RE: [ST] Gas tank question.....

[george <gkeslin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks John!  The service guy mentioned he had seen it on Ducatis but never 
a Triumph.  I'll have to make sure I mention what happened to you to him.

George

At 07:46 AM 4/6/2004 , John Mathis wrote:
>George,
>
>I had my tank replaced under warranty shortly after I got it because it was
>collapsing due to the vent hose being pinched off.  While the bike was
>sucking the fuel out of the tank no air was allowed in so it was flexing the
>tank which caused several tiny cracks in the paint in the same area you are
>referring to.
>
>John Mathis
>aka Florida Dawg
>www.christiansportbike.com
>Florida Chapter
>#287
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
>george
>Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 10:10 PM
>To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [ST] Gas tank question.....
>
>
>I found something really strange with my gas tank yesterday and was
>wondering if anybody else has experienced this same phenomenon.
>
>While washing my ST (2002) I found a small bulge in the tank.  It's located
>on the right (throttle) side a little bit in front of the seat.  It starts
>right at the bottom edge and goes up about for about an inch.  You can
>easily feel it as you slide your hand along the tank and it's quite visible
>too.  It looks like the tank's been dented from the inside.  This is my
>first resin tank so I'm not sure what to make of it,  I swear it wasn't
>there last fall when I winterized it.
>
>FWIW - The dealer claims to never have heard of this happening.  I'll take
>it up there as soon as I can.  They want to take a look inside using a
>mirror and flashlight.
>
>George
>
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