Topic: yet another "dished" gas tank

[Spikeybike]

so all the recent dished tank threads have brainwashed me into doing it too (i'm such a follower)

i got this tank at a swap meet for ten bucks with the porpose of practicing, so that i could do it to my tank.
when i started i wanted them pretty small, just enough to get my knees in. when i was about half way to where i wanted them to be, all these dents filled with bondo started to show themselfs. I would hit it with the hammer and big chucks of bondo would go flying. so the dishes just got bigger and bigger. until they were what you see here.
i'm not going down to bare metal because i don't want to find any more dents.

this tank doesn't fit my bike, so if anyone has a '69 cb350 and wants to pay me lots of money for this 
or i'll just mod my frame and make it fit (anything is do-able)

[Triffecpa]

I'll give you $15 for it...  Got a buddy with a CB350.  I think that he'd like it.

TR

[KB02]

I'd say it's more sculptor now then anything. 

Nice work! That will look really cool on a custom bike.

[forwheeldrift]

nice work!!

[Spikeybike]

thanks guys , the more i look at it the more i wanna make it fit my 550

I'd say it's more sculptor now then anything. 

Nice work! That will look really cool on a custom bike.

how right you are ,, lots of bondo ,lots of sanding, lots of work, lots of fun 

[Spikeybike]

what do guys think ... should i keep it and make it fit .......... i cant decide

[KB02]

I say do it!!

That fuzzy bike is already pretty unique, and adding a tank like that just gives it yet another layer of, "Wow, look what he did there..."

[Spikeybike]

i like the the way you put that ...... i'm gonna do it, but it's gonna take some work.  the front mounts on the frame are wider then the mounts on the tank,  in the mock up pics above the tank is about 2 or 3 inches from the bike.
i was trying to think of a way to have two mountings so i could switch between the tanks,  one for looks and one for longer trips. (my dished tank only holds just under 2 gallons,
well ...i'm give it a shot , i'll keep you posted

[TwoTired]

the front mounts on the frame are wider then the mounts on the tank,  in the mock up pics above the tank is about 2 or 3 inches from the bike.
i was trying to think of a way to have two mountings so i could switch between the tanks,  one for looks and one for longer trips.

Dunno if it will meet your goals, but those rubber nubs on the frame are available in different lengths when used on other bikes.  Might be worth some investigation.

Cheers,

[Terry in Australia]

Oh my God, old Soichiro must be spinning in his grave.................. 

[forwheeldrift]

if you get it to fit,   i think that cat skin will look right     in the dished area of the tank

[Spikeybike]

Oh my God, old Soichiro must be spinning in his grave.................. 

because he wishes he had one

[Terry in Australia]

Oh my God, old Soichiro must be spinning in his grave.................. 

because he wishes he had one

Yeah, either that, or a gun................. 

[Spikeybike]

Oh my God, old Soichiro must be spinning in his grave.................. 

because he wishes he had one

Yeah, either that, or a gun................. 

so he could shoot it off in the air , to get people's attention and tell them what a sweet tank this is ......(sorry thats all i could think of)

[dusterdude]

dont worry dude,the old sheep shagger wishes he had one.

[eldar]

Terry has breathed in too many fumes! While I do not get a woody over styles like that, I bet it will look really nice painted. Are you doing the standard black or you going metal flake!

[Spikeybike]

i dont worry about terry,.. i look at it like this:
1. if everyone liked the style that I liked... i wouldn't

2. everyone is intitled to word there opinion here in the forum

3. terry is a very talented insulter and some of it is pretty funny

4. have you seen that pink tank with flowers on it of his, i think old Soichiro spun a few times over that one too

[DarkRider]

the cat man has started throwing the insults back at the shagger....this is getting interesting...

heh..the new tank fits the bikes style well man..would have to suggest a new seat though..one that fits up against the back of the tank so you dont wind up crushing something if you ever slid out of the saddle..

[Terry in Australia]

i dont worry about terry,.. i look at it like this:
1. if everyone liked the style that I liked... i wouldn't

2. everyone is intitled to word there opinion here in the forum

3. terry is a very talented insulter and some of it is pretty funny

4. have you seen that pink tank with flowers on it of his, i think old Soichiro spun a few times over that one too

Ha ha, well I can't take credit for that tank mate, another forum member (Chris in Boston) sent it to me a few years ago, and seeing that it's a genuine survivor of the "psychedelic era", (it was painted in 1974 by a guy called Wojowicz) I kept it as a tribute to the "custom" bikes I drooled over back in the day. No flowers though, just a brilliant combination of colors and design, with plenty of flake. Here's another pic. Cheers, Terry.

[Spikeybike]

  i was just poking fun. it's not really my style but anyone who knows what they are looking at knows that tank got alot of love ,lots of layers there.  now that i know the story of the paint job, i would have left it alone too .Cheers

[Terry in Australia]

I know what you're saying mate, it was just too nice to strip back to bare, and I have a few spare tanks anyway, so even if I change the look of my K1 again later, I'll keep that tank as "Garage Art", ha ha! Cheers, Terry.