gazzaecowarrior Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Just in the process of having my Montesa MH123 tank unit sprayed to finish off the restoration. It's a fibre glass tank and has to be emptied when not in use and its a real pain, Due to recent injury sadly the bike will not be ridden by me but I do still like to start it up every week to keep everything as it should. I really don't want to be removing and draining the tank every time and risk chipping the fab spray job.I was wondering about a hebo number plate tank with a slight mod. Would the hebo tank work if I ran it straight onto the carb with a longer fuel pipe or does it have to go in through the tank breather thus defeating the object of the excercise. I could fit a little inline fuel tap if it would and maybe a Y piece connector above the carb so that the original tank and fuel line could stay in situ. Would it work ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalshell Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 yes.. direct feed via a t would be a solution. ive used the hebo tanks as an auxilary for a few years and havent had any issues...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabmeister10 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 (edited) No reason you can't use a slave style tank to your carb but to use the Hebo one you'd need to either somehow fit a tap to the bottom of it or fill it, then fit it upside down using the original air vent as your petrol feed and the syphon tube as the air vent. These tanks work by the fuel being syphoned into the main tank as the fuel level drops, you may be able to get the syphon started with the tank the right way up by blowing into the air vent to push fuel over the outlet bend down to the carb but I'm not convinced. And they're £50 a pop by the time it arrives at your house. You'd be better off getting a tank from a lawnmower or similar that already has a tap or outlet on the bottom of it. Edited January 26, 2013 by dabmeister10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzaecowarrior Posted January 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 No reason you can't use a slave style tank to your carb but to use the Hebo one you'd need to either somehow fit a tap to the bottom of it or fill it, then fit it upside down using the original air vent as your petrol feed and the syphon tube as the air vent. These tanks work by the fuel being syphoned into the main tank as the fuel level drops, you may be able to get the syphon started with the tank the right way up by blowing into the air vent to push fuel over the outlet bend down to the carb but I'm not convinced. And they're £50 a pop by the time it arrives at your house. You'd be better off getting a tank from a lawnmower or similar that already has a tap or outlet on the bottom of it. Oh I see. I was hoping they had the same system as a strimmer / chainsaw tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzaecowarrior Posted January 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 yes.. direct feed via a t would be a solution. ive used the hebo tanks as an auxilary for a few years and havent had any issues...... Do you think it would run without the syphon principal to the main tank ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betabonkers Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 I got a hebo tank gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzaecowarrior Posted January 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 I got a hebo tank gaz. Hello Mr galvin. Do you think it would work then ? Did you ride the Pontypool trial today ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=24889&clickid=redirect This type looks more suitable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilc0 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 I use one of these if i just want to start up bike if sat in the workshop. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2011-YAMAHA-YZF-R-125-COOLANT-TANK-HEADER-BOTTLE-/221182236688?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item337f7d1810 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzaecowarrior Posted January 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 http://www.usplastic...lickid=redirect This type looks more suitable They look perfect and cheap too. Outlet is on the bottom too. Shame they are in the US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 They look perfect and cheap too. Outlet is on the bottom too. Shame they are in the US Might have a UK stockist, wouldnt cost much to get it posted over either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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