have stock tank handy? I may have one for you if you're interested...

Thanks,

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Here is the "kit" RSD used to sell but the tank has been discontinued.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/RSD-VINTAGE-...cff21b&vxp=mtr




I have a stock tank but not to sure what the inside looks like yet, a friend of mine has it in his storage we shall see, either way its getting a repaint but not looking forward to rehabbing the inside if need be..
 
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Originally Posted by DynaJ
Here is the "kit" RSD used to sell but the tank has been discontinued.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/RSD-VINTAGE-...cff21b&vxp=mtr




I have a stock tank but not to sure what the inside looks like yet, a friend of mine has it in his storage we shall see, either way its getting a repaint but not looking forward to rehabbing the inside if need be..

Thanks. I was just looking it up on their site.

I am taking the tank off my Softail as we speak so it's in perfect working order. It's a 2008 Softail EFI.

I love the look this tank gives but I was a bit turned off by the smaller fuel capacity! I commute a pretty long ways to work and it takes one fill up per trip with my stock tank.

I'll keep an eye on your posts in any case...
 
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Yeah I hear you on the tank size..I actually get about 125 out of it.
 
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Yeah I hear you on the tank size..I actually get about 125 out of it.
Is your bike Carb or EFI?

My commute to work is just over 160 miles round trip... Fortunately I only make the drive 3-4 times a week.
 
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Carb.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 12:30 PM
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Well got the new rear fender on and the RSD footpeg license plate mount all done..Just waiting on the tank to get painted. Then getting the front blacked out, Put new bars on, and thinking of doing a 23 wheel up front it wil be the exact wheel that I have but in a 23...


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Stage 2...now I have to repaint the rear fender silver, bought a tank off eBay turns out it is in new condition..

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