Thu Oct 17 17:19:25 1996 - Message No. 99
From: 94104032@fhs-hagenberg.ac.at (Achim Muehlberger)

Subject: Re: Info about big tank for XRV


Hi to all,

some further information about the big tanks:

>For the RD04 a 42liters tank is available for 1799,-DM.
>For the RD07 a 45liters tank is available for 1799,-DM.
>For the RD04 a 56liters tank is available for 1899,-DM.

The tanks are also available at G=D6TZ, price is ~ 2300,-DM. According to=
 the=20
description, the tanks available at G=D6TZ seam to be manufactured by=
 Jaspers.

In the G=D6TZ catalogue, there is a photo of a @ ( RD07 ) with a 53 liters=
=20
tank AND a crash bow. Unfortunately, no details can be obtained out of that=
=20
picture. But the crash bow seams to be at least modified; there is a "net"=
=20
of wire at the side of the crash bow.

If someday someone gets the idea to manufacture a crash bow on his own,=20
please let us all know - at the last meeting we had a great variety of=20
different crash bows - during the last 2 weeks I saw two new types.

Normal one:                             Front:
          __________                    ______O         O______
         /
        /P
       /
______/__________                       ______O         O______

( 'O': screw-points )

   With this construction, there are several ways for the bow through the=
 motor:
        at mine, there is a bow through the motor-room, also at the old=20
Hepco &         Becker
        Another one: crash bow is screwed to the tank at the lower screws of=
 the
        plastic part ('P')

The one from JR: (hope I drawed it right :-))
          __________                    ______O         O______
         /                     =20
        /      ___                      ______O_________O______
       /      /                =20
______/______/___                       ______O_________O______

   Has a "three-point-construction":
   crash bow is screwed at 3 points to the bike at the front

A new one (from Hepco & Becker):
          __________                    ______O         O______
         /xxxxxxxxx/
        /---------/
       /         /
______/_________/                       ______O_________O______

(The 'x' represent a wire-net (gasket))

The one from G=F6tz ("Rallye-Africa-Twin-with-53-liter-tank": :-))
          __________
         /xxxxxxxxx
        /xxxxxxxxx
       /xxxxxxxxx
______/__________

Maybe it is possible to extend an existing crash bow to fit the new tank??



greetings,

Achim Muehlberger


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