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Question acerbis fuel tank for the dakar

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does anyone have any knowledge regarding the acerbis fuel tank for the dakar? riding experience, value for money...

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big tanks

I put an Acerbis on my bike. I compared every possible way of carrying extra fuel and all brands of tanks. The acerbis was the best value. I've never had a problem with it.
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Unless they have just recently added an option, Acerbis only makes tanks for the pre 2001, non fuel injected bikes. If you have a Dakar version, your only option is Touratech, or jerry cans.
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If it's for the old 2-valve flat twin no problem, except for the space for the dipstick. The centre of gravity is much better, as the tank goes lower than the standard tank. The tank sold by Touratech (and HPN) is in fact the Acerbis tank. I fitted an Acerbis tank and am happy with it except for the probs to check the oil. Some guys manage to do it with the tank in place, but it seems as if most people have to remove their tank to ckeck and/or fill up the engine oil :-(

You might have to work on the fairings to make them fit, as the tank bulges out considerably.

As for the 650 Dakar, to my knowledge you only get additional tank volume at Touratech.
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Yes, to be clear - I was talking about the F650 model.
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thanks

thank you all.

well i am waiting for a reply from acerbis regarding the fuel tank, cause i saw in their web site that there is a tank for the 650 but the information was not clear, so i am waiting for the answer from them, will let you know what the results are....
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