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Post by malakiblunt on May 22, 2008 7:46:52 GMT -5
I was lead to belive that XT tanks were aloy but mine is defintly steel (its going rusty ;D) i think my bike is a 79 french model.
or was it only the TT with the alloy tanks and magnesium ebgine covers?
cheers
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Post by sven on May 22, 2008 11:44:13 GMT -5
XTs had alloy tanks from '80 till end of production.
The steel tank from the older models is a little bit
different in shape and has a smaller fillercover.
Regards
Sven
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Post by malakiblunt on May 22, 2008 17:21:38 GMT -5
thanks Sven that explains it  i realy like the shape of the steel tank, but alloy woulda been cool. cheers |
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Post by wotavidone on May 22, 2008 17:45:27 GMT -5
Alloy tanks look great. But trust me when I tell you they are a pain in the arse to get the dents out of, and a more difficult proposition for a DIY amateur to weld.
By the way if anyone is interested, I repaired a split in the weld of my alloy tank with EPIFill two pack epoxy marine putty. It failed. I tried again with the same putty reinforced with chopped strand fibre glass matte. This has held for nearly a year now. Of course it means I have had to paint the tank instead of polishing the alloy.
Mick
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Post by colinjay on May 22, 2008 20:56:21 GMT -5
The change to alloy tanks on the XT500 occured when the change was made from straight axle forks to leading axle forks. This is also the reason for the different shape of the tank, too give clearance for the forks. All the TT had alloy tanks.
Mick,
I have 3 TT500 tanks (1 early model and 2 late model) with Eric Langie in Tanunda getting the dents removed. They should be ready in a couple of weeks time so I will be able to let you know how much it costs. When I dropped my tanks off, there were 4 other 500 Yamaha tanks already there, as he does the tanks for most of the guys associated with the TT/XT muster.
CJ
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Post by malakiblunt on May 23, 2008 2:51:36 GMT -5
I used to have an AC/DC tig byt it went up in smoke  and as i only use it for welding Bronze for work i couldnt justfie paying out for the AC function on its replacement, so now i cant weld ally any more so i geuss thats another good reason my bikes got a steel tank  i realy do like the shape of it. Anyway , has any one tried useing one of the alluminum brazing rods? a freind of mine marketed them in the UK under the name Techno weld, but lumiweld and now Taymar also sell them , and the realy do work, bit of a knack to it and youd need a good size blow torch for a tank , though ive tried them with oxy/propane and that worked realy wll to. Mick have you thought about a part painted part polished tank? that can realy work well im thinking about this bike-  |
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Post by sven on May 23, 2008 3:12:09 GMT -5
The change to alloy tanks on the XT500 occured when the change was made from straight axle forks to leading axle forks. This is also the reason for the different shape of the tank, too give clearance for the forks. All the TT had alloy tanks. That's it! The alloy tank will work with the old yokes (much offset), but not the steely with the newer yokes (less offset). |
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Post by StewRoss on May 23, 2008 3:35:14 GMT -5
Here's one of mine...I built it and sold it a while back now...great machine! It was a modified G model...'80. Alloy tank... As with many bikes over the years, should have kept it...  SR  |
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Post by aero on May 23, 2008 4:53:01 GMT -5
I've tried the ally 'welding' rods. They are good, I was surprised at the results. You need a good blow lamp though, propane is betterthen a normal butane one. The metal of the rods is very hard compared to Japanese castings
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Post by malakiblunt on May 23, 2008 8:42:27 GMT -5
[quotet w As with many bikes over the years, should have kept it... SR [/quote] Oh lol was just emailing a mate of mine about how much i regret selling a couple of my old bikes, my chopper cause i built it with my own hands, and my dad Rudge cause it was bloody cool (i was to stupid and young and didnt have a license to know ) |
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Post by sven on May 23, 2008 9:59:36 GMT -5
As with many bikes over the years, should have kept it... Aber hallo! |
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Post by wotavidone on May 25, 2008 19:57:37 GMT -5
A list of things I shoulda, woulda, coulda kept if only I'd known:
1) genuine 1968 XT Falcon GT. Replicas now bringing minimum $30K. I sold my real one for $6K
2) CRA shares. Sold 800 shares at $11.84 to fund purchase of a car that is now long gone.
The shares are now called RIO and are worth at least $130 each
3) Block of land (75 acres) I sold for $43K about 6 years ago. The adjoining block is now on the market for $268K.
Quite seriously, and I mean this as a salutory lesson for all young buckas out there who are just starting out, those three little mistakes mean that I will be working fulltime until I am sixty years old instead of retiring right now at 47 years of age.
Mick
But I have had some fun in the meantime.
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Post by StewRoss on May 26, 2008 2:02:45 GMT -5
Heh, heh...yes missed an Ex Hailwood 500 Manx fully restored for the asking price of $800 and from the same guy a bit later a restored Vincent Comet for $247...the Manx went for about $700 or so I heard... The way I look at it is there is an up side of that sort of thing; that is, that although I feel bad about having missed out (...mostly 'cause I didn't have the money at the time) I didn't actually ever own them. Imagine being the guy who did own them and sold them! That Manx would be worth a fortune now! SR |
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Post by malakiblunt on May 26, 2008 4:40:40 GMT -5
i think the real lesson here is , hinde sight is always 20/20, but every one makes mistakes, but its the past dont beat your self up about it, keep looking forwards.
i often think about that motorbike cornering advice, Look ware you want to go!
(i leanrt the wisdom of this after becomeing transfixed by a open gate on the apex of a corner ;D)
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Post by StewRoss on May 26, 2008 5:26:36 GMT -5
Heh, heh...and also look further ahead if you want to improve your speed...the faster you go the further ahead you look...keep scanning in though. ...little things do make a difference. SR |
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i realy like the shape of the steel tank, but alloy woulda been cool.
i realy do like the shape of it.
