Triumphrat

Thunder_Forever · 10-04-2005, 02:06 PM

Does anyone know how much one would pay for a replacement gas tank?, no color in particular.

I can't find one online, and the dealer put me on hold for like 10 minutes before I hung up.

riccih46 · 10-04-2005, 04:13 PM

Had my tank replaced under warranty on my 04 T-100. Triumph invoiced my dealer $750 for the tank...

boozefighter · 10-04-2005, 04:16 PM

Contact Bellacorse. Joe :-D

AllanCook · 10-04-2005, 04:33 PM

$750 seems like an awful lot for that rather uncomplicated tank. I had to buy a couple of Harley tanks, which were a lot more complicated and finished, and my recollection is that they were about $600.

So much for replacing my black tank with an aluminum silver one.

Allan

Shorty · 10-04-2005, 04:42 PM

$750...that's almost 10% of the bike cost. Is it a custom paint job?

Shorty

d2mini · 10-04-2005, 05:08 PM

Just spend $250 and have yours painted whatever color you like.

[ This message was edited by: d2mini on 2005-10-04 15:08 ]

dazco · 10-04-2005, 05:11 PM

Thats what they quoted me too give or take a bit. At one point i had asked the parts dept at the dealer i bought my speedy from because i thought at the time i'd prefer last years yellow. So while a speedy tank may be different, it 's apparently about the same cost. They told me i'd get soem discount which if i recall amounted to about 10%. But yep, they're expensive. It shouldn't be suprising tho because most any car or bike manufacturer charges an arm and a leg for any parts that aren't available via aftermarket manufacturers.

Thunder_Forever · 10-04-2005, 05:38 PM

See, the problem is, I have a dent in the tank that came from "who knows where" and it's small but a real eye sore. The only paintless dent repair places here in Denver are not able to get to it. I thought it would be real sharp looking to buy one of the '06 silver tanks and paint the top half black. It would be a nice black and silver two tone on the black engine!!!

dazco · 10-04-2005, 05:46 PM

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On 2005-10-04 15:38, Thunder_Forever wrote:
See, the problem is, I have a dent in the tank that came from "who knows where" and it's small but a real eye sore. The only paintless dent repair places here in Denver are not able to get to it. I thought it would be real sharp looking to buy one of the '06 silver tanks and paint the top half black. It would be a nice black and silver two tone on the black engine!!!

You could always have a shop bondo and paint it just as you want. In fact, if you're any good with photoshop you should be able to create and print out a pic of how you want it so they can nail it. I would imagine it shouldn't cost near as much as a new tank, and especially not as much as a new tank AND having it painted as you wanted. probably a $300-400 job i would imagine.

thruxtonone · 10-04-2005, 05:47 PM

Since your tank has a dent to repair, It will be cheapest to have it repaired and painted. The final coat has to be catalized clear urethane so that a gas spill will not damage it. I would expect 300 to 500 depending on complexity of repair and color scheme. Look for people that do bikes or helmets. good luck-T1