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Has anybody put a Sportster tank on their M8 Softail?

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Old Jan 4, 2023 | 12:35 PM
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Default Has anybody put a Sportster tank on their M8 Softail?
Will a fuel injected Sportster tank plug into and work on a M8 Softail? I want the profile of the Sportster tank on my Street Bob, but I don't want a lot of hassle making it run with a functioning fuel gauge.
 
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I don't know if it will fit or work but I suspect you would lose quite a bit of fuel capacity with the Sportster tank.
 
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Imagine that.
 
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I don't know if it will fit or work but I suspect you would lose quite a bit of fuel capacity with the Sportster tank.
Don't know which Sportster OP is thinking of, but the Sportster Custom has a 4.5 gallon tank.

 
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