Is this a genuine kalahari tank?

[Mad Hatter]

Can anyone confirm whether this is a genuine kalahari tank please?

 

[theoneandonly]

in italy ?

just had a look at my mates one , his is a Kalahari tank , it doesn't have the cutouts for the forks , which this one does.

 

[Tetley]

Not the genuine article, think it’s fibreglass, made in Italy possibly.

 

[Bubb]

Maybe a TAGmoto tank..... which I believe do have the fork cutouts.

The graphics don’t seem right to me either, but then again, I have never owned a kalahari .....(wish I did have one tho’)

 

[theoneandonly]

Not the genuine article, think it’s fibreglass, made in Italy possibly.

i was looking at the little road marker in the background. Their version of our cone.

 

[mikeyboy]

Are you after a genuine tank?
There are still a few new oem ones available so I’m told.
I have one but it would need acid stripping to see if it’s ok.
I also know of another that may be for sale.

 

[Mad Hatter]

Thanks for all the replies, it is from Italy and looks to be made of fibreglass. I think I’m going to pass

 

[Mad Hatter]

PM sent Mikeyboy ��

 

[F8GS]

Not genuine I am afraid. No cut outs in the originals.

I purchased an OEM tank earlier this year and there was only 2 left on the BMW system in Germany.

They may have added some more but that was the situation at the time.

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[Mad Hatter]

I can’t even find them in the bmw catalogue, do you have a part number?

 

[Posh Pete]

I can’t even find them in the bmw catalogue, do you have a part number?

Have a look here ... https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=0475-EUR-01-1996-47E3-BMW-R_80_GS&diagId=16_0288

 

[Mad Hatter]

Thanks Pete ��

 

[Mad Hatter]

Not genuine I am afraid. No cut outs in the originals.

I purchased an OEM tank earlier this year and there was only 2 left on the BMW system in Germany.

They may have added some more but that was the situation at the time.

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Can I ask where you bought it from?

 

[F8GS]

Any BMW Motorrad Dealer sells the OEM tank ma if they are still available.


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[ChasF]

Someone must be making them in India!

I like the TAG one which is about €1000 - god knows how much the genuine one is.

 

[Berin]

If anyone knows of where one of the smaller Basic tanks is, could you let me know? Mrs Berin has a Kalahari tank on hers but for a lot of our riding the smaller one wold be fine.

 

[scooter paul]

If anyone knows of where one of the smaller Basic tanks is, could you let me know? Mrs Berin has a Kalahari tank on hers but for a lot of our riding the smaller one wold be fine.

You have a number of options. The G/S, ST and all the paralever GS and R100R tanks will fit. There was a fully painted G/S tank for sale on here not long ago.

 

[Mad Hatter]

Berin, PM sent