exploding 85 tecate gas tank

[tmhcycle]

Ok so I picked up my 85 7 months ago not running. Havnt had time to work on it, no gas in tank. I was moving the bikes around in garage and running the ones that work when I observed that the tank on my 85 tecate looked like a cracked egg. The tank was cracked all over. I've never seen that before and don't know how it happened. Anyone ever had this happen to them? All the other plastic tanks are fine and it doesn't get that hot in the garage. Only thing I can think of is if the old owner ran 110 octane and it just dried out the plastic.

[tmhcycle]

Dam no one ever heard or had this happen to them. It sucks the tank had no fading on it.

[thestud25]

I know that my regular plastic gas tanks will expand in extreme heat even when they are empty. Maybe that happened.

[Dirtcrasher]

There old, but you'd think the gas cap vent would vent it enough unless plugged.

The Tecate has an odd gas tank plastic formula as it is, they fade allot but thats over many years though.......

May have sat in the sun for years or used race gas as you suggested, who knows.

[unclecracker]

I have a green tank from an 1st gen sitting around if you want to buy it.

[RoscoW]

I've got two Honda liquid R tanks in the same condition, Cracked like an eggshell and pcs flaking off.

[Chazz of Blades]

Polaris plastics tend to do that as well, the oil tanks on the O/I quads have a nasty habit of doing that after exposure to long periods of hot and sun.