gas tank help or a tank

[skyeryder]

The tank on the cobra I just got 3-4 of the bolts are stuck in there, can you pull out the inserts or is this tank trash??

Anyone have a good tank?????

[skyeryder]

does anyone know if that frt part is solid all the way across and same for the lower mounts for rear fender how much of that is solid plastic?

[djdfairchild]

my mount by the shock goes through, gas comes out when bolt is out. dumb design.

[edwardsp&b]

You can pull them out on the front of the tank. The sides and rear are a different story. I know the rear does leak if pulled out, but I think the sides do too! Im sure Heath or one of the other Cobra guys could chime in with that answer. I pulled the fronts out, and just went with bigger trim screws, the size of the hole with the insert out.

[brysn424]

I know for a fact that the rear lowers do not leak. I just dug mine out. Made new ones and apoxyd them back in. The fronts I don't know. My bike is an 09 don't know if they changed them. I don't see y they would have though.

[brysn424]

Also. If u need a tank 121dad is parting his cobra out. Hell make u a good deal on it.

[skyeryder]

thanks going to hardware store tomorrow see what they have

[brysn424]

After reading these other guys post. I may have apoxyd the hole shut after I dug the inserts out. Idk. But my tank does not leak as of now. Down the rd may be a different story. I had all the fuel out of it when I was fooling with it.

[heathmxracing]

The newer Cobra tanks use a wood screw that threads into the plastic and do not have the inserts. I would either fill in the inserts with JB weld and use the new style screw or upgrade to the new style tank.