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paint bubbles
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 3:47 pm
by floakey
Cleaned the bike the other day and found 3 small paint bubbles on the tank , what's that about then .
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 6:40 pm
by randomsquid
Might be related to the tank expanding, do a search for it.
The lacquer has flaked off on a portion of mine, I'm guessing for the same reason.
Re: paint bubbles
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 7:29 pm
by blinkey501
floakey wrote:Cleaned the bike the other day and found 3 small paint bubbles on the tank , what's that about then .
Ethanol.
Start using super unleaded all the time
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 9:39 am
by Obiwan Kenobi
This is interesting, tell me more.....
Ethanol in fuel damages the Falco tank?
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 11:03 am
by Wally
Google "ethanol damage to fuel systems"
Should not be allowed is my opinion
Wally
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 12:05 pm
by floakey
Not rode it for a couple months so yeah maybe the petrol has had an effect on it although have been starting it every week
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 12:26 pm
by blinkey501
Obiwan Kenobi wrote:This is interesting, tell me more.....
Ethanol in fuel damages the Falco tank?
Not just the falco.
Mille's with the plastic tank.
Some off road bikes.
Ducatti tanks suffer too. If you can't lower your tank past the headstock that is why.
Super unleaded has less ethanol content and is better for our bikes. I use shell v power when i can.
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 6:29 pm
by old git
Nice to see your still around and posting, don't be a stranger.
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 6:36 pm
by MartDude
blinkey501 wrote:Obiwan Kenobi wrote:This is interesting, tell me more.....
Ethanol in fuel damages the Falco tank?
Not just the falco.
Mille's with the plastic tank.
Some off road bikes.
Ducatti tanks suffer too. If you can't lower your tank past the headstock that is why.
And, depending on materials, other parts of fuel systems - carburettor components, fuel lines, o-rings - there've been, for example, a number of instances of early K-series BMWs going up in flames due to ethanol rotting the injector o-rings.
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 6:39 pm
by MattG#116
Triumph Daytona 955i also do this...
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 11:47 pm
by blinkey501
old git wrote:Nice to see your still around and posting, don't be a stranger.
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 3:19 pm
by Timlin
Hello, I recently noticed that I have the bubbles and flaking lacquer but had put it down to my shit , damp garage ! Almost relieved to hear i'm not alone but still not sure how to put it right , I suppose respray or vinyl wrap is the answer ?
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 5:41 pm
by randomsquid
Timlin wrote:Hello, I recently noticed that I have the bubbles and flaking lacquer but had put it down to my shit , damp garage ! Almost relieved to hear i'm not alone but still not sure how to put it right , I suppose respray or vinyl wrap is the answer ?
Well you could-
Baglux tank cover
Stomp grip or venture shield or a tank pad depending where it is
get it resprayed
ignore it - I chose this option
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 10:00 pm
by floakey
Going to get a quote on a respray should be easy to do being gloss black and not to much hopefully .