Dent in gastank

[Road_Clam]

I have also heard of the "plug it" and "blow it" method using compressed air as well..... no friggin' way would I ever try this... !

[bwringer]

I have also heard of the "plug it" and "blow it" method using compressed air as well..... no friggin' way would I ever try this... !

Yup, very bad idea. It will spread the tank halves apart and the tank won't ever sit right on its mounts again. You'll also hear a tale about filling a dented tank with water and letting it freeze -- another really, really bad idea for the same reason.


My VX800 tank is pranged from my episode of pavement surfing, but holds fuel safely so I'm not going to mess with it. It's mostly covered by a tank bag anyway.

My GS850 had a fist-size dent in the top, but I was able to reach it and pop it out with a large lever. The paint cracked, but I just keep the area waxed to prevent rust. I'll probably never bother to repaint it.

[reddirtrider]

Yup, very bad idea. It will spread the tank halves apart and the tank won't ever sit right on its mounts again.

That's exactly what will happen. I took a dented KZ900 tank to a bodyshop and they did the air compressor trick without me knowing about it. They tried to tell me it was like that when I brought it in. After nearly getting into a fist fight right there they conceeded to replace the tank with a used one.

Don't ever used compressed air on a tank.

[Tompasio]

Here are some pictures of my dents.

[Dave8338]

Tom, with those dents and their location, I would suggest one of two options.

1) Have them pulled using 'weld/tab' method (anytime you stick something through the filler neck you run the risk of denting it and causing fuel leaks under the cap) then body work and paint.

OR

2) find another tank.

Here's one that I did earlier this year and though there were no 'major' dents, the process is the same.

[MERC_DoD]

watch this..

There are others on there (youtube) if you search

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vzw7svXz_Q

[chef1366]

Dent King!