Lightspeed Fuel Tank Cover?

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Seasons greetins guys.. Just a quick question. im wanting to buy a carbon fuel tank cover from lightspeed for a 2005 cr250. On their website they dont have one listed for my bike.. But have them for the crfs..
I was wondering if any of the 250fs or 450fs fuel tank years would be the same as my 05 cr250 2 stroke?So i can just buy one made for four strokes and it would fit on my bike? Thanks in advance

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TerryK 12/26/2011 8:22am
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MxSkillz wrote:
Seasons greetins guys.. Just a quick question. im wanting to buy a carbon fuel tank cover from lightspeed for a 2005 cr250. On their website they...
Seasons greetins guys.. Just a quick question. im wanting to buy a carbon fuel tank cover from lightspeed for a 2005 cr250. On their website they dont have one listed for my bike.. But have them for the crfs..
I was wondering if any of the 250fs or 450fs fuel tank years would be the same as my 05 cr250 2 stroke?So i can just buy one made for four strokes and it would fit on my bike? Thanks in advance

Here's an idea, just ask Lightspeed.
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MxSkillz 12/26/2011 8:28am
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I did dude.. appearently they dont like money.. dude wrote me back and just said they dont make one for my bike.. But im pretty sure one made for the crf;s would fit.. just wanted to make sure.
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TerryK 12/26/2011 8:33am
12/26/2011 8:33am Edited Date/Time 12/26/2011 8:34am
MxSkillz wrote:
I did dude.. appearently they dont like money.. dude wrote me back and just said they dont make one for my bike.. But im pretty sure...
I did dude.. appearently they dont like money.. dude wrote me back and just said they dont make one for my bike.. But im pretty sure one made for the crf;s would fit.. just wanted to make sure.
I would hazard a guess that if they said they dont make one for your bike then ones they do make wont fit. If it fit, Im sure they would list it as so.

That being said why not just order one and try it? But when it dosen't fit, please don't go off on Lightspeed, they told you they didnt have one for your bike.

Dude.
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MxSkillz 12/26/2011 8:40am
12/26/2011 8:40am Edited Date/Time 12/26/2011 8:43am
Would anyone else that knows what the hell they are talkin about answer the question instead of making assumptions and being a smartass about a simple question im asking to save myself the money if it doesnt fit.. BTW not all sales staff know what they are talkin about.. Dude
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I went on CRF'S only where appearently they only sell stuff for crf's but guess what? Alot of parts fit on my bike.. so why wouldnt they as according to you list it to fit my bike to make money?

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CamP 12/26/2011 8:46am
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It won't work...
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Yeah, I worked for Honda during this time also, 05-08, and I am 99% sure that it wont fit man. I wouldn't be ordering that part. Damn shame though, cos it would look ultra trick on your bike !!
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MxSkillz 12/26/2011 9:00am
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Yeah, I worked for Honda during this time also, 05-08, and I am 99% sure that it wont fit man. I wouldn't be ordering that part...
Yeah, I worked for Honda during this time also, 05-08, and I am 99% sure that it wont fit man. I wouldn't be ordering that part. Damn shame though, cos it would look ultra trick on your bike !!
Ok, thanks alot swapper, thats all i wanted to know.. and yea, it is a damm shame, shit!
Temor a la Mancha 12/26/2011 9:54am
12/26/2011 9:54am
What exactly does a "fuel tank cover" do? This is the first I've heard of this product.
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bullpen58 12/26/2011 10:09am
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Temor a la Mancha wrote:
What exactly does a "fuel tank cover" do? This is the first I've heard of this product.
Ditto. WTF do you want a fuel tank cover for? Seems like a collosal waste of money. Looks like a product intended to make a guy's bike LOOK like it has a carbon fiber, larger than stock, fuel tank like the factory guys run. Makes NO sense on the planet to me. Even if you could buy the trick looking fuel tanks the pros use, there is NO need for them for local amateur races which are only 15 minutes long.

No offense dude, but blow your money on something useful instead of going on a wild hunt for something completely useless.
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bullpen58 12/26/2011 10:11am
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SwapperMX wrote:
Yeah, I worked for Honda during this time also, 05-08, and I am 99% sure that it wont fit man. I wouldn't be ordering that part...
Yeah, I worked for Honda during this time also, 05-08, and I am 99% sure that it wont fit man. I wouldn't be ordering that part. Damn shame though, cos it would look ultra trick on your bike !!
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Ok, thanks alot swapper, thats all i wanted to know.. and yea, it is a damm shame, shit!
I'm all for cool looking stuff, but that thing seems so dumb it's not even funny. A carbon fiber fuel tank cover? What's next, a carbon fiber seat cover cover?

Again, no offense dude. Just seems like you could spend money on a LOT of other useful things before buying something so lame.
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Wolfman 12/26/2011 10:26am
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BP, if the guy wants to spend his own money, why do you care? I think it's a cool little touch.
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TeamGreen 12/26/2011 10:30am
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SwapperMX wrote:
Yeah, I worked for Honda during this time also, 05-08, and I am 99% sure that it wont fit man. I wouldn't be ordering that part...
Yeah, I worked for Honda during this time also, 05-08, and I am 99% sure that it wont fit man. I wouldn't be ordering that part. Damn shame though, cos it would look ultra trick on your bike !!
MxSkillz wrote:
Ok, thanks alot swapper, thats all i wanted to know.. and yea, it is a damm shame, shit!
They have Faux-Carbon decals that'll look a lot like what you'e going for...

Or, you can find a Real Carbon Tank.
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CamP 12/26/2011 10:48am
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If you want the carbon fiber look, just wrap the top of the tank in 3M Di-Noc.
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bullpen58 12/26/2011 10:52am
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Wolfman wrote:
BP, if the guy wants to spend his own money, why do you care? I think it's a cool little touch.
You're right. I'm just hatin. Haters gonna hate.
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jeffro503 12/26/2011 11:27am
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It is probably a spendy little "bling" thing.....but ya gotta admit....it looks pretty friggin' sweet!
bradmx421 12/26/2011 12:13pm
12/26/2011 12:13pm Edited Date/Time 12/26/2011 12:21pm
just b a baller and get a real carbon fiber gas tank, while your at it get the subframe/airbox


if its not real carbon, dont put it on your bike....looks tacky
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kyle450rider 12/26/2011 12:20pm
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SwapperMX wrote:
Yeah, I worked for Honda during this time also, 05-08, and I am 99% sure that it wont fit man. I wouldn't be ordering that part...
Yeah, I worked for Honda during this time also, 05-08, and I am 99% sure that it wont fit man. I wouldn't be ordering that part. Damn shame though, cos it would look ultra trick on your bike !!
MxSkillz wrote:
Ok, thanks alot swapper, thats all i wanted to know.. and yea, it is a damm shame, shit!
You could always go the super cheap route and buy that plastic backing that looks carbon fiber.

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EvanR127 12/26/2011 12:24pm
12/26/2011 12:24pm Edited Date/Time 12/26/2011 12:25pm
CamP wrote:
If you want the carbon fiber look, just wrap the top of the tank in 3M Di-Noc.
MxSkillz wrote:
Camp.. great suggestion! Im about to make an order right now from this place..http://store.carbonfibergear.com/3m-di-noc-carbon-fiber-vinyl Thanks man
I do this stuff for a living. That site is way to expensive!

IMO Its going to look like crap because u ain't got the skills. Its going to have to be multiply pieces butted together because of how round it is. Also u need a heat gun to stretch the vinyl and seal the edges.
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kawboy388 12/26/2011 12:30pm
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There's some guy who made some of these for his bike on TT,maybe you could make
your own mold of the tank and do the same. Actually I think it would look cooler if you hammered
one out of aluminum.
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Wolfman 12/26/2011 12:31pm
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Won't the gas fumes cause it to bubble?
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EvanR127 12/26/2011 12:36pm
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Wolfman wrote:
Won't the gas fumes cause it to bubble?
If it does to normal graphics then it will do it to carbon vinyl
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Wolfman 12/26/2011 12:39pm
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Wolfman wrote:
Won't the gas fumes cause it to bubble?
EvanR127 wrote:
If it does to normal graphics then it will do it to carbon vinyl
That's what I thought. So it really isn't an alternative. Unless a guy wants to change it once of month.

That being said, I guess they don't offer it for the kxf450. I might have bought one.
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TerryK 12/26/2011 12:41pm
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MxSkillz wrote:
Would anyone else that knows what the hell they are talkin about answer the question instead of making assumptions and being a smartass about a simple...
Would anyone else that knows what the hell they are talkin about answer the question instead of making assumptions and being a smartass about a simple question im asking to save myself the money if it doesnt fit.. BTW not all sales staff know what they are talkin about.. Dude
I

I went on CRF'S only where appearently they only sell stuff for crf's but guess what? Alot of parts fit on my bike.. so why wouldnt they as according to you list it to fit my bike to make money?
Ever heard the old saying "ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer"???

The guy at the company told you it wont fit, yet you dont believe him and you ask a bunch of guys who have probably never tried it because the guy at the company told them it wont fit. Then you get butt hurt because someone thought it was a dumb question. See the irony here?

This is Vital, not Thumpertalk.
lostboy819 12/26/2011 12:49pm
12/26/2011 12:49pm Edited Date/Time 12/26/2011 12:53pm
TerryK wrote:
Ever heard the old saying "ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer"??? The guy at the company told you it wont fit, yet you dont...
Ever heard the old saying "ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer"???

The guy at the company told you it wont fit, yet you dont believe him and you ask a bunch of guys who have probably never tried it because the guy at the company told them it wont fit. Then you get butt hurt because someone thought it was a dumb question. See the irony here?

This is Vital, not Thumpertalk.
I thought the same thing. The company that makes it told him it wont fit , but they just dont like money but he will take the word of a bunch of know nothings on vital. Woohoo
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Wolfman 12/26/2011 12:52pm
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I thought the same thing. The company that makes it told him it wont fit , but they just dont like money but he will take...
I thought the same thing. The company that makes it told him it wont fit , but they just dont like money but he will take the word of a bunch of know nothings on vital. Woohoo
"know nothings" Woohoo
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GuyB 12/26/2011 12:58pm
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He obviously had Christmas money burning a hole in his pocket.
Charles Bronson 12/26/2011 1:00pm
12/26/2011 1:00pm
hey man I like the cover. So here is what I would do.

Go on a website that sells gas tanks like IMS. cross reference partnumbers for gas tanks.. see if any of them are the same. then you will have your answer.

However, I think the gas tank hang up is that big stupid piece of shit cylinder head with 246 moving parts inside of it being shoved up underneath the tank on the CRF.

unicam vroom vrooooooooom (fwack!) youtube (laughter)

p.s. I like that CR.
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CamP 12/26/2011 1:00pm
12/26/2011 1:00pm Edited Date/Time 12/26/2011 1:08pm
Wolfman wrote:
Won't the gas fumes cause it to bubble?
Wrap material has microscopic holes that ease installation without bubbles. This allows it to stick to fuel tanks with far less bubbling.

There's a place on ebay that sells a 12x12 sheet of Di-Noc for $7 delivered. For $7, it's a cheap experiment.

BTW, I've had wrap material on one of my tanks for a year and it's still bubble free, but I do try to drain the tank after every ride.
Charles Bronson 12/26/2011 1:03pm
12/26/2011 1:03pm Edited Date/Time 12/26/2011 1:08pm
ok, i need to cross refrence, but its looking like the 02-04 CRF 450 one might do the trick. the 250F ones wont for sure.

different part numbers.

i wouldnt do it.

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