Will 19 l. tank fit on a y. 2000 vtr1000

yaknudsen · Post by **yaknudsen** » Fri May 14, 2004 5:55 pm

Hi guys,

A friend asked me, if the large 19 l. tank from af 2001+ vtr 1000 will fit on a
pre 2000 vtr 1000.

He crashed his machine, and is rebuilding it, but really wants the bigger tank.

Any comments, please.

Regards
Jens Knudsen
KÃ¸ge, Denmark

Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Fri May 14, 2004 10:03 pm

No luck I'm afraid for your mate.

As I understand it the airbox (and possibly the carbs) are different to accomodate the larger tank and it is not a straight swap.
As a result of the larger tank (and smaller airbox) the breathing on the newer bikes isn't as good either so any benefits of a couple of extra litres would be nearly cancelled anyway

Ben

mercury · Post by **mercury** » Fri May 14, 2004 10:25 pm

Or have they just put a smaller air box so you use less fuel

they wouldnt do that would they

John

yaknudsen · Post by **yaknudsen** » Fri May 14, 2004 10:43 pm

Thanks for the answer(s).

Sounds like I will have to persuade my friend to drop the idea.
Or advice him to mount a 25 litre jerrycan on the bike, using ducttape.

Anyway, his small tank is my only chance to take the lead, so it suits
me fine.

tony.wilde1 · Post by **tony.wilde1** » Fri May 14, 2004 10:55 pm

if you got the wedge harris do a 24litre tank..erm..it costs Â£580!!!!

vtrlewy · Post by **vtrlewy** » Sat May 15, 2004 9:42 am

The airbox on 97-2001 is the same as 2001 onwards. There has been a myth about that it changed with the new tank which is false. The extra capacity comes at the top and sides of tank. The 48mm CV carbs have never changed on VTR. As far as making a later tank fit on a pre 2001 bike. The fuel tap & vacuum valve are the only differences. On 2001 models the vacuum valve is seperate from tank and it has no fuel tap attached to tank. If you got the fuel supply house from wrecked 2001 model and the vacuum valve and fuel lines it will bolt straight up.
I find one of the problems with the VTR gas milage is that it never gets all the fuel out of the Tank before it stops. have thought of adding a fuel pump to solve this problem or removing the vacuum operated safety valve to see if that is where the problem lies. (i.e. the vacuum line shuts the fuel off as soon as vacuum drops with nearly 2" carbs it would only take a small hiccup before vacuum was lost)

yaknudsen · Post by **yaknudsen** » Sat May 15, 2004 3:30 pm

Aha,

So. It seems we have someone here, who has detailed technical "real world" knowledge of the vtr1000. But who is right one might wonder.
Has anyone actually tried to mount a bigger tank on the "older" VTR100

Somewhere else on this very nice bulletin board I read something about
having to raise the handlebar(s) - that makes sense if the 19 l. tank is
both higher and wider.

Is raising the handlebars required, or is that also a myth

Now I'm really very confused

Jens

vtrlewy · Post by **vtrlewy** » Sun May 16, 2004 11:57 am

Not sure if the earlier model bars will foul tank. But the latter model also had slightly different bar angles than earlier models so that is a definate possibility. I have actually sat my later model tank on my mates 98 model VTR it fitted over airbox fine. Never tried full lock with his bars though. I have a vista cruise control on my throttle that touches the tank when on full lock so the clearance is definately tight.

yaknudsen · Post by **yaknudsen** » Sun May 16, 2004 6:52 pm

Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge. I will pass your reply on
to my mate. It seems that he now has the knowledge required to make a useful decision.

Nothing beats "real world" experience.

Have fun

But be careful out there

/Jens

Fireman on a Storm · Post by **Fireman on a Storm** » Sun May 16, 2004 10:00 pm

You do have to change the clip on, if you don't want to crush your thumbs.

They are about Â£90 each new.

If you try to get some second hand ones the later/higher clip ons are painted black and not silver.