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what year is this tank????

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Old 11-01-2011 | 01:31 PM
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Old 11-01-2011 | 02:41 PM
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Looks like a 1979-1981 tank.
 
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Old 11-02-2011 | 04:40 PM
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It's from around 1988. I have one with the same design (different colors) on my bike, and it came off a 1988 model.

 
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Old 11-02-2011 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 83XLX
It's from around 1988. I have one with the same design (different colors) on my bike, and it came off a 1988 model.
The design on that tank is very similiar, but different enough that it could be from another year/era as the OP's. Or, maybe not.
 
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Old 11-02-2011 | 10:14 PM
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It doesn't have a bayonette filler neck so it can't be all that old...but the right side petcock indicates some age. But to answer your petcock & cap question, you can use a 22mm petcock and cap from a 91 to 93 if your tank has the male fitting on the tank. That's the same tank I have on the bike in my sig pic.
 

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Old 11-03-2011 | 08:19 AM
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After doing a little online research, I'd say there's a very good chance that this particular design dates to the 1990 models. My original guess was around 1988, so I wasn't too far off...
 
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