New 84-85 Tecate gas tanks

[mnsstuff]

www.bikebandit.com has new red and green tanks listed for the 84-85 Tecate....I thought these were discontinued and couldnt be found new? The price is kinda crazy but if you are restoring to original might be worth looking into...They are $217.83 http://houseofmotorcycles.bikebandit.com/partsbandit/oem_schematic_view~schem_dept_id~1297818~section_d ept_id~1~section_dept_name~OEM+%28Stock%29+Parts~d ept_type_id~2~model_dept_year~1984~model_dept_mfr~ Kawasaki~model_dept_id~1297783~model_dept_name~Tec ate.asp

[T3 LOPES]

That would be nice if that was 100% true(not saying that it isn't), but some of the stuff that bikebandit says is still availble is not. But would be great if it is.

[mnsstuff]

I have no idea if its true.I personaly dont have the money to buy one to find out or i would.Just thought it might be worth checking out but probably out of stock although it shows they are in stock.I have never bought any parts from bikebandit i just like there schematics and thought it might be a good find :) .....

[chris200x]

I always thought that if a part was not available on bikebandit it was listed discontuined and had a price of $999.99

I've orderted alot off them and they have always had fast reliable service. Kinda on the pricey side compared to some other sites though.

[T3 LOPES]

I know there was a few things on there in the past that I could not get thru kawasaki so I just asumed that they were discontinued. but like I said , it would be great if they where still avalible.

[hadar]

Bike bandit has let me down too many times with that old gag. Try to order a carb boot for a t3 and you will know that they are not as up to date as they claim. It's too bad, I would love to have a new tank or 2.

[nd4speed]

Same experience with BikeBandit- "not available"

[scooterroo]

hahahaha, bike bandit says alot of things are still availible, you place your order with your credit card, they do a search for the parts you ordered, and more then likely its not in stock or discountinued, and they dont charge you for it. been there done that with bike bandit. i ordered 5 things for my t3, bike bandit was the only site that said they had the parts, needless to say only one of the items i ordered was actually availible, the tank strap. all the other stuff was discountinued, and even for the tank strap alone it took me a month to get it. i can guarentee the tanks are discontinued.

[digity x]

if thats true ooofffff not good '' dont say you have the motts if you dont.

[Meat-BoX]

Ihit em up to see if they do have Tecate Tanks. If they do the price is good for a trike like mine. Ive seen NOS Tecate Tanks go for over $400 on E-Bay. I would love a new one to make my Tecate look perfect.

[mnsstuff]

I emailed to find out if they have them..This was there reply...


Thanks for writing in to BikeBandit.com. Unfortunately, we do not have
the tank in our small inventory. We would have to order it from
Kawasaki. We would need 3-5 business days to get it here to us. If you have
any further questions or concerns, please let us know.

[BigGreenMachine]

I don't see the point in buying a tank that will turn out faded like the ones we have now....go steel or POLISHED ALUMINUM!!!

[Tecate250]

I like the jimmy with aluminum gas tanks.

[tecat-z]

Maybe::: But we'll look good now. In twenty years i might not be riding, or worse maybe dead who knows, but having a new tank on my t3, priceless!

[250rulzes]

Does anyone on the board have a new one???

[BigGreenMachine]

I've never seen a new one and I'm sure it wouldn't take 20 years let alone 1 or two to get the discolouration from the gas to occur. Same as those new "clear" Clarke or IMS tanks that turn yellow.

[Orangecnty250r]

Does anyone on the board have a new one???

I believe TUNES may have bought a green one a while back!!

[Bigbore]

I ordered one with some other Tecate parts last November, a year ago, and they told me that they were in. The order showed up..... AND NO TANK. I got all of the other parts, like the tank strap, bottom mounting rubber, cap, and petcock. All of the stuff I DIDN'T need without the tank. Long story short I had to return it. They gave me a hard time because I didn't have it back to them in 7 days from the date they had shipped it to me.:crazy:

You need to have them do actual confirmation.