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Post by dodyamr6 on Jul 3, 2017 19:46:38 GMT 1
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Post by dusty350 on Jul 3, 2017 19:59:59 GMT 1
The metal tanks from India are crap, so don't expect the fibre glass ones to be any better. I would seriously steer clear. I would hope it would be possible for the people that reproduce the good Lc tanks would consider doing the same for 31k's ? Be a result if they did, and I'm sure they would sell as many, if not more than the Lc version. Dusty  |
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Post by dodyamr6 on Jul 3, 2017 20:08:54 GMT 1
Hi Dusty, any contact for the lads reproducing the lc tanks, would it be worth giving them a shout
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Post by dusty350 on Jul 3, 2017 20:12:50 GMT 1
Norbo would be the man to ask. I heard a rumour it was Lintek, but don't know if that's right or not. I'm sure Norbo will have his finger on the pulse  Dusty |
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Jul 3, 2017 20:20:05 GMT 1
Just buy a decent used one
Check ebay Germany as the pop up there often enough
Steve
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Post by ftm73 on Jul 3, 2017 20:38:02 GMT 1
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Post by ftm73 on Jul 3, 2017 20:41:15 GMT 1
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Jul 3, 2017 20:53:00 GMT 1
That's the 2 I had seen
Don't know about you but the red one doesn't look like rust
Steve
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Post by dodyamr6 on Jul 3, 2017 21:16:12 GMT 1
Just purchased the red 1 , I was thinking the same about the rust, it looks like a residue or some shit not rust. Sure here nothing. Thanks for the replies lads.
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Post by dodyamr6 on Jul 3, 2017 21:30:51 GMT 1
If the red one works out, might try something drastic on my own f**ked tank. Cut the under side out of it and make a stainless or aluminium tank to fit snugly into it.🤔 =📏+✂+🛠=🏍=😁
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Post by bare on Jul 4, 2017 0:07:25 GMT 1
Not that silly an Idea. Might be possible to scrounge up a Plastic (polyethelene?) Fuel tank Or 2 from some machine
ie: Garden tractors, Lawn Care gear, Generators.. etc. and use the Yama tank as a simple package to enclose the things.
Reads as odd but might actually prove workable
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2017 9:14:48 GMT 1
The Ethanol in pump fuel will start to attack the polyester resin very quickly in a grp tank and the tank will go soft in a matter of days , I have made made a few Pre Preg carbon tanks with no issues but a lot of work has gone into them.
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Post by dodyamr6 on Jul 4, 2017 9:14:58 GMT 1
i was thinking something along the lines of the small boat fuel bladder. You can purchase corner fill types, they are durable but expensive, just need to figure out someway of attaching the bladder fill port to the rd tank cap, wouldn't look like a dick taking the tank off the bike when filling up in the garage.)>, put a filter in line some where and it should work. No more f**king rust(>.
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Post by dodyamr6 on Jul 4, 2017 9:20:45 GMT 1
yeah was reading about the ethanol and resin, there is polyester resin which is shit, epoxy resin which is slightly better but Vinylester seems to the man for fuel tanks. I sent an email to the guy in india enquiring what his tanks were made from - No reply as of yet. Pre Preg carbon tanks?  what are these |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2017 10:14:14 GMT 1
Pre preg is carbon fibre that is impregnated with epoxy resin and thermo set in a oven/autoclave under vacuum/pressure.
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Post by Dave B on Jul 4, 2017 10:56:01 GMT 1
I was thinking about making a fibreglass tank cover, with an aluminium tank underneath for my Suzuki RG50LC. The original tank has huge rust holes, far beyond repair, but it could be made into a plug with wire mesh and plaster, and from that you could make a mould to produce a fibreglass replica tank cover. A much more boxy tank would go inside it.
That's if I decide to keep it looking standard. I might just fit Metrakit plastics.
I do not rate my chances of finding a good tank for a Far-East-Market only bike, as rare as this.
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Post by reedpete on Jul 4, 2017 17:56:15 GMT 1
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Post by dodyamr6 on Jul 4, 2017 19:47:56 GMT 1
Jaysus it looks a bit flimsy but yeah something like that. Might cut about 1/2" inside tank seam, might give it that bit of strength. Cheers for the post👍
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Post by raspberryripple on Jul 4, 2017 20:47:17 GMT 1
I was thinking about making a fibreglass tank cover, with an aluminium tank underneath for my Suzuki RG50LC. The original tank has huge rust holes, far beyond repair, but it could be made into a plug with wire mesh and plaster, and from that you could make a mould to produce a fibreglass replica tank cover. A much more boxy tank would go inside it. That's if I decide to keep it looking standard. I might just fit Metrakit plastics. I do not rate my chances of finding a good tank for a Far-East-Market only bike, as rare as this. I kid you not... in 2002 I went to the tip with 3 van loads of Brand New RG50 Tanks, wheels, clocks, frames etc... all dumped, obviously pre eBay days |
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