Putty,,,did you say putty??
Well if you haven't been following the gas tank recall on the C90's and the LC1500's then you are WAY BEHIND on the fix. Basically they are going to re-pad/cushion the tanks on the two bikes if they are not leaking. If they are leaking they will re-place the gas tank all together.
BUT.......
,,ready for this.
Suzuki only expected about 5% of the total number of bikes built to be affected with the cracks in the tanks,, they would just have to re-pad the remaining ones. OOOOOooooooppppppssss. Seems that Suzuki didn't do their math. Innitial reports say that about 35% of the bikes coming into the shops for the recall have the cracked problem and Suzuki nor the manufacturer of the tanks was prepared for that.
So in their infinite wisdom, not to mention the thousands of complaints from the thousands of owners who's bikes have been held hostage for weeks and months,,, Suzuki has decided to use an Aircraft Epoxy from a company out of Pelham, Alabama to temporarily patch the leaks until new tanks come in.
So if you are awaiting a new tank you should get your "fix" soon. Expect a 30 hour cure time, for the epoxy which will never fully harden, when your bike gets it's "Putty" applied to the tank.
Is this a good fix???? It's better than nothing I guess. At least I will finally get to ride my bike this season.
