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Old 05-29-2013, 11:34 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by bpracer View Post
Decrease in mass does not necessarily mean no damage. Ask any owner of Ducati motorcycles with plastic gas tanks about the effects of 10% ethanol. Deforming tanks leading to fuel pump flange leaks, blistering paint, and loosening from their mounts leading to class action lawsuits and lots of ill will with owners. (The new 1199 Superbike now has an aluminum, not plastic tank.)
And IIRC Ducati didn't replace the tanks more than once.
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