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This is a very good thread for me. I'm trying the same ideas out right now. If I leave my tank stock I'll have to cut and relocate the mounts... I am sure the bars will contact the tank if I leave them be.
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Pic of the aforementioned tank. I do like the tank an awful lot. It would be the first factory paint I've ever run on a bike. Not named rattle bombAttached FilesComment
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I love Frisco lookComment
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Again I appreciate all the input folks.
Tattoo, did you narrow that tank, from the angle of the picture I am not certain. If you did that is a very cool idea, how many gallons are left in there?
BBQ, clean looking bike, how many gallons is that tank, I am torn between a 2 gallon tank that is about 9" wide and a 3 gallon tank which would be about 11" wide. The 9" width would be perfect with the narrow glide front end on my bike, but man that is pretty limited on distance.
TriumpBruce, I have always been fond of diamond tanks, with the girder it looks just right. One of my closets buds was going in that direction on his Pan before he passed. I would have loved to see how his bike would have come out.
Tom, I think you might be a little close with that one, but ya that is a really nice looking tank! So many options and so much talent on this site, a bit humbling for an old hacker like me!
I was rebuilding the rear star hub last week and kept going back to the frame. The closer I look at the changes that have been made to this frame the closer I get to just cutting the fat bob mounts off and cleaning up the look of the whole chop.
Please keep the input coming.Last edited by DoomBuggy; 06-18-2017, 8:42 AM.Comment
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Tell ya an idea that I've been toying with in my head....
Take a set of the WLR re-pop tanks and raise the mounting position up on the frame about two inches.....
Take my 45 and outrun em all ..Comment
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That would work just fine Jesse....Comment
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This frame was chopped pretty hard somewhere in it's life. The fatbob mounts, horn blocks, and sidecar mounts were all cut off, and plates were welded in for the neck and the seat area to make the molding easier.
Then at another point in it's life a set of fat bob mounts were welded back on. These are the ones I am going to cut off which will allow me to mount a tank aligned to the backbone.
Clear as mud, right?Last edited by DoomBuggy; 06-19-2017, 9:06 AM.Comment
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I was checking these out as well, but I have decided I want to move away from the split tanks and go with a "one-piece".
The question now is how many gallons can I live with. Would prefer three plus an emergency bottle. I think this one is an extra quart.Last edited by DoomBuggy; 06-19-2017, 7:48 AM.Comment
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I'm with you 100 miles would be just about right. If I remember correctly my last Panhead got about 30-35 MPG. This one will be a little lighter, but not that much ( of course I am about 25 lbs heavier so zero net sum on that one! )
I am looking at Prescott to Phoenix at right about 100 miles and ( assuming we do move to Prescott ) that will be the longest regular ride I will be making so maybe 2 gallons would work for me. That would mean one stop about half way which would be OK also.
Choices, choices, choices....Last edited by DoomBuggy; 06-19-2017, 11:11 AM.Comment
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welded a couple bungs into the frame to mount this old frisco mount GME tank, left most of the front mount on place
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