Anyone Else Ever get a Cracked Tank?

Howardr · Post by **Howardr** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:05 pm

The Iron Buddy has been in the shop since yesterday. I was going to have the valves adjusted and in the last 2 rides before I took it over there, the bike had been smelling strongly of fuel.

Got a call from the shop today and the fuel tank is cracked several inches from near the neck, and down the back.

Has anyone else ever had that happen? Tanks aren't easy to come by, either. There may be one left over from a previously crashed 125. Here's hopin'.

Howard

Post by **ericalm** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:03 am

Very unusual; never heard of this happening on a not-crashed scooter!

sickpuppy · Post by **sickpuppy** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:28 pm

Can they just weld the tank up ? After they drain the gas:)

PeteH · Post by **PeteH** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:25 pm

sickpuppy wrote:Can they just weld the tank up ? After they drain the gas:)

Tank is plastic, IIRC, yes? Might be fixable with a soldering iron or some other melty thing, unless a chip fell out.

brianwheelies · Post by **brianwheelies** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 11:56 pm

Plastic welder.

sickpuppy · Post by **sickpuppy** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:31 am

wow I did not know they have a plastic fuel tank.

Post by **ericalm** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:42 am

sickpuppy wrote:wow I did not know they have a plastic fuel tank.

Depends on what size of which model and what year.

The Buddy 150s have always had metal tanks. I believe that after '09 the 125s followed.

The Stellas all have metal tanks.