Awhile back, I attempted to purchase from a member here what was described as a rare, early version, 851 Ducati Corse/Racing Carbon Fiber tank. I wanted the tank to go with a bunch of cool CF Corse repro pieces that I had purchased from another member, Jan/AJCorse, which included a 3-piece air box, velocity stacks, gas cap, and the alloy bits to hold the tank. After purchasing the tank, it got lost in international post for months. This led to my receiving a refund through PayPal and making arrangements for another tank.

Then, the first tank showed up today.

Even though I have found another tank, I thought about repurchasing this one, until I opened the package. I want to be completely fair, so I am not going to claim to be sure, but my initial thought is I do not think the tank is an authentic Ducati Corse CF tank.

Here’s what I see:
—two fuel connections down the middle—more like my original tank (3 down the middle) than any Corse tank I have seen, which all have had the fuel out and return on opposite sides of the tank.
—no Ducati markings that I can find.
—the “CF” does not feel or look right—not that I am an expert. And, internally there are layers that seem unfinished/delaminated that are peeling away from other layers.
—the tank has no provision for mounting the fuel pump internally and no fuel sender or way to route the wiring inside or from the tank. This is setup for an outboard fuel pump and wiring.
—finally, parts of the outer bottom of the tank seem to made of/repaired with plastic/fiberglass. Again, not an expert; just looks and feels that way.

I am including pictures. Though, the tank is not what I was looking for—it does not have the sender and the fuel line configuration won’t really help with air-box clearance—I do hope someone here will tell me whether this is in fact Ducati Corse.

I have contacted the seller to let him know that the tank finally arrived, and that I would assist in repacking and dropping it off for return to him.

Thanks, all.
Greg