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Chrism

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anyone know where I can get this tank?
« on: October 28, 2008, 07:34:08 PM »
Hi There, I am looking for this tank for a 750 k this bike is beaut!!!
Any help would be appreciated


Offline fastbroshi

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Re: anyone know where I can get this tank?
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2008, 07:55:56 PM »
That's a custom deal, he cut the end off of another tank and patched them together. He posted his build he a while back.
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Re: anyone know where I can get this tank?
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2008, 07:58:25 PM »
That bike belongs to DME, a member in this forum.  He won BOTM here http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=13252.0

He made the tank and you can see a couple of shots here http://www.sporthoj.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107771

xtalon, another member did the same kind of thing with his tank here http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=21578.0

Why do I know all this?  Because I want to do the same thing.  I just bought a second donor tank off eBay today... ;D ;D
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Re: anyone know where I can get this tank?
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2008, 06:41:44 AM »
That bike belongs to DME, a member in this forum.  He won BOTM here http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=13252.0

He made the tank and you can see a couple of shots here http://www.sporthoj.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107771

xtalon, another member did the same kind of thing with his tank here http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=21578.0

Why do I know all this?  Because I want to do the same thing.  I just bought a second donor tank off eBay today... ;D ;D
OK, that's really cool, and I like the look, but I can't help but wonder if the tank is functional, as in holding gas in the rear section, or is it just cosmetic (like what OCC does sometimes).

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Re: anyone know where I can get this tank?
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2008, 07:03:18 AM »
I think it might be cosmetic.  I would like to make mine functionally larger but heck the only thing I have ever welded before is a fence post.  I spent some time with photoshop last night slicing and dicing my tank to try and figure out where I could splice in a chunk from another tank.  It looks like the spot that is most even from front to back is right over the bung hole.  I'm going to have to think about this some more.
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1955 BMW R25/3, 1966 Honda CA160, 1975 CB400f, 1975 CB550, 1976 CB550