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Stolen Gas Tank!!!! Some questions....

Mikepe3

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Hi All--

I'm trying to sell my FZ6R for 4K and had taken my battery out to charge last week and stupidly left the seats off overnight. I covered the bike, but came out the next day to discover my gas tank missing from my 2009 FZ6R Raven. I filed a police report, just in case they discovered a cache of stolen parts. My questions...

1) Seems like a weird thing to steal. I've been watching sites that sale used parts but nothing. What does anyone hope to gain from stealing such a specific part?
2) My first estimate in replacement parts from a local Yamaha Dealer was $2,000! Half the value of the bike. Been looking elsewhere and finding some parts on E-Bay. Where else should I be looking for replacement parts?
3) Most of the tanks I'm finding are dented. Is there an easy way to get dent's out of a tank?

These are the questions that keep me up at night. Anyone have any answers?
 
You can still buy the OEM painted tank and everything to go with it (fuel pump, pads etc) off Partzilla but is not going to be cheap...cheaper than $2000 though.
 
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