Author Topic: I am a dumbass...but only temporarily (Read 5085 times)

Bankerdanny · « **on:** June 07, 2019, 06:38:00 PM »

Hours of work ruined because I didn't make sure my tank was stable on the table where it was sitting while I did a valve adjustment. The results are below.

Jarrett_Honda · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2019, 06:39:12 PM »

Ouch. I always sit my tank on the ground.

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754 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 07, 2019, 06:45:23 PM »

Man that sucks.. kamakazi tank..

seanbarney41 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2019, 06:47:42 PM »

That really sucks...

BRG-BIRD · « **Reply #4 on:** June 07, 2019, 08:36:07 PM »

Total bummer

Bankerdanny · « **Reply #5 on:** June 07, 2019, 08:36:28 PM »

And naturally not a relatively easy to find K tank, oh no, a rare as hen's teeth rust free F tank. Still going to Gilmore tomorrow. Next week I try to find a body shop that can get the worst of the dents out and then repaint.

Don R · « **Reply #6 on:** June 07, 2019, 09:14:14 PM »

No consolation but I left a multi thousand dollar aluminum cylinder head standing on end in a parts wash tank and walked away to get a brush. Yup right onto the floor. Dented in a hopefully non critical area. Sh it happens.

RAFster122s · « **Reply #7 on:** June 07, 2019, 09:23:18 PM »

Ouch Danny! That had to be crushing. Hope you can find another tank or are able to fix that one without too much expense. Check with Pat in Toledo to see if he has a good tank...he might surprise you.
David

dave500 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 08, 2019, 12:16:19 AM »

yeah wow that really is a bad thing,bit late now but I always prepare an area with a thick towel for fuel tanks to sit on and never ever leave side covers on the ground they'll get stepped on for sure!hope you fix it ok,damn #$%*house.

BenelliSEI · « **Reply #9 on:** June 08, 2019, 03:27:41 AM »

That just sucks......

brewsky · « **Reply #10 on:** June 08, 2019, 07:48:16 AM »

Quote from: Bankerdanny on June 07, 2019, 06:38:00 PM

Hours of work ruined because I didn't make sure my tank was stable on the table where it was sitting while I did a valve adjustment. The results are below.

Hate to admit it, but you are not the only one!
I watched mine fall from the other side of the garage, after hearing this curious sloshing noise!
By the time I realized what was happening all I could do was yell NOOOOOOOOO!

johans · « **Reply #11 on:** June 08, 2019, 07:50:51 AM »

Happens to the best of us , after final paint and clearcoat ( my wife knocked over the gas tank that was sitting on the garbage can and put a huge dent along the front top curve of the K model tank ) more hours ...

CycleRanger · « **Reply #12 on:** June 08, 2019, 09:19:28 AM »

Hopefully repair won't cost too much.

nvr2old · « **Reply #13 on:** June 08, 2019, 09:26:45 AM »

Yoiks. Gotta be like a punch in the gut. Sorry to see. Looks like a job for a body shop with a stud gun. That should work for pulling the dents out.

jgger · « **Reply #14 on:** June 08, 2019, 11:03:53 AM »

I would look into the paintless debt (DENT, stupid predictive text

) repair first, might just get lucky.

Sorry to hear of your demise, I think we have all been there to some extent or another.🥺

754 · « **Reply #15 on:** June 08, 2019, 02:42:07 PM »

Hey at least we are not beating you up over it..
And the best part,, you don't have to explain to a customer how/why it happened. .
Still frustrating.

Tracksnblades1 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 09, 2019, 07:32:52 AM »

😩😩😩😩

You experienced one of my motorcycle fears.....

Worring about Scratching the tank while it's on the bike....

Worring about Scratching (damaging) tank while it's off the bike....

😩

TwoTired · « **Reply #17 on:** June 09, 2019, 09:27:07 AM »

So, after 20 years of careful preservation of my Stock 74 CB550 tank. The folding tv table I routinely used to hold the tank next to bike while synching carbs, collapsed. Same set up as used dozens of times on my bikes. But, never with a full tank of gas. Big mark on the forehead from the palm slap. Small dents in the tank, but still, aarrgh.

Think that scenario is worse or better than a freshly painted tank?

Commiserations,

PeWe · « **Reply #18 on:** June 09, 2019, 09:53:28 AM »

I understand the pain. It is too easy to damage the bike by mistake. A few sec is enough...

Many bike tanks have been damaged much worse than that, rider and rest of the bike included.
No insurance that will help to cover?

754 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 09, 2019, 10:24:11 AM »

Still looks better than my tank..

ekpent · « **Reply #20 on:** June 09, 2019, 12:56:38 PM »

Your not a dumbass Danny. Your just living proof that sometimes bad things can happen to good people. Chin up though I am sure it was a major disappointment after all your hard work. We all have a story like that of somekind,some just more willing to share.

Bankerdanny · « **Reply #21 on:** June 09, 2019, 04:55:57 PM »

Hit Harbour Freight for a stud gun. Got the dents mostly out, the rest can be done with filler. I am stripping the rest of the top and sides of the tank. I should have the filler done and a layer of primer before I go home tonight.

Bankerdanny · « **Reply #22 on:** June 09, 2019, 06:08:40 PM »

I went after all the dents on the tank, not just the ones I was responsible for. First coat of filler down.

Bankerdanny · « **Reply #23 on:** June 10, 2019, 04:46:59 AM »

Quote from: CycleRanger on June 08, 2019, 09:19:28 AM

Hopefully repair won't cost too much.

It's going to cost about $200, $100 for the debt removal stud gun I bought and about $100 for paint, clear coat, and supplies.

ekpent · « **Reply #24 on:** June 10, 2019, 04:54:08 AM »

Quote from: Bankerdanny on June 10, 2019, 04:46:59 AM

Quote from: CycleRanger on June 08, 2019, 09:19:28 AM
Hopefully repair won't cost too much.

It's going to cost about $200, $100 for the debt removal stud gun I bought and about $100 for paint, clear coat, and supplies.

Is that "debt removal" a Freudian slip Dan --

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