I'll never ever fit a key locking flush mount filler cap again. Top quality unit that it was it robbed usable fuel space out of any and all tanks if its not mounted in some sort of short neck Say 50mm long. . And it leaked up through the lock barrel. ( if you want to strap a swag on top of the tank then you.ll understand some load problems) hence short necks for the caps. Lockable flush caps are much larger diameter and need to be considered in a tank design. Like how it fits with the bike on the side stand and what fuel volume your not going to get . And then the screws. Tapped holes or nuts and washers. gaskets both sides? etc
Just think of how much space the stock cap on a main tank takes up. Needing a key to access the things sucks too.
I've dropped my ST at speed onto the right side on a very uneven surface and didn't rip the filler neck off. Dropped it another time into a low brick fence and the tank neck took all the weight of the bike. No dramas.
Maybe because my tanks are rubber cushion block mounted at 4 or 6 points depending on the bike.
I bend my filler necks as one part not cut and welded. And I keep the design so the neck is well within the side profile. All that helps.
Oh and a filler neck gives you some notice of almost full with a bit of wriggle room before the fuel is splashing out of the tank.
Ive used Jaz tanks in the past but these days Li like a tank designed for that particular bike. But I'll never use a flush mount cap ever again.
Just think of how much space the stock cap on a main tank takes up. Needing a key to access the things sucks too.
I've dropped my ST at speed onto the right side on a very uneven surface and didn't rip the filler neck off. Dropped it another time into a low brick fence and the tank neck took all the weight of the bike. No dramas.
Maybe because my tanks are rubber cushion block mounted at 4 or 6 points depending on the bike.
I bend my filler necks as one part not cut and welded. And I keep the design so the neck is well within the side profile. All that helps.
Oh and a filler neck gives you some notice of almost full with a bit of wriggle room before the fuel is splashing out of the tank.
Ive used Jaz tanks in the past but these days Li like a tank designed for that particular bike. But I'll never use a flush mount cap ever again.