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Post by christoph on Jul 14, 2007 3:39:53 GMT -5
Hello
I'm using an old Suzuki sg450 tank for my cafe project I don't have a photo yet. This tank is nice cause it has the cutouts for your knees and the back end is boxy like an old manx tank I have mine painted yellow and it's amazing how much it looks like a ducati single! You have to do some mods (hammer in the front inside of the channel in order to get the tank over the 3" oil frame tube and you may need to weld some mounts in order for it to sit right but it is the cheapest and nicest looking alternative I have found.
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Post by christoph on Jul 14, 2007 3:46:56 GMT -5
hmm Hopefully this isn't a repost.
My bike has an early Suzuki Sg450 tank on it. This tank is nice cause it has a high back end and has knee cut outs. Mine is painted yellow and looks lclose to a ducati single tank. The tank needs some mods (the front inside channel needs to be hammered out so that it will fit over the 3" oil tube and you need to weld mounts so that it sits right. THe tanks are fairly easy to come across and most importantly inexpensive.
I'll post a pic of my bike when I get a digital camera.
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Post by blakes on Jul 14, 2007 22:49:36 GMT -5
This XT with a Suzuki tank was for sale last year.  This SR, that I am building, is fitted with a CB 900 tank which will also fit on an XT if you don't mind the cafe racer crouched riding position.  regards Mark B |
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Post by huck on Jul 19, 2007 17:24:45 GMT -5
Thanks a lot this is the kind of information I was looking for. I had heard about using a suzuki GS 450 tank but all the ones I see are quite different shapes than this. If you hear where I can find one this style let me know. hmm Hopefully this isn't a repost. My bike has an early Suzuki Sg450 tank on it. This tank is nice cause it has a high back end and has knee cut outs. Mine is painted yellow and looks lclose to a ducati single tank. The tank needs some mods (the front inside channel needs to be hammered out so that it will fit over the 3" oil tube and you need to weld mounts so that it sits right. THe tanks are fairly easy to come across and most importantly inexpensive. I'll post a pic of my bike when I get a digital camera. |
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Post by christoph on Jul 19, 2007 19:34:45 GMT -5
I'm not sure where you're at but the bike is fairly easy to come by. this is what it normally looks like. I think it's the early version that has the nice tank though the later years look quite different. I see them on ebay and at local motorcycle scrap yards. this is the gs45o stock to look for:  |
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Post by dabird on Jul 22, 2007 8:32:51 GMT -5
The suzuki tank is from a gs450e. a regular gs450 tank is totally different. sometimes the E tanks are listed on ebay as gs450 tanks but you should have better luck searching gs450e.
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Post by lurch on Jul 23, 2007 4:31:37 GMT -5
I'm not sure where you're at but the bike is fairly easy to come by. this is what it normally looks like. I think it's the early version that has the nice tank though the later years look quite different. I see them on ebay and at local motorcycle scrap yards. this is the gs45o stock to look for: This tank looks identical to the GSX250 sold in to UK during the late 70's early 80's hope this helps in a search LURCH |
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Post by marlon on Aug 2, 2007 14:40:22 GMT -5
Hey Blakes, I've been on a ride with the bloke who now owns that Green Machine. It's not a bad little bike. Rough in places, but seems to start well and goes like stink. Good looking bike too, in my humble opinion.
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Post by huck on Oct 4, 2008 12:35:18 GMT -5
To Summarize this thread, I wound up with a Benelli Mojave tank off ebay. It fits easily over the thick backbone tube and looks very cafe if a bit long and may make it difficult to find a 2 up seat.
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Post by solo2racr on Oct 4, 2008 12:56:13 GMT -5
I just looked your tank up on eBay and I may say it's a great looking tank. Your right in that it looks kinda long. Between the long tank and a Yamaha 500 engine not exactly a earth shaker as far as power in concerned, I wouldn't worry about a 2 up seat and just set it up as a solo.
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Post by THUMPS on Nov 3, 2008 14:53:19 GMT -5
I like the ideas that people have had with tanks. Thought that I would respond to the ice racing question enbedded in the text. Stew, I rode one winter off road. The conditions were general snow covered single track and some riding on a frozen lake. My bike was an RM-250 Suzuki. Around here in the US Midwest we used regular off road knobbies and studded them with ice racing screws. Basically the screws were hex sheet metal screws that were made with sharp edges and were screwed into the outside of the knobs. My experience was that they worked good to a point but then you could go down real fast into frozen ground. Notice I said I did "one winter" The most fun I had on snow was on an ATV. You could make infinite donuts on the lake. Particular fun was playing "crack the whip" with a toboggan in tow. Hi, Is there a fair bit of ice racing done over there? We seem to hear about it a fair bit on here. Do the tyres come with the spikes etc...or do you fit them yourself? I'd be concerned that you'd end up in the freezing water...not a good thought...although perhaps 18" of ice is a little hard to get through....  Tank looks like one from a YZ80... SR  |
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