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#1 Post by floakey » Thu Jan 15, 2015 3:47 pm

Cleaned the bike the other day and found 3 small paint bubbles on the tank , what's that about then .
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#2 Post by randomsquid » Thu Jan 15, 2015 6:40 pm

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.
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Re: paint bubbles

#3 Post by blinkey501 » Thu Jan 15, 2015 7:29 pm

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 :smt003
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#4 Post by Obiwan Kenobi » Fri Jan 16, 2015 9:39 am

This is interesting, tell me more.....

Ethanol in fuel damages the Falco tank?
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#5 Post by Wally » Fri Jan 16, 2015 11:03 am

Google "ethanol damage to fuel systems"

Should not be allowed is my opinion

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#6 Post by floakey » Fri Jan 16, 2015 12:05 pm

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
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#7 Post by blinkey501 » Fri Jan 16, 2015 12:26 pm

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.
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#8 Post by old git » Sun Jan 18, 2015 6:29 pm

Nice to see your still around and posting, don't be a stranger.
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#9 Post by MartDude » Sun Jan 18, 2015 6:36 pm

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.
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#10 Post by MattG#116 » Sun Jan 18, 2015 6:39 pm

Triumph Daytona 955i also do this...
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#11 Post by blinkey501 » Sun Jan 18, 2015 11:47 pm

old git wrote:Nice to see your still around and posting, don't be a stranger.
:smt002
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#12 Post by Timlin » Mon Jan 19, 2015 3:19 pm

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 ?
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#13 Post by randomsquid » Mon Jan 19, 2015 5:41 pm

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
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#14 Post by floakey » Tue Jan 20, 2015 10:00 pm

Going to get a quote on a respray should be easy to do being gloss black and not to much hopefully .
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