Have been looking for a comparison of these two products for CRF250L and you nailed it. Answered a lot of questions. Thank you! Helpful note to anyone who is shopping a new tank for their CRF250L: I was in contact with Acerbis last week (big shout out to Adam at Acerbis, very professional and helpful) and regarding fitment issues on pre 2016 CRFs, I am told Acerbis has addresses and corrected the problem. It is important to specify the model year of your CRF250L to get the correct tank.
Gidday from Australia. Thank you so much for finally explaining and showing the difference in the 2 tanks now I know to just buy the IMS tank . Thank you you , you made the best video on this subject .
It is an upgrade from the standard one, but still plastic like a cheap locking cap you would get for a car at a Walmart. The point I'm making about the OEM cap option from IMS is... it is OEM and works more perfecter LOL. Easier to put on, take off, and the lock matches the ignition so I don't have to mess with another key.
Nice! I wasn't sure which brand to go with but it seems clear IMS is the way to go! I was only getting 100kms per tank on my 2007 KTM 450 EXC and after hitting the reserve one too many times, I had to pick up an oversized tank.
Great video - thank you for putting it together! Quick question about the IMS tank with the OEM cap - how does it breathe? Does this tank have some sort of one way valve in the metal part at the top that allows the air to get in and prevents fuel from spilling? As fair as I can tell, the OEM cap creates an air-tight seal, which is different to standard plastic IMS cap which have a breather hole in the centre. I believe the Honda OEM tank has a breather pipe inside the tank, which comes near the fuel pump mount. This way, even with an air-tight fuel cap, the air is able to get inside the tank. I'm curious how the IMS resolved this? All the best, Shem
That is a good question, that would best be answered by IMS. I don't know how a stock tank breathes... but with using the same top and bottom connections, my guess would be that it breathes like the stock one does.
@@RidesDoneRight Thank you for getting back to me. So when you installed you IMS tank, do you remember connecting any hoses to the bottom of it, near the fuel pump?
I am also a bigger is better guy, however fuel stops are as good as the worst range in the riding group... so I generally already have the best range between the bigger tank and best fuel mileage. If riding alone (which I generally don't recommend with adventure riding) it would benefit to have bigger.
I really want a bigger tank for my '13 Honda CRF 250L and would get the IMS tank but I can't find it anywhere online with the option for the OEM tank cap. Where did you buy yours? Maybe it's not an option for a '13. Thanks!
I got mine directly from IMS. Mine is a 2019, so not sure on what other years they do it. I noticed that they don't offer the option on all of their tanks.
I just did the install this past weekend. Put just enough gas to get to a gas station 1 mile from my house. When I filled up it only put 3 gallons in. There is no way I put .5 a gallon in the tank before hand. How much gas do you put in when you fill up? Thanks
Does the fuel gauge not work with larger tank? You mentioned being able to see your fuel, just wondering if the fuel gauge doesn't work with larger tank
How is the clearance towards the Radiator overflow hose? I've got some issue there with my Acerbis on my 2019 model. Apparently the angle of the nozzle was changed in 2017.
@@GuybrushT91 If you look closely at the photo comparison of the tanks you will see that the IMS is shaped to match the body parts that mount and have two mount screws on both sides... it is hard to describe how much different the shape is and how different the mounting was.
Go to the IMS Products web site... they don't make the OEM option for all models or years, so you will have to look at the specific model and year. Mine is a 2019 Honda CRF250L
@@mikemahan7110 You are going to love it! I just added a CORRECTION in the details above that cover how to avoid the only little issue I had - so read that part before you install and it will be a breeze. BTW: I hope you can help spread the word about my channel... it is still way under subscribed considering the amount of effort I put into my videos.
30 second intro is 25 seconds longer than it should be
Have been looking for a comparison of these two products for CRF250L and you nailed it. Answered a lot of questions. Thank you!
Helpful note to anyone who is shopping a new tank for their CRF250L: I was in contact with Acerbis last week (big shout out to Adam at Acerbis, very professional and helpful) and regarding fitment issues on pre 2016 CRFs, I am told Acerbis has addresses and corrected the problem. It is important to specify the model year of your CRF250L to get the correct tank.
when will this be available for the 300l?
Thanks for the video. Ims it is for my 2018 rally
You only need a strip of clear to check fuel levels. The rest can be spray painted whatever color you want.
Exactly.
Gidday from Australia.
Thank you so much for finally explaining and showing the difference in the 2 tanks now I know to just buy the IMS tank .
Thank you you , you made the best video on this subject .
I just bought Acerbis lockable cap and it is fantastic. It fit perfectly.
It is an upgrade from the standard one, but still plastic like a cheap locking cap you would get for a car at a Walmart. The point I'm making about the OEM cap option from IMS is... it is OEM and works more perfecter LOL. Easier to put on, take off, and the lock matches the ignition so I don't have to mess with another key.
Nice! I wasn't sure which brand to go with but it seems clear IMS is the way to go! I was only getting 100kms per tank on my 2007 KTM 450 EXC and after hitting the reserve one too many times, I had to pick up an oversized tank.
I just got a 2021 300l.. do they make a gas tank?
New to all this, will the factory fuel gauge still work with an upgraded tank?
Might be a noob here but, if you change tank you wont be able to see how much fuel you got left on your instrumentpanel?
@The Rental Guy you are right
Does the fuel gauge not work anymore?
Why do you need to see the fuel?
Where did you buy gas cap adapter?
Hi, great video. thanks for sharing. By the way, on the adapter that accepts the OEM cap, is it stainless or aluminum? Thanks.
I'm not sure, but IMS could answer that.
Where did u purchase this. The only ones I can find use the screw on cap instead of the factory cap
Great video - thank you for putting it together! Quick question about the IMS tank with the OEM cap - how does it breathe?
Does this tank have some sort of one way valve in the metal part at the top that allows the air to get in and prevents fuel from spilling? As fair as I can tell, the OEM cap creates an air-tight seal, which is different to standard plastic IMS cap which have a breather hole in the centre.
I believe the Honda OEM tank has a breather pipe inside the tank, which comes near the fuel pump mount. This way, even with an air-tight fuel cap, the air is able to get inside the tank.
I'm curious how the IMS resolved this?
All the best,
Shem
That is a good question, that would best be answered by IMS. I don't know how a stock tank breathes... but with using the same top and bottom connections, my guess would be that it breathes like the stock one does.
@@RidesDoneRight Thank you for getting back to me. So when you installed you IMS tank, do you remember connecting any hoses to the bottom of it, near the fuel pump?
Sold. Thanks so much
Great vid.
By the way it's pronounced 'ACHERBIS'. My company deals with this Italian company directly.
A chair bees
Awesome job I wish they made this bike with a 4gal tank 👍
I am also a bigger is better guy, however fuel stops are as good as the worst range in the riding group... so I generally already have the best range between the bigger tank and best fuel mileage. If riding alone (which I generally don't recommend with adventure riding) it would benefit to have bigger.
I really want a bigger tank for my '13 Honda CRF 250L and would get the IMS tank but I can't find it anywhere online with the option for the OEM tank cap. Where did you buy yours? Maybe it's not an option for a '13. Thanks!
I got mine directly from IMS. Mine is a 2019, so not sure on what other years they do it. I noticed that they don't offer the option on all of their tanks.
I just did the install this past weekend. Put just enough gas to get to a gas station 1 mile from my house. When I filled up it only put 3 gallons in. There is no way I put .5 a gallon in the tank before hand. How much gas do you put in when you fill up? Thanks
Does the fuel gauge not work with larger tank? You mentioned being able to see your fuel, just wondering if the fuel gauge doesn't work with larger tank
Yes, it works. It hows from 1/4 to empty pretty fast - the shape of the tank may be why.
Awesome!
does this fuel tank fit on the 300l?
How is the clearance towards the Radiator overflow hose? I've got some issue there with my Acerbis on my 2019 model. Apparently the angle of the nozzle was changed in 2017.
Its fine on my 2019.
@@RidesDoneRight Cool thanks! Any chance you could put up a picture of that somewhere?
@@GuybrushT91 If you look closely at the photo comparison of the tanks you will see that the IMS is shaped to match the body parts that mount and have two mount screws on both sides... it is hard to describe how much different the shape is and how different the mounting was.
I can not find the tank with option for oem cap! Help please! Own 2020 crf250l
Thanks!
Go to the IMS Products web site... they don't make the OEM option for all models or years, so you will have to look at the specific model and year. Mine is a 2019 Honda CRF250L
@@RidesDoneRight Just order it! Thanks 👊🏻😎
@@mikemahan7110 You are going to love it! I just added a CORRECTION in the details above that cover how to avoid the only little issue I had - so read that part before you install and it will be a breeze. BTW: I hope you can help spread the word about my channel... it is still way under subscribed considering the amount of effort I put into my videos.
@@RidesDoneRight I will spread the word my friend 😎
Do these tanks not allow you to use your existing fuel gauge in some way?
The OEM fuel gauge still works.
@@RidesDoneRight Oh I was wondering about that - excellent.
That IMS gascap is fugly.
That is the factory Honda gas cap.