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Post by billyboy on Feb 16, 2024 19:07:31 GMT 1
I know the score with these of old , but have they got any better?
There's some on the bay that don't look half bad and seem like the lines look something like .
Are they still the same pile of old pish , anyone bought one lately? I know they actually make decent triumph tanks in India as I got a mate in work that bought one and he's a fussy bugger .
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Feb 16, 2024 19:12:33 GMT 1
Same pile of old pish I'm afraid but I know what you mean
The latest ones on ebay look a lot better but call me cynical, I bet you won't get one like that
Steve
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Post by billyboy on Feb 16, 2024 19:15:22 GMT 1
Same pile of old pish I'm afraid but I know what you mean The latest ones on ebay look a lot better but call me cynical, I bet you won't get one like that Steve Cheers Steve Do you reckon they've tarted up a genuine one for the photos ? 🤣🤣 |
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Feb 16, 2024 19:17:03 GMT 1
I thought the top of the tank (especially around the rear mount) looked like an original tank where the bottom looked boxy like before
Steve
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Feb 16, 2024 19:21:27 GMT 1
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Feb 16, 2024 19:23:08 GMT 1
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Feb 16, 2024 19:24:28 GMT 1
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Post by billyboy on Feb 16, 2024 19:45:23 GMT 1
You've done your homework on this Steve .
Save people a lot of grief 👍
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Post by billyboy on Feb 16, 2024 20:47:59 GMT 1
That looks bloody awful, lines all completely wrong . |
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Post by LC_BOTT on Feb 16, 2024 20:49:53 GMT 1
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Feb 16, 2024 21:26:55 GMT 1
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Post by billyboy on Feb 16, 2024 21:50:02 GMT 1
You're right Bott
Anyway case closed , they're a bag o shite .
The search for a good one continues
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Post by JonW on Feb 17, 2024 1:20:46 GMT 1
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Post by jon on Feb 17, 2024 10:09:52 GMT 1
In fairness the add does state new tank, so it’s obviously Indian.
Jon
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Post by abar121 on Feb 17, 2024 11:05:39 GMT 1
Yep, yambits crank seals too. Seller is responsive to messages.
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Post by jon on Feb 17, 2024 11:32:19 GMT 1
Yep, yambits crank seals too. Seller is responsive to messages. |
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Post by JonW on Feb 17, 2024 12:42:47 GMT 1
Where did they get their build advice?
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Post by masonmart on Feb 17, 2024 13:43:25 GMT 1
I've bought two Indian made tanks for Triumph and Velo and they were actually very good. If needs dictated and the price were right I'd look at using one on my YPVS's without hesitation. There is nothing sisnister about the fact that it's internally lined, surely that is a massive plus.
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Feb 17, 2024 14:46:59 GMT 1
Totally different kettle of fish Martin
We have all seen the videos of the sections being pressed, welded together, trimmed, panel beat for any dinks and pressure tested. We'll made with very questionable health and safety
All the Indian LC and ypvs tanks that ever have been brought in appear to be hand beaten to make the top and the bottom is boxy and made from offcuts
The shape is wrong, the taps have been known to be in the wrong place, the cap sits too high and they don't fit on the frame. All this along with the inside looking like it's been in a canal for weeks
If there were any god ones we would be buying and using them
Steve
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Post by masonmart on Feb 17, 2024 14:54:20 GMT 1
Sure that you're right Steve but the picture of the one on the bike and stand alone on ebay were not really that bad. If needed (hypothetical case) I perhaps wouldn't reject it immediately because it was Indian but would compare what was offered, a standard tank, and/or what was otherwise available. Then I'd ask you.  I remember the mid '60's too. Buy this Honda rubbish? You must be joking, it's made of old washing machines. |
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Post by abar121 on Feb 17, 2024 15:06:14 GMT 1
The one on the bike looks terrible!
I don't think anyone who intends to actually keep the bike, could live with it.
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Post by steve63 on Feb 17, 2024 17:57:47 GMT 1
If it looks $hite in a photo imagine how bad it looks in real life?
You'd have to spend your money and get it to you before you knew how bad it was. Would you be able to get your money back then?
I'd imagine them saying "it fits the bike?" well yes, sort of, "then it is as described".
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Post by yamman1066 on Feb 17, 2024 18:06:09 GMT 1
there all crap
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Post by jon on Feb 17, 2024 18:18:24 GMT 1
Sure that you're right Steve but the picture of the one on the bike and stand alone on ebay were not really that bad. If needed (hypothetical case) I perhaps wouldn't reject it immediately because it was Indian but would compare what was offered, a standard tank, and/or what was otherwise available. Then I'd ask you. I remember the mid '60's too. Buy this Honda rubbish? You must be joking, it's made of old washing machines. . Martin, as you say yourself you’re fairly new to the RD. A lot on here have seen the true horror of an Indian tank being cut open to expose the build quality. Strangely, I can’t seem to find the video nasty a lot have witnessed in the past? I wouldn’t even be happy with garden furniture produced at that quality. No-one has ever challenged this since, so I imagine it’s the same? Jon |
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 17, 2024 18:58:23 GMT 1
I put a pic up some time back of an Indian pv tank. It was awful. I'm away at the mo so can't easily find the post, but needless to say, don't bother.
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 17, 2024 19:04:23 GMT 1
I posted the video too, from Facebook originally. Guy cuts it open to reveal the horrors within !!
Tanks are reputedly made by studying pics. There are other videos showing Indian manufacturing processes with bike parts. Should be enough to put anyone off !
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Post by jon on Feb 17, 2024 19:08:29 GMT 1
I posted the video too, from Facebook originally. Guy cuts it open to reveal the horrors within !! Tanks are reputedly made by studying pics. There are other videos showing Indian manufacturing processes with bike parts. Should be enough to put anyone off ! 🙂 Can’t find the video now Dusty to post here, but it has burnt into my memory. Jon |
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 17, 2024 19:18:41 GMT 1
I'm back home tomorrow, so if no one links it in the meantime, I will try and find it 🙂
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 17, 2024 19:22:57 GMT 1
Just found on YouTube.
Search Rd/Rz Indian made fuel tank cut open.
Enjoy😁
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Post by kirkhd on Feb 17, 2024 19:32:06 GMT 1
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