3L fuel tank? Anyone use one?

[Kite Surfer]

New member here, am in process of building my first motorized bike. (2 actually, 1 for me, 1 for my SO)

Was wondering if anyone used the larger 3L fuel tanks on their bikes. If so could you post photos of it mounted? I am wondering what it looks like and how much space the bigger tank takes up. I want the extended range, but hoping the tank doesn't dominate the top bar.

Thanks all!

 

[crassius]

one needs to look closely to tell the diff between standard 2.5L tank and 3.5L tank - some folks never notice

mounting h/w for it is much better tho

 

[KCvale]

Got a link to them?

 

[Kite Surfer]

Getting confused a bit about the available sizes now. First off, most kits come with 1.5 liter tanks, am I correct on this? I see 2 and 3 liter tanks on ebay, and 1.5 - 3.5 liter tanks on Bikeberry. This is the tank I am looking at http://www.bikeberry.com/engine-kit-parts/fuel-components/4l-black-gas-tank.html , but the hyperlink to the product says its 4 liter? Its the 3.5 liter i am most interested in, but I just want to make sure it doesn't dominate the top bike bar. How much taller is it than say the 1.5 liter that comes with the kit.

 

[crassius]

I,ve never heard of 1.5L tanks & guess that ad is a misprint - there is a huge whizzer style tank at about 8L, but they're rare

3.5L is: Length: 14.75 inches, Width: 8.5 inches

If I get a chance today, I'll put a 2.5 & 3.5 in a pic for you

 

[crassius]

here's that pic

 

[Kite Surfer]

ok, that's not too much of a difference, thanks crassius!

 

[bakaneko]

you can always attach it to the top of a rear rack, but then you lose the rear rack... but an option. there are some "used" 4L tanks on ebay for $43...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/80cc-bicycl...345733?hash=item258a6f6385:g:SE8AAMXQHU1RwToD

The bigger the better. I think 4L is great so you can easily mix oil when you are pouring in gas versus having to mix gas in a separate container and then transferring.

 

[Kite Surfer]

yes I think I am going to opt for the larger tank, I just received my Cheez PK80 kits and those tanks don't look like they could hold 2 liters. The seem to be close to the same capacity tanks that are on my 49cc go ped, and those are 1.5 liters.

I want chrome too!!! lol