'08 IMS tanks

There you go Kelly. It will just take some of those Engineer types (I'm not one of them) who are on this site now, time to play around with it a little.

There are loads of YZ 250s and RM 250s around; someone will know of someone that owns one with an IMS tank and play with it. Or a shop with new IMS tanks that will lend one out for some R&D work maybe?

I'm waiting for the 09 TE 610s, and hopefully by then, a tank will be out for them too. Thanks for all the great photos you have been taking too Kelly!

Mike Penland is out west here in San Diego, starting a 5 day Baja quad ride this morning, with a couple NY buddies of his and his brother driving chase. When he gets back, I can ask where he gets his custom aluminum flat tanks made for the various quads he races in the Baja 1000 each year? That would fit those racks of yours nicely with between 1.0 and 1.5 gallons.

I haven't looked into it, but are all the KTM style sidetanks made to mount on the left only?? If there's a righthand mount, it might be a viable option

I just happen to know a guy who has a few YZ tanks sitting around, might have to give it a try now that you have shown us how easy it is to remove the TXC tank with the damper attached

My Husky has a right side tank. The Baja Designs/KTM and Yamaha side tanks are all for the left.

The right side tank is available from Meca. They are extremely well made (dakar specs), and cost about $200. Problem of course with all side tanks is that with EFI models they need to be worked in with the electric fuel pump. Mine uses an external fuel pump (made by Mikuni) going to the carb.

How about a simple fuel pump like you have transfer fuel to the main tank, that way you don't need a separate high pressure injection pump??

I think one could re-mount the electric fuel pump into a small SS bottle with gravity feed from both a normal petcock on the side tank and normal petcock on the front tank. Ive been eyeing the little SS fuel and water bottles they sell at upscale camping stores like REI.

Just plumb in a Y and take it to a small cannister with the fuel pump inside and bamm--all the fuel capacity one could ever want.

Raising this thread from the dead, I asked them today if they had anything in the works....


From: Clarke Manufacturing [mailto:sales@clarkemfg.com]
Sent: Fri 5/15/2009 11:13
To: Chris
Subject: Re: 08-09 Husqvarna TE Fuel Tank


Sorry, no current plans

Clarke mfg co

Aqualine

GOT A EMAIL FROM AQUALINE WITH THIS UPDATE:

Thank you for your enquiry, the Husky tanks are still going ahead but because there is still a lot of design and development to be done I do not have a lot of information at this stage but it is looking like they will available towards the end of the year. Feel free to contact us again in a few months or keep an eye on our web site for updates.