post me to your warrior with a sportster tank thread???

[electra_boogaloo]

i got a tank off an 80-something sportster today. i've test fitted it and realized that it's very cramped. i'm trying to find a happy medium between the tree hitting the tank and being able to put the seat on. i was thinking about getting a spring seat kit, but now i may be forced into it. can anyone link me to their thread of fixing one of these to a warrior?

here's a pic of the tank.

 

[stev_shrett]

I'm going through the same problem on my warrior. If you've found a remedy it's be greatly appreciated.


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[madtom421]

My baja 80's sportster tank

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[madtom421]

You have to cut the seat to fit

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[madtom421]

This is my friends baja with a sportster tank

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[madtom421]

You don't need to cut the seat pan, just pull out the staples from the front and cut the foam flush to the pan, restaple and you're done.

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[madtom421]

The tank You have pictured is the same as the one on the black/orange bike

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[electra_boogaloo]

did you guys have to cut off the tab for where the front of the seat is supposed to slid into?

 

[electra_boogaloo]

This is my friends baja with a sportster tank

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this is so sexy! that's where i want mine to be eventually but with different colors. why did he leave the tank on the engine?

 

[madtom421]

this is so sexy! that's where i want mine to be eventually but with different colors. why did he leave the tank on the engine?

He left it on because he thinks it looks better.

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[madtom421]

did you guys have to cut off the tab for where the front of the seat is supposed to slid into?

Nope, the tank butts up against it.

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[Jaymo]

Sportster tank looks like it would be a nut cracker, if the Warrior had brakes worth a damn.

I want to put a Yamaha SR400/500 or XT500 tank on mine.

 

[Raskin]

I think these p-nut wassel tanks look promising...the video discription has a link to amazon...you can get type of tank in different tunnel depths..i looked on ebay and some have screwon gas caps which i like better than the tab type caps... https://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/...-baja-warrior-real-gastank-3.html#post1144972 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-1-8...H-D/272724101930?_trksid=p2485497.m4902.l9144 https://www.ebay.com/itm/CHROME-VEN...d=112610830339&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

 

[MB165]

I got this prepainted one off ebay for $90, I think its a little shorter than std. it was for those Chinese made choppers from a few years back. I managed to set it on rubber mounts, also needed to alter the steering stops for it to clear, either need to make a custom top clamp or modify the existing for full stop to stop, and it jointed right up at the seat.
theres a few others I saw running around windber, ill see if I can find the photos of em.

 

[Charles S]

There have been different sizes of the same style tank. The original "peanut" tank was 2.25 gallons; a later "king" tank was 3.3 gallons; it had the same basic shape and was still often referred to as a "peanut". There may be other sizes in that shape; I'm not a authority on things Harley-Davidson, but I know that style of Sportster tank came in at least two sizes. Obviously, there have been many aftermarket tanks copying the peanut style, and they could be any size.