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My Gas tank
07/12/09 at 21:43:31

Alright I have been messing with this stupid gas tank for about 3-4 months now. I am finally getting to the end and I'm stuck and would like to hear a few of your guys opinions on a couple of things now.

So my tank when I got it looked like this:

Please forgive the cell phone pics.
I did not like that style of gas cap. So I got one that is like the Aviation style. So it look like this now.

I did have it painted at one point, but it bubbled so it all came back off. I was pretty pissed to say the least. This is what it looked like with the screws in.

Anyhow now the problem is I'm not sure what to do now. I've already put a lot lot of work into the tank, and now I don't want to half ass anything. I already had the outer ring powder coated because at first I was just going to screw it in to the tank and use some sealer under it. I'm not sure if that will mess up the paint under it and allow for something bad to happen.

My other plan is to take that ring to work and sand blast it and braze it onto the tank and fill in the screw holes and make it look semi original to the tank. There will be a liquid bladder on the inside to seal it all up and with the braze on the out side I don't think it will rust between the bottom of the ring and the tank.

I don't know if you understand any of this but if you do lol, what do you think would be the best way to go. I'm slightly leaning to the brazing it on.

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Violent_Rage Senior Member Offline Burp! Posts: 282 Trento - Italy Gender:	Re: My Gas tank Reply #1 - 07/13/09 at 00:22:23 Which motorcycle comes your tank? Sporty? I like a lot!
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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: My Gas tank Reply #2 - 07/13/09 at 00:46:38 don't know a thing about metal work but i agree with VR. It looks absolutely killer. Sorry all I have to offer is questions. Sporty tank I assume. Stock or aftermarket? Gas capacity? Any mods of the tank/frame/mounting pints other than those already documented here? Really...it looks great especially with that aviation cap.
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Re: My Gas tank
Reply #3 - 07/13/09 at 00:51:00

Thanks it is a tank I got off ebay. Had to put the rear mounts on and a few other things. I moved where the petcock went so that I could get more fuel usage out of it. Also had to modify the part that goes down the middle on the underside so that it would sit on the bike the way I wanted it to. Also have to cut the stock mounts for the stock tank off. Get a petcock, it has been a lot of work.

Now I'm just having a hard time deciding what I want to do next.

I think it was for a sporty, it is a king tank. 3.25 gallon.

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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: My Gas tank Reply #4 - 07/13/09 at 01:09:51 Im going the rat look...mostly because Im lazy and dirty. Seems like much work for a .5 gal gain but if i were aiming for looks Id get on that. Again, good job.
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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: My Gas tank Reply #5 - 07/13/09 at 01:14:15 It wasn't at all about the fuel gain. I wanted a different look, and after my stock tank fell less than 6 inches and got totally destroyed it was WAY cheaper than getting a new one. It has only been 3-4 months because I haven't worked on it every single day or anything.
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kevinphan Full Member Offline Posts: 220 Dracut, Massachusetts Gender:	Re: My Gas tank Reply #6 - 07/13/09 at 01:56:29 Tank looks badass! Whad ya do with the speedo? I can see you replaced it with a smaller one. Any close ups?
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Re: My Gas tank
Reply #7 - 07/13/09 at 02:02:00

I will take better pics after while with a real camera. I'm mostly just wanting to know what ppl think about mounting the gas cap ring right now. So don't worry there will be more as I get further along.

Basically what I'm wanting to know is do you think it will look better with the screws or if I fill in the holes and make it look like it came already as a part of the tank.

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Oldnewguy Senior Member Offline thumpin' along! Posts: 369 Upstate NY Gender:	Re: My Gas tank Reply #8 - 07/13/09 at 08:17:06 Keep the screws! A lot of newer pick-ups use that look. It's killer!
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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: My Gas tank Reply #9 - 07/13/09 at 10:32:59 After showing it to the Wife and talking to a couple others I am going to braze it to the tank, but leave the screws because it will match the clutch and stator covers and break up the black nicely. Thanks to those who have responded, I hope you will like the end result as well!
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Rocco Serious Thumper Offline addicted 2 riding TcB Posts: 1049 south florida Gender:	Re: My Gas tank Reply #10 - 07/13/09 at 13:10:38 it looks sweet! i kinda liked it better without paint though....that's just me talking =]
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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: My Gas tank Reply #11 - 07/13/09 at 13:25:46 There is currently no paint on it, and I semi-agree I also like it, but it just doesn't match anything else and getting a clear to look right is a PITA. As I'm sure you have noticed lol.
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Rocco Serious Thumper Offline addicted 2 riding TcB Posts: 1049 south florida Gender:	Re: My Gas tank Reply #12 - 07/13/09 at 15:10:05 i totally understand! and when they put "clear" on the side of the can, they should have put "fills in scratches and screws up the look Rocco wanted" lol!!!!!!!
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Re: My Gas tank
Reply #13 - 07/14/09 at 13:13:05

Well if you get that kind of gas cap DO NOT try to braze or anything. It just melts. I'm so pissed off at this tank, you have no idea how much of a pain in the ass it has been for me from day one. I'm about ready to scrap it out and find something else.

So now I gotta order another gas cap set and wait for it to get here. I'm not that excited about that.

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srinath Serious Thumper Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 5349	Re: My Gas tank Reply #14 - 07/14/09 at 13:34:03 Could you show me how much clearance to the upper triple at lock ... I am making custom triples and May have to find a tank even after that. Cool. Srinath.
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