Motorcycle auxiliary gas tank

This is a great test tank. Whether just ding routine carbs syncs, or doing a complete restore on an exciting "barn-fresh," classic find, a test tank is a must-have item in your shop. If you're to do any real work on bikes, you have to have a test tank. When deciding if a bike that has, "sat up" for a long period is worth restoration, getting it fired is always one of the principle aims in my eyes. (Unless it has an engine that has a sludge pin in the crank! If it does, a bike that has sat up for years will throw all the sludge in the pin as soon and fresh oil starts to circulate through it, and likely destroy the engine even if it was, "good and tight," before you fired it.) If I have a restore candidate and the carbs are rebuildable, they are going to be worth rebuilding regardless of whether the rest of the bike turns out to be worth restoring or not. A clean set of freshly rebuilt carbs will usually ALWAYS sell pretty quick. Fresh carbs need fresh fuel, so - I use a test tank, ALWAYS in this situation. This and attention to the ignition system are the first two priorities, as the engine needs proper fuel and ignition to run. Running fuel into freshly rebuilt carbs from a nasty take is obviously not real smart. I always use a fresh fuel supply from a nice clean tank. I have owned THIS tank, bought right here on Amazon, for about 4 years now. The tank does not leak. The hose does not leak. The valve does not leak. Flows PLENTY of fuel for any two wheeled machine you could possibly want to supply. Even a Boss Hoss. You MAY need to loosen or remove the lid while the tank is use, however, to prevent building vacuum in the tank from reducing fuel flow. Of note is the fact that, like the name brand take that is very similar to this one, you CAN see through the tank wall well enough to see if the fuel supply has gotten any sediment contamination in it. (Perhaps by filling it from a dirty gas can) So if any rust or dirt has gotten into the tank, it is REAL EASY to see that and correct it before it becomes a problem. The only, "Motion," that is missing for ANY "PRO," is the motion of a lot more dollars leaving your wallet. I've worked in quite a few bike shops and always used that name brand test tank. This one absolutely works every bit as well, has every bit as much quality in it's build as the big name one, and costs a WHOLE LOT LESS! If you find this review helpful, please let me know by clicking that "Yes" button. Also, feel free to ask any questions you may have and I will get you the answers you need if I am able. I do not work for this company, and receive nothing for anything in connection with this or any other review or sale here. I merely like the fact that FINALLY, someone is making a MUCH MORE REASONABLY PRICED TEST TANK!

The tank is just like the description. I have used this bottle for about 4 months and still working great. The valve seals good and the hose still very flexible. Usually at the end of every use I drain the gas and leave the valve open so the gas doesn't rot the material of the hose. The plastic of the tank is well made and still have the original color. It has a hook to hang it from the handlebar and still above the carburetors. Cons: 1. valve opens at 90 degrees and keeps open to the end of 180 degrees so you don't know if is fully open or fully close. I marked it so I know. 2. The hooks of the tank is only metal, I wish it had a rubber cover to avoid damage to parts like brake handle , mirror or painted parts. I like : quality, materials, capacity to storage gas. I do recommend it and I think is a good price for the money. I prefer to spend money on good things rather than a few money on cheap things.

I needed this to just work and it did exactly that. New bike, needed to see if the thing ran and I didn’t trust the gas tank. Hooked this up, added fuel, closed the lid, opened the valve and after a few cranks it fired right up. No leaks, exactly as described.

Filled this tank to about where it reaches it's full diameter, put the cap on it as tight as I could (while trying to tighten it down it would click/pop and loosen up repeatedly), laid it on it's side and fuel went everywhere as I was expecting. The lid does not tighten down enough to prevent fuel from escaping, this is probably to allow air in so that it doesn't vacuum lock. The build quality is about what I expected though the valve is a nice brass one and the hose seems like it'll last. It's 3/16th ID (guessing) but the other end of the valve is ID 1/4". My carbs take 3/16th and two lines so I just went down to a hardware store and bought 6" of ID 1/4" and a 1/4" to two 3/16 to tee out to the carbs. Was like $1.50 in parts and works well. Hanger is nice. Only gripe I have is that there is no way to stand it up while filling with fuel, you have to hold it up and it's a little too wide to hold with one hand... or hang it lower while you fill it. Oh well nothing is perfect, glad I have it though.

Great product works as advertised!

I purchased a cheaper version earlier and was highly disappointed so I decided to buy this one. It's durable and more importantly hasn't started leaking. I guess the old saying you get what you pay for came into play.

I got this to work on my motorcycle while I was having the gas tank painted. Do not fill up with a lot of gas just enough to get to run for 5 or 10 minutes at a time.

I really like this fuel tank. The hanging ring makes this a great buy for motorcycle use. I am able to slide the ring over the handlebar and use it to start my vintage bike. (I don't want to fill the bikes fuel tank & have to drain it again.) This auxiliary tank is quite a bit larger than I expected. (I didn't really think about the size before I made the purchase) The hose is pretty long. I moved the valve closer to the tank. (The valve had two different hose barbs. The hose to the tank is larger than the hose to the carburetor.) I think this would be a great choice for someone who rebuilds motorcycles. The auxiliary tank will be easy to use for a test start of the bike vs. putting the regular fuel tank back on.

good product would buy again

does what's on the box. fast ship, reasonable quality. works as advertised