• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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LONG RANGE TANK ON TE510 2009 MODEL

eric quitt

eric quitt

Husqvarna
AA Class
HI there

Has anyone got any experiences with long range tanks fitted to the Husky TE510. I am getting mixed reports about the IMS 3.0 Gallon tank. Any other tanks worth looking at ???

Even though Safari is a good Aussie company ( and local ) I do not really want a 16 ltr fuel tank and it is way too big...

Any suggestions or pictures would be great.

THX RIC Q
 
I have both the Safari and the IMS. At 3 gallons the IMS is a good all around tank that will eventually start leaking at the fuel pump but can be fixed. I use mostly the IMS, mine started leaking so I removed the fuel pump and filed the surface flat again and used some Permatex #2 (I think, the gooey stuff that does not harden) and that solved my leak. The IMS doesn't block airflow so the bike runs cooler in the slow tight stuff which is what I ride mostly. The only time I use the Safari is when I'm going on long adventure rides where I need to go 150 plus miles between fuel stops, the Safari is very well made but it seems to block some airflow, not good in the slow technical areas but fine at speed and its very heavy when full, too heavy in single track. As far as I know, these are your only options for aftermarket tanks.
 
I have the IMS tank and it's performed flawlessly for 2K miles. I think some of the early tanks had leak problems around the pump seal area. I don't think that has been a problem for a long time.
 
sharpie1 said:
I have both the Safari and the IMS. At 3 gallons the IMS is a good all around tank that will eventually start leaking at the fuel pump but can be fixed. I use mostly the IMS, mine started leaking so I removed the fuel pump and filed the surface flat again and used some Permatex #2 (I think, the gooey stuff that does not harden) and that solved my leak. The IMS doesn't block airflow so the bike runs cooler in the slow tight stuff which is what I ride mostly. The only time I use the Safari is when I'm going on long adventure rides where I need to go 150 plus miles between fuel stops, the Safari is very well made but it seems to block some airflow, not good in the slow technical areas but fine at speed and its very heavy when full, too heavy in single track. As far as I know, these are your only options for aftermarket tanks.
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thx for the info sounds like the IMS is the way to go.. thx ric
 
MorrisBetter said:
I have the IMS tank and it's performed flawlessly for 2K miles. I think some of the early tanks had leak problems around the pump seal area. I don't think that has been a problem for a long time.
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many thx for the info sounds like the IMS is the way to go

THX RIC
 
hummm I did have the IMS ... and I sold it ... it's to large and leak ! The Safari is very slim like the origine one and it serve as radiator protecteur too ! that's a very good point and it's better manufactured. I will put some pictures ... from the office I do not have access to my dropbox but tonight I will.

Iz

here the picture :
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2009 TE450 IMS
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2008 TE450 IMS
The 09 stated the leak at 700 miles, and the 08 has over 5,500 and no leaks. Doesn't matter when the tank was manufactured, it's a dice roll.
 
I bought my black IMS 3gallon used in 2009/2010. The size is perfect for me- If I know I don't need 3 gallons I don't fill it. More cappacity would be overkill for me. I did LAB2V with it in 2010 and did not have fuel issues. I like the stock tank's narowness a little better for singletrack but and used to the IMS at this point. If I were only doing enduros and Hariscrambles where fuel was not an issue (fuel/time available at halfpoint) I'd use the stock tank, but I haven't been doing any racing at all the last few years.

It did not leak until mid 2011 (at the pump seal). It was a dropplet per hour I'd guess.

I took the tank off- inspected put it back together: carefully tightented the bolts in a pattern. Still the slightest leak appeared when fuel was present.

Then I took the tank off, took the fuel pump out. Inspected the base that meets the tank. Carefully removed the oring. There were small granualls of sand and dirt stuck to the underside of the oring and in the channel it runs on the pump. I carefully cleaned the pump base and oring. Then I carefully reassembled and tightended the pump bolts. Full of speculation- I filled the tank and put it facing upward in a washtub so that if it leaked it would be contained. I left it like that for a week and checked it every day. Not a drop dripped. I then put the tank on the bike. It has not leaked since. Its been long enough and with enough hard miles to tell.

So while the IMS seems prone to leaks at the pump due to the base getting warped sometimes you do get lucky. I do think over torqing the bolts can leed to problems or increase the likelyhood. My next step was going to be making a gasket to put underneethe the oring- just to add some more clearence for imperfections. My buddy sent back 3 IMS tanks before he found one that did not leak for him. Fortunately they were very responsive to his issues and backed their product, too bad it took so many attempts though. I assume post manufacturing/ preshippment inspections were not getting done as well as they should have been.
 
Izn0g00d said:
hummm I did have the IMS ... and I sold it ... it's to large and leak ! The Safari is very slim like the origine one and it serve as radiator protecteur too ! that's a very good point and it's better manufactured. I will put some pictures ... from the office I do not have access to my dropbox but tonight I will.

Iz

here the picture :
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WOW that looks great in black with the graphics, you hardly notice it. I bet if you only put 3 gallons in it for regular riding it might hold the fuel even lower than stock. Very nice. :cheers:
 
HUSKYnXJnWI said:
I bought my black IMS 3gallon used in 2009/2010. The size is perfect for me- If I know I don't need 3 gallons I don't fill it. More cappacity would be overkill for me. I did LAB2V with it in 2010 and did not have fuel issues. I like the stock tank's narowness a little better for singletrack but and used to the IMS at this point. If I were only doing enduros and Hariscrambles where fuel was not an issue (fuel/time available at halfpoint) I'd use the stock tank, but I haven't been doing any racing at all the last few years.

It did not leak until mid 2011 (at the pump seal). It was a dropplet per hour I'd guess.

I took the tank off- inspected put it back together: carefully tightented the bolts in a pattern. Still the slightest leak appeared when fuel was present.

Then I took the tank off, took the fuel pump out. Inspected the base that meets the tank. Carefully removed the oring. There were small granualls of sand and dirt stuck to the underside of the oring and in the channel it runs on the pump. I carefully cleaned the pump base and oring. Then I carefully reassembled and tightended the pump bolts. Full of speculation- I filled the tank and put it facing upward in a washtub so that if it leaked it would be contained. I left it like that for a week and checked it every day. Not a drop dripped. I then put the tank on the bike. It has not leaked since. Its been long enough and with enough hard miles to tell.

So while the IMS seems prone to leaks at the pump due to the base getting warped sometimes you do get lucky. I do think over torqing the bolts can leed to problems or increase the likelyhood. My next step was going to be making a gasket to put underneethe the oring- just to add some more clearence for imperfections. My buddy sent back 3 IMS tanks before he found one that did not leak for him. Fortunately they were very responsive to his issues and backed their product, too bad it took so many attempts though. I assume post manufacturing/ preshippment inspections were not getting done as well as they should have been.
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Yah, I cleaned it and even tried a new o-ring, still leaked. I'll try the IMS route and see if they respond.
 
Hi mate,
I fitted a Safari tank a couple of weeks ago. Fit up was perfect. I went for the translucent one. I was worried about the weight but to be honest, even when 90% full, I didn't notice any difference at all. It's comfortable to ride with, we were riding mostly fast open trails over the Australia Day weekend and the bike didn't get too hot but it was fairly cool - it'll possibly get a bit hot in tight, slow stuff in summer as the tank does close in around the radiator a bit.
So far I'm wrapped with it.


eric quitt said:
HI there

Has anyone got any experiences with long range tanks fitted to the Husky TE510. I am getting mixed reports about the IMS 3.0 Gallon tank. Any other tanks worth looking at ???

Even though Safari is a good Aussie company ( and local ) I do not really want a 16 ltr fuel tank and it is way too big...

Any suggestions or pictures would be great.

THX RIC Q
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fitted the ims 3.0 gallon.. no probs and great range ( to 160 kms now )

cut shrouds and oput originals back on ( glued them... will post some pics up )

thx ric
 
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