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SpudRider · 08-22-2009, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by AZ200cc

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Originally Posted by SpudRider

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Originally Posted by AZ200cc

Maybe a cut but not as much, Kinda squareoff the edges and make it match the sharp edges the rest of the bike has :? How do You like that fine art work?

Your art work is very nice, AZ.

However, your sections won't work, because the mounting tabs at the front of the tank plastic would be cut away, leaving the front of the tank shroud unsupported. :(

Spud

Ummmm Your cuts are farther back...What's supporting it than? :wink:

After my cuts the tank plastic is much smaller, weighs less, and has less wind resistance. My current tank plastic is supported by two bolts at the rear of the shroud, and the gas tank itself. Movement in the horizontal plane is further limited by the filler neck of the gas tank, which protrudes through the tank shroud. Movement in the vertical plane is limited by the saddle, and the rider's weight upon the saddle.

If one really wanted, he could make your proposed cuts, and he would probably not encounter any difficulties with shroud support. However, the view from the front of the motorcycle would not be esthetically pleasing without the fake "radiator" present to conceal the "elephant ears" of the flaring, unsupported plastic.

Spud