Gas tank question

[mcompton1973]

ok, I am new here. I have an 82 GS1100GK....minus the K.
I posted some pics in the introduction area.

Here is my question. For an '82 that has not been running, the tank really looks pretty good. Definitely better than a lot of the bikes I have owned. But I want to ride this bike for a while...so heres the deal. There is some rust in the tank. It is very mild...in fact doesnt look so much like rust as it looks like rust colored paint, or better description might be like a rust color slime or something like that.

There are not spots that appear to have pitted the tank, or anything like that...so do I do anything about this? Do I need to do the whole line the tank and all that jazz? I just dont have a lot of background with tanks. Thanks.

[Steve]

One person's description of "very mild rust" will vary quite a bit from the next two.

If you can get a picture through the fill hole, it will show things a bit better.

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[tom203]

Me, I'd pull the petcock off, stick my finger thru and see if this area felt ok. With any luck, no moisture collected here , so maybe slosh some gas/oil mix around to remove the rusty slime.

[BassCliff]

Hi,

My personal experience is documented on my little website:

Tank Cleaning: with Evapo-Rust



Thank you for your indulgence,


BassCliff