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

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Am I the 1st to break the IMS tank?

Brinker343;18119 said:
To sum up: I did hit a tree....medium hard. It pushed the radiator back a little. I DID RUN OUT OF TALENT! No, I didn't really expect IMS to do anything about, but it was worth a try. I was mostly just irritated at the whole ordeal. First it didn't fit, then the shrouds were not compatible, then the graphics didn't really look that great, then the stabilizer wouldn't work and now I broke a $275 tank on the 2nd ride. It was very slim though and did it's job. The good thing is now I can practice heating it to try to get the stabilizer to work.
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post up some photos of the damage
 
mini hijack alert :busted:

If I was clever with aluminum and a good tig welder, I'd be damn tempted to build a decent looking, prototype 3+ gallon alloy tank for '08~ EFI Huskys that would accept the stock Husky shrouds etc and mount up correctly to stock mounting points. Not sure about the steering damper can-o-worms (don't use one). But sadly my metal working skills ended in hi-school ag shop in '74 with a O/A outfit, arc welder and cutting torch :eek:

Now if anyone here has the means and would like to take on such a project - providing the end product met the above specs - I'd be willing to pay $$$ for it. I think a lot of us would. Economy of scale, that sort of thing... Let's say 20 tanks at $400+/- ea or ??? :excuseme: I'd be open for that.

This larger capacity '08~ Husky TE IMS/Clarke/Husky Products/Acerbis gas tank goat rodeo is :rant: And I just got here (TE's) :D BUT - larger capacity tanks for other bikes I've owned have been problematic also :banghead:

Cheers. And thanks for listening. :cheers:
 
It is a good idea and one I thought if out of frustration and almost did (we do a lot of longer rides here) The issue with selling them is liability.

the "damper issue" is simply that IMS crammed a useless tab right against the steer tube leaving no room for a bolt on damper tower.

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Doriak;18138 said:
mini hijack alert :busted:

If I was clever with aluminum and a good mig welder, I'd be damn tempted to build a decent looking, prototype 3+ gallon alloy tank for '08~ EFI Huskys that would accept the stock Husky shrouds etc and mount up correctly to stock mounting points. Not sure about the steering damper can-o-worms (don't use one). But sadly my metal working skills ended in hi-school ag shop in '74 with a O/A outfit, arc welder and cutting torch :eek:

Now if anyone here has the means and would like to take on such a project - providing the end product met the above specs - I'd be willing to pay $$$ for it. I think a lot of us would. Economy of scale, that sort of thing... Let's say 20 tanks at $400+/- ea or ??? :excuseme: I'd be open for that.

This larger capacity '08~ Husky TE IMS/Clarke/Husky Products/Acerbis gas tank goat rodeo is :rant: And I just got here (TE's) :D BUT - larger capacity tanks for other bikes I've owned have been problematic also :banghead:

Cheers. And thanks for listening. :cheers:
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Damage Assessment! Let's see some pics...... Please :) I feel your pain 2nd ride and all, but I can't say it's IMS's fault either. I hate those trees that reached out and grabbed you then bitch slap you to the ground.:D
 
Too Bad

Too bad, you may be the first. But, I bet you won't be the last. Poor design in my opinion but there was a rush too get these into production. IMS has been known to smoke crack while producing tanks!! I had a oversize tank melt on my 2002 CR 125 and they wouldn't replace it either. Call Hall's to see if they can help you.

It would be nice if Husqvarna would already have a design from the factory when the bike is produced. That might solve some of the problem between IMS/Clarke etc.
 
How interested would you guys be in a alum tank, or better yet a better desinged IMS tank. A really close friend of mine owns a machine shop and a plastic molding shop. They make their own molds for everything they make and they also do jobs for Trucklite,a bunch of different medical companies, and about 30 other places I can't even remember. If enough people are interested,it would probably be something he would be interested in doing. He and I have already discussed about making aftermarket parts for the Husky's.
 
scoobywrx05;18217 said:
How interested would you guys be in a alum tank, or better yet a better desinged IMS tank. A really close friend of mine owns a machine shop and a plastic molding shop. They make their own molds for everything they make and they also do jobs for Trucklite,a bunch of different medical companies, and about 30 other places I can't even remember. If enough people are interested,it would probably be something he would be interested in doing. He and I have already discussed about making aftermarket parts for the Husky's.
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Naturally I'd be interested :thumbsup: I favor aluminum, mostly because it can (easily) be repaired. But a good plastic design (with non-spinning threaded shroud inserts) that allows use of stock tank shrouds is okay too (see requirements in my previous post). Curious since you and your friend have discussed this - when you say "if enough people are interested" - how many people are you talking about? FWIW, I'd be happy to beta test a prototype:D

IMO, this is a total business opportunity if someone is so inclined. US and possibly overseas sales? Might be worth starting another thread :excuseme:
 
I'll get some pictures of it later today and post tonight.

I did mention in an earlier post that I didn't think it was IMS's fault that I ran out of talent and broke the tank. I do, however, think the design could have been thought about a little better!
 
Doriak;18227 said:
Naturally I'd be interested :thumbsup: I favor aluminum, mostly because it can (easily) be repaired. But a good plastic design (with non-spinning threaded shroud inserts) that allows use of stock tank shrouds is okay too (see requirements in my previous post). Curious since you and your friend have discussed this - when you say "if enough people are interested" - how many people are you talking about? FWIW, I'd be happy to beta test a prototype:D

IMO, this is a total business opportunity if someone is so inclined. US and possibly overseas sales? Might be worth starting another thread :excuseme:
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How many people/orders would be up to him to figure out based on what kind of a profit margin he needs. I myself,would also like a alum tank over a plastic but they are harder to make than a plastic tank and would cost half again as much. I will talk to him tonight and see what he has to say on the matter,if it is really something he wants to do I'll start another thread to see how many people would be interested.Thanks for the reply.
 
Motosportz;18108 said:
True but these, because of the design look like a broken tank waiting to happen. Clarke had a similar design and never heard of anyone breaking one. The clarke ones seem like much better plastic, less porous, thicker and just better designed. It is unfortunate.

- Maybe I'm still just torqued that after building a million tanks for off road they still messed up the damper mounting area with a totally unnecessary intrusion. Really, what were they thinking?

Overall i do like the tank, it is slim and carries the fuel low and mine fit well.
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I have both a Clarke tank and a deficiency of talent and so the tank has been in some dodgy get-offs and to date it has survived well. I also have a Clarke and deficiency of talent while riding my XRL with the same result.

I would not hesitate to buy another Clarke.
 
I need to clarify that the tank did break, but I did hit a tree. I do not want anyone to take my post as a big negative remark towards IMS. They did a great job building the tank with the exception of the stabilizer issue. I don't think the wings can be avoided with this design. I just happened to hit just right. I also wanted to know if this has happened to anyone else or am I the only lucky one.
 
Sounds like your the lucky dog.

Do you think the stock tank would have been equally damaged from the impact?
 
Doriak;18227 said:
Naturally I'd be interested :thumbsup: I favor aluminum, mostly because it can (easily) be repaired. But a good plastic design (with non-spinning threaded shroud inserts) that allows use of stock tank shrouds is okay too (see requirements in my previous post). Curious since you and your friend have discussed this - when you say "if enough people are interested" - how many people are you talking about? FWIW, I'd be happy to beta test a prototype:D

IMO, this is a total business opportunity if someone is so inclined. US and possibly overseas sales? Might be worth starting another thread :excuseme:
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I did talk to my friend last night again about making bike parts. He has to do some checking on the price of liability insurance for making/ selling gas tanks and would be making them out of alum instead of plastic because he doesn't have a blow mold press. So to do the plastic ones he would need a press($500,000+) and would have 35,000 to 45,000 $ in the mold itself. He not only wants to make tanks,but to be able to offer a whole line of different aftermarket parts for the bike. He did make some custom parts for Harley there for a while.
 
Brinker343;18119 said:
The good thing is now I can practice heating it to try to get the stabilizer to work.[/QUOTE]

Please let us know how this turns out. :applause: :thumbsdown::thumbsup: I would love to find your results.
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Brinker343;18312 said:
I do not want anyone to take my post as a big negative remark towards IMS.
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That's all it take's :thumbsup: It's so easy to type something and everyone jumps down your throat cuz they have misinterpreted
what you were say'n.

Something good will come of this and all will be good.:cheers:
 
I’m hard on my equipment. In fact my friends all give me crap because my 08 TE450 already looks like it’s got 10 hard years on it. That said my IMS has taken a lot of abuse, both maxi-wings have scratches and gouges from being dumped in the rocks. So far (knock on wood) no breaks, cracks, leaks, busted seems, nada…

So far I guess I’ve been lucky – my number just isn’t up yet! :busted:
 
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