350x Clarke tank not fitting

[teamboaty]

My Clarke tank just came in for my 350x and its almost 1/2? to narrow at the front mounts and almost that much too narrow at the rear also. It says in the instructions if its too tight to shut off petcock and blow compressed air into the tank through the cap. ARE YOU SERIOUS??? Who has a Clark tank on their 350x and did you have the same issues? I dont have air at home and its too difficult to load up and take it somewhere else to work on it. Im going to try a hair dryer but Im sure that wont work

[trizilla]

i put one on for a buddy about a yr ago. Yes, we had the same trouble, very tight fit. we actually had the same reaction as you but follow the instructions and it will go on.

[tommy boy]

Good to kno....I'm doin a 350x resto as soon as I finish my lt 500 project

[teamboaty]

GOT IT My hands werent going to spread it enough but a persuader bar fixed it.

[dustrunner]

that way if you loose the bolt to hold it on it won't fall off :p

[CRAZY70MAN]

those things are a pain in the arss!!! Mine was off at the rear mounts...had to re drill and fab up a fix. Nothin' good to say about clarke tanks.....nothin........other than it holds fuel... Glad ya got her fixed..

[Buck Snort]

I am going too buy one for my 350X but now I am having second thoughts. But whats wierd is the clarke tank I bought for my IT 250 dirtbike fit perfect.

[aldochina]

last one i bought was a tight fit, but the compressed air trick worked like a charm!

[oldskool83]

IMS makes tanks...might wont to look into one of them instead of Clark. I got one for my 200x and it fit like oem.

[Buck Snort]

Hey oldskool! If its possible could you post a pic of that tank on your trike. I went to the IMS site and I found the tanks but no pics. They are a little more $ but if they fit good with out having to work at it, they would be worth the extra to me.

[oldskool83]

its in my HRE 200x build thread on the 1st page. but heres a pic of IMS 200x. dont mind the seat, fenders are just laying there.

[philgipson]

i have used two of the $110 tanks off of evil bay and they fit like a champ.one on a 250es and one on a 250sx.