Topic: Prepping a tank for no badges

[gregwaits]

I don't know the terminology so bear with me!

On Honda tanks there are welded bars that facilate the mounting of the logo badges. How does one remove these? Of course I will have to fill and smooth with bondo, but I want to go away from the badge look.

[BobbyR]

I think it is tack welded on. You would have to break the welds carefully and grind down the nubs.

[xtalon]

I don't know the terminology so bear with me!

On Honda tanks there are welded bars that facilate the mounting of the logo badges. How does one remove these? Of course I will have to fill and smooth with bondo, but I want to go away from the badge look.

I took a drimmel and ground down where it was welded, just be very, very careful that you do not grind into the tank itself.  Go slow and you can use something to work in behind the bar to help pry it away from the tank too, just be careful not to pry too hard and dent the tank.  Again, go slow.  On a '76 CB750K, here is where the welds are.



Not to scare others, but look at the surface condition underneath these bars... and this was on a tank that had zero rust and a pretty good condition original factory paint.

--xTalon

[Lumbee]

...why not just leave them on...u'll be filling it with bondo anyway...

[xtalon]

...why not just leave them on...u'll be filling it with bondo anyway...

Lumbee, I thought I remember reading a post by you somewhere that stated that you cut these out.  Maybe it was someone else...  If so, I apologize, but if not, did something change your mind?  Just curious.

--xTalon

[Lumbee]

...wasn't me...i have a 550 tank that i redid and bondoed in, but the mounts for the badge remained in place...

[merc2dogs]

we always jest cleaned all the crud and filled them in, occasionaly you'd run into some that are higher than the surrounding metal, either ground them down or tapped them in.

 (back in the 70s!, Man you know you're getting old when you remember looking at now 'classic' bikes and cars on the dealer floor!)

ken.

[nickjtc]

...why not just leave them on...u'll be filling it with bondo anyway...

Make sure that any rust underneath is removed or neutralised first!