The V-Rod is a great motorcycle capable of so many different styles of riding. However, the small tank on the V-Rod has always been a bone of contention among owners.
I have run out of fuel several times and know all too well that pushing a 600+ lb V-Rod is no fun task. I've yet to put more than 3.4 gallons back in which seems to be the real pumpable capacity of the stock tank. A couple of these times were in dangerous places where I felt very much at risk, like the Interstate on the South Side of Atlanta at 1am. I pushed the beast 5 miles that night, I sure wasn't leaving it. Another time on alligator alley in Florida, talk about being in the middle of nowhere. When traveling in areas where I didn't know the next gas station, I might stop at every one I see (once you've pushed the V-Rod for miles late at night your perspective and fear point on low fuel change radically.)
Returning from my 2004 November & December 2500 mile adventure (where I'd run out of gas a couple times) I was determined to make a new tank for the V-rod. And today we have a 5.3 Gallon (20 liter) tank that everyone can install.
Features:
Made in America by Americans for your American motorcycle.
5.3 US Gallons (20 Liters) after normalization*. This will yield approximately 5 1/4 gallons of useable fuel capacity which is a 54% increase over stock useable of 3.4 gallons - almost 2 gallons.
State of the art molding process gives unparalleled safety. The crash testing lab performed tests to American and European safety standards. The tank passed easily. They were instructed to increase the forces until the tank failed. They were unable to achieve a failure even when hitting the tank with many times the force set forth in the standards - they maxed out their equipment without failure.
Relocates the ignition out from under your butt to an easy to reach and much more natural position for the key.
Included parts to stop the key fob from flapping in the wind.
Retains normal operation of the ignition and seat latch.
Designed to fit 2002-2006 VRSCA, B, D, SE and SE2 models.
Included in the kit:
Installation:
Install is pretty straight forward. Someone who's done a few can accomplish the job in 2-3 hours. A first time do-it-yourselfer can easily accomplish the task in a weekend. We've had numerous male and female users with little or no mechanical experience complete the installation without difficulty.
There are detailed instructions.