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| ataDude | | Chaac |  | | Reg. Date | : | 19/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 527 | | Location | : | Texas, United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Aug 2010 - 17:43 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: fasteddy) | | | You can remove the original gasket and use the thin stock one instead.
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| daz | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,714 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Aug 2010 - 19:50 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: ataDude) | | |
ataDude wrote:
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I measured the stock one and it's 5 mm too unfortunatly.
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| fasteddy | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/10/2008 | | Posts | : | 963 | | Location | : | Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Aug 2010 - 21:03 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: daz) | | | Keep in mind, the gap in the picture is that profound only because I got down directly horizontal to it, it is not that pronounced from the elevation of standing. Even the stock one as you mentioned has a gap when you look at it horizontally. I didn't realize it until a stopped down to photo this one.
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| daz | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,714 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Aug 2010 - 21:18 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: daz) | | | true. Ok, PM sent.
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| Pokey | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 13/03/2009 | | Posts | : | 22 | | Location | : | Bay Area, Maryland, United States |
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| | Posted : 14 Aug 2010 - 01:35 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: fasteddy) | | | Eddy:
Is the second cap shown the Kury? Looks like the one on my America.
I tried the original cap off my America and it screwed into the Thundebird tank.
I like the look!!
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| fasteddy | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/10/2008 | | Posts | : | 963 | | Location | : | Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 14 Aug 2010 - 02:20 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: Pokey) | | | Yes it is Pokey, since I was doing research I figured, it likely would fit, but I wanted to know for sure so I picked one up to confirm it. It was a nice fit and I love the look too. If you want a psuedo secure gas cap to fend off thieves, economical and not something a guy is likely to mess with because your just not going to walk up to it and try and figure out how to open it in view of the public if your up to no good. Clever set up and nice look and it really suits the bike too.
I was thinking the same on the America cap as well. So many options....
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| bigbikelupo | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 13/05/2010 | | Posts | : | 185 | | Location | : | Frankfurt, Germany |
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| | Posted : 15 Aug 2010 - 09:26 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: fasteddy) | | | Link
Nice options with gas tank adapter possible:
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| Eddie | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 422 | | Location | : | Melbourne Victoria, Australia |
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| | Posted : 16 Aug 2010 - 22:13 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: fasteddy) | | | Hey Ed, if these caps become available, I'll have one!!
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| Eddie | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 422 | | Location | : | Melbourne Victoria, Australia |
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| | Posted : 16 Aug 2010 - 22:15 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: fasteddy) | | | Sorry Ed, that is the caps with the bird logo!!
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| fasteddy | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/10/2008 | | Posts | : | 963 | | Location | : | Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 17 Aug 2010 - 02:52 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: Eddie) | | | Eddie,
They are available, just going to have a couple and the guys have the orders in let me know what one you want to want.
Side note, I found another style! just confirmed fitment....
Man I love finding stuff that works!
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| DizzE | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,141 | | Location | : | Sunnyvale, CA, United States |
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| | Posted : 17 Aug 2010 - 03:11 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: fasteddy) | | | I like this one... will it be on the site?
fasteddy wrote:
Side note, I found another style! just confirmed fitment....
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| fasteddy | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/10/2008 | | Posts | : | 963 | | Location | : | Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 17 Aug 2010 - 18:36 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: DizzE) | | | It's on there.
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| Eddie | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 422 | | Location | : | Melbourne Victoria, Australia |
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| | Posted : 18 Aug 2010 - 03:06 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: fasteddy) | | | T-Bird logo is the way to go. I do want one, but I'm going to leave it up to you whether it be brushed or polished. I like the brushed, but everything else on the Bird is polished or chrome so I want what looks best!!
Should I go through your web site?
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| daz | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,714 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 19 Aug 2010 - 00:59 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... | | | Well, got that cap today. Not bad, not great, not quite sure how i feel yet. It seems to be chromed plastic which is a big turn off, but i may be wrong. At least about the top. It looks good tho. A bit too high as eddy said, but not bad. The thing doesn't click at all and i wonder how well it vents too. I guess overall it's not bad and better than the stock one thats all scratched up. I think i may have been better off with one of those billet jobs, tho i'd have to see on in person. anyways, to those who like the smaller one like this you'd probably prefer this one. I may come to like it much more eventually. The look itself is the best part, tho i do wish instead of the thin wafer top it had a flanged edge that came down almost to the tank. I may look for a smaller gasket to bring it down more, tho i fear it may not keep a full tank from leaking. Or a ring of some sort to go under the top and give it that edge/flange. A chrome ring about 1/8" thick and the exact diameter of the top would be perfect, but the chances of finding the exact diameter would be slim. Anyways, overall it's the best looking cap i've seen to MY eye even with it's faults.
EDIT: did what atadude said....took the gasket off the stock cap and now it sits just low enough and looks really good. I didn't realize how much till i tried it, but that was really what it needed. Turns out that while Eddy said it was 5 MM, it was more than that. Either that or the stock one was smaller than i measured, but in any case the stock gasket was about 2/3 as big, and that little bit made all the difference. love it now ! 
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| ezrider3 | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 21/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 505 | | Location | : | Maryland, United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Aug 2010 - 20:49 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: daz) | | | Here's one of Eddy's new caps. Got mine today. Very nice. I did color in the etched bird on it.
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Aug 2010 - 22:26 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: fasteddy) | | |
fasteddy wrote:
Those gas caps from Drag Specialties were discontinued a couple of months ago and no longer available. Unless you find someone who has them in stock they are gone.
As for the other caps going to have them made up to order as they are a specialty order. If interested let me know by e-mail; eddy@fasteddysports.com
Also will come in a couple other variations.
Daz contact Airguy he has one of the Drag Specialty Pop Up Ones to sell. (PM Sent) |
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Eddy, can you do a cap in the blue with the polished border? similar to the bottom picture. If so how much?
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| fasteddy | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/10/2008 | | Posts | : | 963 | | Location | : | Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 25 Aug 2010 - 02:35 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: CornerBanger) | | | PM sent...
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| daz | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,714 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 25 Aug 2010 - 15:38 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: fasteddy) | | | By the way, the pop up cap with the added width is great. I think you have to both put the gasket from the stock cap on it to lower it and see it then in person to really appreciate how good it looks. Pics of it like the bird itself don't do it justice. Anyone who is contemplating it, go for it. If you like the look in general you will love it in person and with the stock gasket so it sits lower. really beautiful and sleek looking. I'll see if i can shoot some pics and get one that reflects the way it really looks. price is right too.
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| bigbikelupo | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 13/05/2010 | | Posts | : | 185 | | Location | : | Frankfurt, Germany |
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| | Posted : 25 Aug 2010 - 16:28 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: daz) | | | Please show us a few pictures of the "lowered" pop up cap, I'm still undecided..............
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| daz | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,714 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 25 Aug 2010 - 17:33 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: bigbikelupo) | | |
bigbikelupo wrote:
Please show us a few pictures of the "lowered" pop up cap, I'm still undecided.............. |
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Will do. When i get home tonite i will see if i can get some decent shots.
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| daz | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,714 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 25 Aug 2010 - 23:20 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: bigbikelupo) | | | Ok, here ya go.
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 27 Aug 2010 - 17:48 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: daz) | | | Daz, where did you get the cap and was it expensive? Does it sit flush with the tank?
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| Birdy68 | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,352 | | Location | : | Bad Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland |
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| | Posted : 30 Aug 2010 - 11:16 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: daz) | | |
daz wrote:
Ok, here ya go. |
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| daz | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,714 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 30 Aug 2010 - 14:02 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: CornerBanger) | | |
CornerBanger wrote:
Daz, where did you get the cap and was it expensive? Does it sit flush with the tank? |
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From fasteddysports. And while it's not totally flush, it looks a lot moreso than in the pics. But i took the gasket from the stock cap and put it on this one because it lowers it a bit more. You could probably get it even lower with a thinner gasket or just an O ring, but that did the trick nicely. It really looks very flush in person. I love the look.
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 31 Aug 2010 - 12:46 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: daz) | | |
daz wrote:
CornerBanger wrote:
Daz, where did you get the cap and was it expensive? Does it sit flush with the tank? |
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From fasteddysports. And while it's not totally flush, it looks a lot moreso than in the pics. But i took the gasket from the stock cap and put it on this one because it lowers it a bit more. You could probably get it even lower with a thinner gasket or just an O ring, but that did the trick nicely. It really looks very flush in person. I love the look. |
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Thanks man. Do you have a part number? I hate to copy you but the cap cleans up the tank quite a bit and it looks good so what the hell. lol
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| daz | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,714 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 31 Aug 2010 - 14:07 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: CornerBanger) | | | here ya go...
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| mustang66man | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 20/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 100 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 03 Sep 2010 - 03:08 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: daz) | | | Has anyone seen how the Monza cap from newbonneville fits up. They're a bit pricey but I've always liked the flipup caps.
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| fasteddy | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/10/2008 | | Posts | : | 963 | | Location | : | Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 03 Sep 2010 - 03:23 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: mustang66man) | | | No reason it should not work.
PM sent
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| Birdy68 | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,352 | | Location | : | Bad Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland |
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| | Posted : 03 Sep 2010 - 08:02 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: mustang66man) | | | mustang66man wrote:
Has anyone seen ... the Monza cap ... I've always liked the flipup caps. |
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Now that would be a cap that I could easily part my money with... Like yourself - I need to see it fitted - in the flesh - before I sign the dotted line.
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| fasteddy | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/10/2008 | | Posts | : | 963 | | Location | : | Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 04 Sep 2010 - 04:08 Post title : Re: Speaking of gas caps... (Re: Birdy68) | | | Geeze guys I have to buy these every time I take a picture! Let me see what I can do.
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