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30th September 2008
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Biker
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 37 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883R Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
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5 Gallon / Fat Boy / Street Bob Tank on a Sportster?
Has anyone put a Fat Boy style tank on a Sportster? I wanted to get a Street Bob look to my sporty, and wonder if that's possible.
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30th September 2008
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Greasemonkey
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 105 Sportster/Buell Model: 883 XLH Sportster/Buell Year: 1994
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lots of bolt-on aftermarket tanks that looks like a fatboy sytle. They are called "Fatbob tanks"
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6th October 2008
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Biker
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Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 9 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200S Rat bike Sportster/Buell Year: 2002 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLH Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1974
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I have a 1200s and all the tanks I have come across say they will not work on the 1200s. Does anybody know of a bigger tank that WILL work on the 1200s?
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6th October 2008
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Alexandria, VA
Posts: 2,531 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 1200R Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XL 883 Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1986
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There are gobs of threads on this topic. Do a search.
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12th October 2008
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Senior Chief Know It All
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 897 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200L Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
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most aftermarket tanks are 03 and back,i read our rubber mounts use bigger frame tubes due to needed support lost to engine mounting, also now is the fuel inj sportys, i would like a tank with guage mounts, but a big twin is NOT in the future, i love my sporty, there are a few tanks out there, i bet a good bodyman could convert the big sporty tank
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13th October 2008
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Drag Race Champion
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: rhode island
Posts: 382 Sportster/Buell Model: sportster1200 sport Sportster/Buell Year: 2000 Other Motorcycle Model: honda vt700c Other Motorcycle Year: 1985
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Quote:
Originally Posted by parsons913
I have a 1200s and all the tanks I have come across say they will not work on the 1200s. Does anybody know of a bigger tank that WILL work on the 1200s?
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the 1200s takes the same tanks that all the other sportsters do from 03 down .. i buy stuff all the time that say that and they do
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18th December 2008
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Banned
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: none of yer dam biz
Posts: 80 Sportster/Buell Model: 883<1222 Revtech springs Sportster/Buell Year: 93
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ya gotta cut off your old tank mounts and weld on fat bob mounts. bitterendchoppers sells a tank mount kit if you cant figure out how to fab yerself which is cheaper eh. im a welder new to ridin but not to vehicle frame mod/building, if its steel i can build it.
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11th May 2009
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Biker
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 51 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200 Custom Sportster/Buell Year: 2008
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Huh???????
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11th May 2009
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XL FORUM LIFE MEMBER
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 12,192 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200 R Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
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A good fab shop can make the tank fit.
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21st May 2009
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Biker
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 30
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jp cycle fatbob tanks
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