Left for dead

[busa1300]

Yes Goshen area....I've been in the van/RV painting business for almost 35 years now...surprised I'm still breathing :unconscious:
...If it stays dry long enough around here,maybe I can get some miles on my bike to go somewhere this year..

My grandma had a 56 Ford Victoria that had plastic on the seats....seemed pretty cool when I was a kid. I think I remember the plastic on the carpets too

 

[Spyder]

Yeah, the rain has been ridiculous this season. Supposed to be pretty nice for the rest of the week as of now. BUT, as us Mid-Westerners know, that will change 6 times before the weekend...

 

[busa1300]

Started lacing up the 18 inch rim to the GT/GS hub



Looked a bit confusing at first.......

 

[busa1300]

But I had it all together ready to tighten and align up in about 1/2 hour....
way easier than it looks........



Time for new bearings and tires......
Then I need to pull forks apart for new seals and a good cleaning inside and out.

PS.........why are my pics coming out so small now?

 

[hannibal]

Awesome collection of bikes, sir. You are an inspiration!

 

[busa1300]

Thanks for the kind words

After cleaning all the rust out of my tank..... I found it to be much worse than I thought.
About 40 small holes all over the bottom and edges of tank...and even one on the top...
I found a complete parts 78 GS1000 in Ohio....drove to get it today, and the guy said someone stole it last night from the side of his trailer....
So someone out there has a good 78 gas tank.... I waited a week too long to go get the bike

 

[chuck hahn]

read the directions to the Caswell 2 part epoxy liner. youll see that all you need to do is duct tape over the holes after derusting, do the liner and roll a little extra to the area of the holes. Let it cure a few hrs and remove the tape and let it finish the cure process. Little filler over the area and sand. Ready for paint.

From the instuctions:: Apply duct tape or masking tape to any weeping seams, holes or porous areas. This will stop any Gas Tank Sealer from oozing out, and will allow it to bridge over the hole.





http://www.caswellplating.com/epoxy-gas-tank-sealer.html

 

[busa1300]

Looks like my only option at this point, unless I pull the tank off my other 78..... either way I will need two tanks that hold gas.
I doubt I'll paint the tank though....pretty serious rust on the top surface. But if I can get it to hold gas, while I get the bike together to get it back on the road. I can then shake it down and find any other problems, and fix this winter...along with a better tank.

 

[chuck hahn]

The instructions also tell you that it can be thinned with ( i think it said ) Acetone. This makes it a little thinner and easier to flow over a particularly rough area a few times before it starts to catalize. In any case it does a great job at sealing the holes.

 

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[chuck hahn]

Yes its serious.........and YES it works and is a ​PROVEN fix!!!! Theres a skunk tank on Ebay that will need a lot of dent pulling that the guy wants 300 for.

 

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But I had it all together ready to tighten and align up in about 1/2 hour....
way easier than it looks........

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Time for new bearings and tires......
Then I need to pull forks apart for new seals and a good cleaning inside and out.

PS.........why are my pics coming out so small now?

Rims look great, are you truing them yourself? I've always been tempted but it seems like such an art.

 

[chuck hahn]

Im sure you have done many more than me. Why dont you pony up all the listings for skunk so he can get one then. I mean since you have all the ins for such things like you say.

The tank liner is a reliable fix if the directions are followed completely. we can argue all day back and forth. I use them on my bikes and have on many other bikes as well and so far never a complaint or failure. My 750 liner is almost 8 years old now and not 1 bit of deterioration. Now , the only one that really is crap is the Kreem kits did that on my very first bike tank way back when and it in fact did fail after just a few years. The POR 15 and Caswell kits havent ever failed me. I stand 1000% behind my endsorsement of them.

Please show us some threads from any forum you choose that specifically mentions the Caswell kits or the POR 15 being prone to gas eating through them.. I want to see the evidence behind your assertions.

 

[seanarthurmachado]

You're right Chuck, I've probably had a hundred bikes...MANY MORE motorcycles than you EVER have....., because I have the financial resources to have as many as I want...

Tornado, I'm happy you are successful in life, independently wealthy, and all that but a disagreement over a tank liner doesn't need to turn into a Johnson measuring contest.

Out of curiosity where would you find the pristine tank you would buy ?

I've heard of tanks being wielded for big dollars, and I imagine one could have a tank fabricated....but on casual glance I only see Harley Davidson tanks on the net as reproductions.

Do you have some source ?

 

[seanarthurmachado]

That was my thought. There were only x amount of tanks ever made, are all old, almost all used, and the odds of finding a perfect one would be next to nil.

You could be the richest person in the world but if the item isn't in existence then money is irrelevant.

Personally my old tank is in good shape, I would like to have a way to replace it if needed, but that's not likely to be a problem for a few decades.

Sean

 

[chuck hahn]

I have 1 extra on the shelf and often look for another. I have 3 bikes that use that tank and hoarding a few tanks is a prudent move should something happen to one.

 

[busa1300]

The tank would not be a (keeper) so to speak if I did line it, as I stated earlier.
But if I could use it to get the bike going, then I can get the rest of the bike dialed in....(while searching for a tank or another partsbike)...long winters here to be on the look out.
I scan Ebay on several different continents, as well as craigslist and auctions yahoo in Japan. There is no better tank out there at the moment that i would spend my money on.
I'm not worried about what it looks like, actually it's kinda growing on me with it's rat rod patina.
I have other bikes, that I want to look (and maintain to keep looking) as close to new as possible....but this GS1000 was left for dead for 25 years. So I think what ever I do to it will be an improvement. Tank liner is the only option now, and if someone here can help me find a better tank at some point, it's only one bolt away from being swapped.

Thanks for everyones input.... Even though I have been riding on the street for 35 years, I'm always open to learning something new.
(like lacing my own wheels)

 

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