Panel gaps!?

[beta250rrowner]

I have a MY 2015 250rr. Great bike n all but it seems to have panel gaps around the seat and tank. A lot of the plastics don't seem to fit very well. I know, first world problems; right!?

Beta 250rr panel gaps by a a, on Flickr

But it's always bothered me as to why these panels don't seem to fit together very well. I see newer models and they don't look like this.

[F5 Dave]

Took me a confused minute or several to notice the seat slips into the hooks directly where you sit as well as the front. Has your seat been broken here perhaps?

[wwguy]

The oversized aftermarket IMS fuel tank on your bike is notoriously prone to gaps and other fitment issues.

See the discussion in this previous thread for example.

Looking at your seat cover it looks to be aftermarket too. Not sure about the seat pan though.

[beta250rrowner]

Took me a confused minute or several to notice the seat slips into the hooks directly where you sit as well as the front. Has your seat been broken here perhaps?

I'll take a look before motocross tomorrow. But I fear wwguy has answered my question, knowing more about my bike than I do

The oversized aftermarket IMS fuel tank on your bike is notoriously prone to gaps and other fitment issues.

See the discussion in this previous thread for example.

Looking at your seat cover it looks to be aftermarket too. Not sure about the seat pan though.

That thing is oversized? Damn, I thought it was stock. I seem to remember the stock tank holds 9.5 litres. This tank doesn't seem to hold much more. The previous owner must have fitted it so I wasn't aware of it.

Well, for added fuel capacity I can't really complain although I would prefer the bike to look more "factory" if that's even a thing. Thanks for the link to the thread I will look over it.

Edit: Are you sure that's the IMS tank? Mine doesn't have the extended top portion like in this picture on this thread (linked from the thread you linked to me) https://www.dirtbikeworld.net/forum/for ... ost2692580 (scroll down for the IMS tank part)

Edit 2: Maybe it is, it looks like this when off the bike

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185107134674 ... Sw~TVhaLX7

[Dr Z]

Looks like the stock tank as far as I can tell.

[wwguy]

Upon further review I think it's a stock tank too. Sorry to take the discussion off into the weeds...