Alright for those of you who have met me you probally know just how bashed in my tank is, now in hindsight I should have hit it a few times like I did, and then left it the FK alone, but no no, I got that rubber mallet out and went nuts....now what do I have?


A big bird pond (in the words of Stooge)

So I was hoping you fellas could post up some pics of your tanks (the dinted ones only) cause Im trying to guess just how much I should bash the new one thats on its way....



and lots of

 

hehe, funny you should mention that! DUM and I were bashing hes CBR600 tank in (which, already had big dings in it!) when suddenly, whilst trying to get the high spots down, cracked 3 holes in the tank!

So, now, another CBR600 tank is required...

Anyhooooo, heres a pic on mine

 

my **** is f up but it works.

 

Bring it up next time and I will do it for you mate

 

Yeah, me and Uncle are the tank dent gurus

Besides, you didn't use a mallet, you used a video camera. There's your first mistake

 

Is there a proper way at denting ya tank in at all? I will be looking at doing the same thing as soon as i can find another tank for my bike but im not 100% sure whats the best technique really? Dont want to do a "STOOGE" and put holes in the bugger and have to get another one

 

Yeah dint in your tank and EVERY FU(KING DAY some moron will go "geeze mate have a big stack did you?" even though you don't have a single scratch on the bike

 

just tell them you were working on a job site moving bricks in your tank bag!

 

Best way i've found is to get a mate to hold your bike straight up,

then get in the HC position and bounce up a couple of times,

if that doesn't work, while your mate is holding it your bike, stand on the tank and jump on a coupla times to get that first dent in it,

then shape it to fit your **** by doing the high-chair bounce thing,

if that doesn't work cause you own a piece of ***** R6 then try using your fist to shape it and if that doesn't work, use a rubber mallet

Good luck,

Hendo

 

Im not big on the idea myself, my plan is to take a mould of the tank with fibre glass ond then make a fibre glass / rubber high chair mount. it will look neater , wont crack and leak petrol like some i have seen and my guess is it will enable me to get a better position over the bike.

 

Nah mate you need a mold of your **** on top of the tank , complete with butcrack , you will NEVER slip off

 

 

rubber mallet...

bender do it bit by bit dude you can always whack it down a bit more if it not enuff. Did ya end up painting the tank chrome as well?

 

I know all too well about this one, most of the questions I get are like "**** its like what is that bike used for????"

I did use a rubber mallet (after the video camera) but just went too nuts, I don't have any probs with bashing the tank cause if you do a neat job you can get it re sprayed which I will do and I have neva had a problem with cracking, but I only wanna do a little bashing, I also found that with a really smashed in tank your fuel doesn't last very long when running around flat stick that is a downer....

 

not yet, I just put the old fairings back on , ordered a new Tank last week, going to beat it in and paint it Orange or white or something. not sure what to do yet....


Maybe I should paint it Pink....hey stu.....

 

Tell ya what Bender, Pink is the new Black

PS: I have very small *********, therfore I don't need to dent my tank.

 

umm, you're a freak

 

[here you go bro, and if it crack just jb weld the crack worked perfect for me.

 

Now thasts what Im on about, my tank (current one) looks to the T the same as yours its more like a pond, my problem is that it is hurting my legs on the edges of the tank and I seem to be only able to carry about 4 liters of fuel.... what you think about ur tank and how much would it hold?


If you open your fuel cap its almost touching the bottom of the tank yeah?

 

just look at the dudes avatar.... you know it works!!