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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Looking for ideas for a Fake Oil Tank /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1547837441 Message started by RazBarlow on 01/18/19 at 10:50:41 |
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Title: Looking for ideas for a Fake Oil Tank Post by RazBarlow on 01/18/19 at 10:50:41 Looking for ideas for a home built fake oil or the like in order to hide all my wires and electronics. Any info. would greatly be appreciated. Thank You |
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Title: Re: Looking for ideas for a Fake Oil Tank Post by Fast 650 on 01/18/19 at 12:46:29 Take a look at pictures of the Harley K models, or the early panhead and knucklehead for ideas. They used a horseshoe shaped oil tank centered below the seat. If you were to duplicate that I think it will do what you are wanting. That also allows you to hide the ignition switch by placing it where the oil filler cap would be on the tank. |
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Title: Re: Looking for ideas for a Fake Oil Tank Post by batman on 01/18/19 at 13:16:20 I often thought about this myself , I would use PVC. A length cut to size ,with two end caps and an other length cut to fit between the end caps when attached would be the basic parts. the first piece would have a slot cut in it just short of the entire length and toward the motor, wide enough to allow access to the components . the second piece would have about 2/3 of the diameter cut away , and cut to a length to fit between the end caps allowing it to be rotated (like a roll top desk?) to both cover or expose the slot. A shelf of open metal mesh (or other material ) could be used to mount components ,and small holes drilled in the side away from the motor in the area not covered, both top and bottom to allow air in and out if the rectifier is inside ( and would allow grounding) . the stock ignition switch could be mounted in one of the end caps. PVC is light weight, strong, and with a light sanding could be painted the color of choise. Wires running in and out could be run inside PVC pipe which could be bent (formed) by using a heat gun, and glued into the tank. |
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Title: Re: Looking for ideas for a Fake Oil Tank Post by Fast 650 on 01/18/19 at 14:11:49 Something like this for the fake tank shape will work nicely. |
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Title: Re: Looking for ideas for a Fake Oil Tank Post by DieselBob on 01/18/19 at 15:29:48 How the Chinese do it. http://https://i.postimg.cc/fTtJx280/Chinese-Savage-3.jpg http://https://i.postimg.cc/L6thCYMH/Chinese-Savage-2.jpg http://https://i.postimg.cc/x8Kj47hs/Chinese-Savage-4.jpg |
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Title: Re: Looking for ideas for a Fake Oil Tank Post by Dave on 01/20/19 at 03:55:50 Several folks in the Bike Builds section have made fake oil tanks.....peruse that forum section for ideas. |
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Title: Re: Looking for ideas for a Fake Oil Tank Post by ohiomoto on 01/20/19 at 06:07:38 I like how the Chinese do it. ;) |
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Title: Re: Looking for ideas for a Fake Oil Tank Post by batman on 01/20/19 at 12:26:39 They do make it look easy! |
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Title: Re: Looking for ideas for a Fake Oil Tank Post by Dave on 01/20/19 at 13:57:22 The Chinese must believe that the engine needs very little air! :-? |
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Title: Re: Looking for ideas for a Fake Oil Tank Post by DieselBob on 01/21/19 at 10:15:45 Like humans in China who wear face masks to reduce the impact of smog, their Savages may need to restrict their intakes as well. But, even though those are 400s, they seem severely restricted. |
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Title: Re: Looking for ideas for a Fake Oil Tank Post by verslagen1 on 01/21/19 at 10:37:18 2 Hubs caps with sheet metal in between? Air filters covers? HVAC ducting? They also sell locking caps to make tool boxes from pvc piping. |
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Title: Re: Looking for ideas for a Fake Oil Tank Post by batman on 01/21/19 at 10:50:11 Neither one of those bikes are 400''s they're 650's ,but they may be running the smaller jets like some of the euro bikes (135 mains). |
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Title: Re: Looking for ideas for a Fake Oil Tank Post by DieselBob on 01/22/19 at 03:53:15 I stand corrected. The green one is indeed a 650. Only the gold one is a 400. Good call Batman. I suspect I saw the absence of a compression release on one and assumed that for both. Their respective builds below. Pics take a bit to load. http://www.lnmoto.cn/bbs/thread-739971-1-1.html http://www.lnmoto.cn/bbs/thread-728308-1-1.html |
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Title: Re: Looking for ideas for a Fake Oil Tank Post by batman on 01/22/19 at 09:34:42 Well now I stand corrected! It's one of each. I guess that makes us both half right ;D |
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