Topic: Question, what's a wrinkle tank?

[Jbird]

I've seen wrinkle tank mentioned here and there, is this a sandcast thing? How do you ID one? One more while I've got your attention. I've seen some "restored" 750s with the headlight ears, air box and headlight bucket painted the same color as the tank and side covers, is this original? TIA Jbird

[kaysystems]

If you look in the filler cap of a wrinkle tank, you will see the metal in wrinkled. This is mainly in the area that goes over the top frame rail and was caused by the manufacturing process. I'm not sure as to the dates, but it happened from the first to probably late 1970. These early ones also had the headlight ears, headlight bucket & air filter box painted the same colour as the tank

David

[Bob Wessner]

[754]

71 was last year of painted ears.. and in 71 the carbs changed to double cable with the rack and black aircleaner as the following years..

[hahnda]

Hey that's my tank! Still can't get over that bass boat glitter blue..........

[Bob Wessner]

Hey that's my tank! Still can't get over that bass boat glitter blue..........

I remembered it being discussed in an earlier thread with a pic so I purloined the photo.

[Jbird]

Thanks guys, I feel so enlightened.  Jbird

[333]

I don't.  What's "purloined" mean?

[736cc]

sorta "absconded"

[Somemonkey]

I don't.  What's "purloined" mean?

"Purloined"? Isn't that a type of steak?   :-)

[andy750]

I don't.  What's "purloined" mean?

It means to steal.....purloin = to steal - (comes from the 15th Century word "porloigner" = to put a distance from)

cheers
Andy

[Jbird]

sorta "absconded"

From the mid 1960s, definition: ripped off.

[333]

like; This thread has been absconded!