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5 Gal. Super Tank V
Super Tank V - 5 Gallon Gas Tank for HD's VRSCA, B ,D ,SE, SE2
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Features:

  • Made in America by Americans for your American motorcycle.
  • 5.3 US Gallons (20 Liters) after normalization*. This will yield approximately 5 1/4 gallons of useable fuel capacity which is a 54% increase over stock useable of 3.4 gallons - almost 2 gallons.
  • State of the art molding process gives unparalleled safety. The crash testing lab performed tests to American and European safety standards. The tank passed easily. Then I told them to increase the forces until the tank failed. They were unable to achieve a failure even when hitting the tank with many times the force set forth in the standards - they maxed out their equipment without failure. This process is far stronger than the stock tanks and even the process HD uses for the VSRCR and other bikes. Our material supplier claims HD will be moving to this process because of the fact that they are not satisfied with the impact performance of their existing process.
  • Relocates the ignition out from under your butt to an easy to reach and much more natural position for the key.
  • Included parts to stop the key fob from flapping in the wind.
  • Retains normal operation of the ignition and seat latch.
  • Designed to fit 2002-2006 VRSCA, B, D, SE and SE2 models.


Included in the kit:
  • SuperTank
  • Tank Strap
  • Thermal barrier
  • Ignition Relocation kit
    • Ignition bracket
    • Ignition wire harness extension
    • Extended seat release cable
    • misc hardware
  • Skid Plate kit
    • Formed skid plate
    • Stainless Steel Rivets
    • 3/16" drill bit
  • Sending unit, pump and float enhancement kit.
    • Sensor strip extension
    • 2"x1" piece of Scotch-Bright
  • Misc hardware

Installation:

  • Install is pretty straight forward. Someone who's done a few can accomplish the job in 3-4 hours. A first time do-it-yourselfer can easily accomplish the task in a weekend.
  • There are detailed instructions, both step by step and also a shortened abridged version for those of you who don't like instructions.
  • Click here to view the GhostRider install, complete with photos!

Emissions, EPA, CARB, TUV:
  • It's received the blessing of the EPA and is legal everywhere in the USA except California.
  • CARB & TUV approvals are next on the task list, for now it'll be listed as "not for use in California on pollution controlled vehicles".

Modifications to stock equipment:

  • The stock frame may (or may not) have sharp items sticking out into the tank area. These could be drippy weld excess, leftover mig wire and splatter. The tank will fit without modification and it's very doubtful that even the worst of these could actually puncture the tank, but good sense says that you don't want to leave these sharp items in potential contact with your new tank that's holding a flammable liquid. A file or dremel and a little touchup paint and a few minutes of your time is all that's needed to create a smooth bed for your new tank to lay in.
  • Bend the stock skid flat and install the skid extension. NO cutting is necessary.
  • Use a heat gun to slightly reform the stock mudflap.
  • It may be necessary to slightly reform the seatpan, HD ones are plastic and respond well to a heatgun.
  • It may (or may not depending on your seat) be necessary to slightly reform the underside of the seat pan for clearence.
  • Saddle bag supports need the frontmost hole countersunk and replace the hex head bolt with a flat head. (if still in use and many people remove these)

FREE Optional directions on how to get the best performance from the pump and float (gas gauge):
  • In the case of several of the stock pump we've examined they do not reach their maximum depth, we include directions on how to correct this.
  • Our tank is a little taller, so we've included directions on how to make absolutely sure you get the very last drop from the tank. If you choose not to perform this operation the calculated loss will be about .15 gal, however with the very nature of the pickup screen not being a solid it's likely that real world losses will be less.
  • The stock sensor strip gets contaminated over time and the gauge gets very erratic. We include instructions and equipment on how to correct this.
  • The stock float system leaves about 3/4s of a gallon of fuel left when the gauge reads 'E'. We include instructions and parts to reduce the amount of fuel left when the gauge reads 'E' thereby giving you more accurate gauge readings on how much fuel is remaining.

Shipping & delivery:

  • UPS GROUND to Continental USA residents $40.00

Known incompatibilities. Getting 5.25 gallons in the same space as the stock 3.4 tank is no easy trick. Obviously some aftermarket items that deviate from stock will not be compatible. We'll list these as we learn of them. If you can't get it to fit your bike for some reason you may return it for a refund in exchange for documenting the incompatibility (words & pictures) so that we can add it to the list.

  • Right rear passenger footpeg mount on VRSCD models. We have two solutions.
    • If you are running an aftermarket pipe you can switch to the A, B, SE model footpeg mounts. This will move your passenger's feet down and forward for which your passenger will thank you greatly since it's a much more comfortable location for her feet.
    • A newly designed mount and exhaust hanger for stock bikes is in the works.
  • HD's passenger floorboards. The mounts are weird and are very different from the A, B, SE mounts which the tank was designed for.
  • Kuryakyn™ Passenger Peg Mounts.
  • CFR seat needs it's underside modified more than any of the other seats we've done. The Agora seat is probably in the same category.
  • Reports of the CFR swingarm not fitting were FALSE. The CFR swingarm fits just fine.
  • Turbos & Superchargers that use the space where we put the ignition. There are alternatives like HD's up front key location and the keyless mod (use the alarm to activate the bike.)

Warranty. 2 years on parts for manufacturing defects.

Lockring Tool $60.00

This is the Kent-Moore HD-45324 tool to remove the big threaded ring on the top of the tank that holds the sending unit in. You need something like this to remove the threaded ring and also to reinstall it and torque to recommended specification of 40-45 ft-lbs. You may be able to get it locally, borrow it, or use an alternate tool to do this.

At this time we recommend using the HD tool since it's the only one we've seen with a way to attach a torque wrench. HD sells them for $85 each. We bought a bunch and got a little discount which allows us to sell them for $60. And so you don't have an expensive tool that you may never use again we will buy them back for $50 as long as they are not damaged (if you drop it and ding the tangs we can't buy it back.) Then we'll relist them so others can use them too





UE 5 Gallon Tank $424.99 plus $40.00 shipping


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Email me at Sales@GRcustoms.com if you have any questions.