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Hallo !

An idio.. have sold me a tank with everything missing ! I need the following parts :

- tank cap
- fuel cocks
- all mounting pieces ( I don't know how to mount it).

Do somebody have these parts for sale so I can buy it ?

Danke

Claus
Dänemark

Dear Claus,

for Tank-Cap (Tankdeckel, Tankverschluss) and Fuel-Cock (Benzinhahn) look here: GOETZ-Motorsport or ask any Motocross-Dealer.

Mounting Pieces (Tankbefestigung) also, or selfmade.

Sorry, my English is not so very beautiful. Hope you understand me .........Steffen

Hello Steffen.

Your English is better than my Deutsch

Danke for your reply, I found the Tankdeckel und Benzinhahn at the GOETZ link you wrote, fantastic !

Now I just need the Tankbefestigung. But I don't really know what it should look like and how many parts it should consist of.

Claus

Maybe it's helpful to contact BUESE Motorsport, an Acerbis-Dealer in earlier years. Or Goetz....

The front-fastening is nearly 100% a flat-steel holder, like an upside-down "U" with rubber points at the Tank side. I think the rubber points are also available at Goetz.

Gruß......Steffen

Claus, have a look at ebay 380164598517, here you can see the front mounting piece...

Greetings

Hi Claus,
or you take a look at this (auction ends on 10th of Dec!):

http://cgi.ebay.de/Yamaha-XT-500-Acerbi ... 4a9caad9cf

Good luck
Thomas

Danke for your help !

I have tried to write to Goetz and Buese. I am waiting for their answers.

Furthermore I tried to put the tank on the frame. It is VERY tight on the frame, It doesn't look like it's possible to put a U-shape flat steel holder between the tank and the frame.

Claus

Hi,

I used single flat bars to fix the tank in the front. In the back theres an L shaped iron. The tank sits quite tight on the oiltank, but it works. At least for my 32l Africa tank. Seems yours is slightly different... but I can't see that properly on the picture showing it from the front. Well mine has some hollows for the rubber slides which seem to be a bit bigger. Can't say for sure.
If necessary I could take some pictures of mine next week. Just let me know.

Gruss vom
Stollentroll
(offline at weekends)

Hallo Stollentroll !

If you could take some pictures and send to me I would be very happy
Then I could see how to make some mounting pieces for my tank.

Danke.

Claus

Do somebody have these parts for sale so I can buy it ?

Claus

Have a look into our advertisements (Anzeigen, left side - Eigenbauhalter Ackerpiss Tank)

Our member Knorri is selling selfmade Acerbis mounting parts for just EUR 10,00, that seems cheap

Regards,
Matthias

Danke, Matthias !

I will try and contact him asap. Though it does not look like it will fit the 33 liter tank. Maybe he can make some mounting parts that will fit.

Claus

I got an answer from Knorri and he says it does not fit the 33 liter tank

I have now got answers from Buese and KEDO. They say they don't have the mounting parts and they can not tell me how the parts should look like (for making a homemade version).

Hi,

Sorry, these are busy days and I forgot looking into this threat for a while.

I'll try to take some Pictures at the weekend. Got to get my old "Loki" out of the garage anyway.
But know, that my bike is just meant to work not to look nice

Maybe I should take the chance and have a ride in the snow....

Gruss vom
Stolltentroll

Hello Stoll(t)entroll.

That sounds great if you can take some pictures in the weekend ! I just got an answer from Acerbis Italia that they too could not help me with anything at all regarding the mounting

And also take some pictures of your bike in the snow

Claus