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Smallest fuel tank that will fit GS1000

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wera racer said:
Yes, the whole thing carb-to-air box boots and clamps, airbox, rear filter box with lid, and rubber boot between the air box and filter box, with clamp), even an extra new filter that I can throw in.
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We'll talk!
 
The 850 tank is one of the biggest... bigger than what you have now. :)

If the tank was a Scrapper I'd say cut it down & weld it..... In reality they are not all that heavy but might require you to carry a bit more fuel than you really need due to the surface area of the bottom I guess.
 
Octain said:
LOL.. ok, I'll trade my 850 tank and a tiny bit of money.
The 850 tank might be about the same length as the L tank but it looks better with the knee dents.
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I was just kidding :) I couldn't trade a L for a 78 E tank and not feel like a snake in the process.. E's are to valuable..
 
Octain said:
I have one of those too.
Perhaps if he ran with an open valve it might not require as much fuel to reach the line?
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He could cut the petcock spout down or if he did cut a tank down he could also weld a baffle internally so that it was compartmented to keep all the fuel in a small area....
 
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salty_monk said:
He could cut the petcock spout down or if he did cut one down he could also weld a baffle internally so that it was compartmented to keep all the fuel in a small area....
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Then he could use the front/main part of the tank to "hide" other stuff and clean up the look of the bike even more, hehe! I actually like the "stealth" tank idea a lot!

Regards,
 
So here's a picture of the tank (now green). See how close it sits down on the frame and how close the petcock is to the carb? I've got stock pads under it, and front and rear, but the tank almost touches the exhaust cam cover. I'm still not sure this is the correct tank for this bike. (Sorry I haven't yet figured out how to insert an image properly and I'll go thread hunting now to get educated.)

http://s1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa414/rbartemus/?action=view&current=yoshtank.jpg
 
yoshtank.jpg
 
Tank For a 1979 1000 E

Tank For a 1979 1000 E

Hey
i'm trying to do the same thing, went and bought a 79 1000 L tank from a guy on her... Senior members warned me it wouldn't fit.. guess what.... okay, moving forward. It won't fit on the 2 front indentions, but i'm thinking about a Uncle Martian Fab to fix that. Then maybe a type of sliding bar to bolt the rear too... I bought a 1979 1000 E last month, should say traded my old bike ( 1982 BMW R/65, and cash) for this. Its more his speed , and this is mine... I really appreciate the info here, have been reading the threads, Bass Cliff, and others, so over the winter i will be doing some mods to Yoshimura's Killing Machine .. Pictures to follow.. Thanks, Highlander
 
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