TheCafeKid

[Ironriot]

Bit of advice...wrap some teflon tape rount the plugs, when ya take em out sometimes they wanna leak..happened to me, and the teflon tape worked like a charm..or if ya want you can buy new ones from Z1..they even have aluminum ones if im not mistaken...but im cheap, so teflon worked great...lol

Yep I'm cheap too so teflon sounds dandy. Actuallly I need to stop being lazy and take off that gasket. I haven't yet because I don't want to wait for the replacement. And there's no way that thing is coming off without some damage. The PO JB Welded it on there.... Can you say DUMBASS?

 

[TheCafeKid]

Check this sh1t out..this guy gets BANK for these tanks..but from what i hear he's impossible to deal with, takes forever, and isnt very good with customer service...keep in mind the exchange rate...they dont look soo damn spendy in Pounds...but they are in USD.
http://www.thetankshop.com/

 

[Ironriot]

Check this sh1t out..this guy gets BANK for these tanks..but from what i hear he's impossible to deal with, takes forever, and isnt very good with customer service...keep in mind the exchange rate...they dont look soo damn spendy in Pounds...but they are in USD.
http://www.thetankshop.com/

Beautiful tanks for sure. but most of them are pushing OVER a thousand

Nevermind. Looking again I've changed my mind. The work is pretty sloppy. His welds need work and the metal is VERY distorted. Its bending light everywhere. I remember reading in one of my car magazines about this one guy who does metal work and is so good and finishes his work to such a high degree that it doesn't need that thin layer of bondo that painters usually put on just to get that super smooth look. You just paint and you're good.

 

[Ironriot]

You know speaking of cam ends and those round plugs I remember checking out this one dude's bike that had interesting cam ends on. They had fins machined into them to match the jugs. Only they were shorter. They looked awesome. Unfortunately they were already on when he got the bike so he doesn't know where they came from. I'm pretty sure someone machined them

 

[TheCafeKid]

yah see man if we could get that down pat we could make some bucks...Ive even thought of a economical way of making custom tanks using existing tanks and making facades for them. Adding shaped metal to them so you dont neccessarily have to worry about YOUR seems holding as the real tank is inside...

 

[TheCafeKid]

You know speaking of cam ends and those round plugs I remember checking out this one dude's bike that had interesting cam ends on. They had fins machined into them to match the jugs. Only they were shorter. They looked awesome. Unfortunately they were already on when he got the bike so he doesn't know where they came from. I'm pretty sure someone machined them

Thats a popular thing with the SOHC honda guys...they make alot of those for them, but ive yet to find em for GSs..finned stator covers, clutch and points covers, Some guys drill what they call "speedholes" in their sprocket covers..dunno how that makes it any faster except that they try to get rid of as much weight as possible..lol

 

[TheCafeKid]

You know speaking of cam ends and those round plugs I remember checking out this one dude's bike that had interesting cam ends on. They had fins machined into them to match the jugs. Only they were shorter. They looked awesome. Unfortunately they were already on when he got the bike so he doesn't know where they came from. I'm pretty sure someone machined them

I was actually refering to the halfmoon plugs that go in the end of your camcase...Under the round covers...didnt know if thats what you were talking about.

 

[Ironriot]

Hammer and Dolly Set

Hammer and Dolly Set

GR stupid photobucket, please hold while I upload my photos elsewhere

This is the set

Heavy duty hammer, the round side is heavier. I've already learned that on my own. It knocks down bump and well pretty much any kind of imperfection alot faster than the other hammers

Hammer with an edge at one end. This'll probably make a very good tool for pound in edges or something

EH YEAH.... my girlfriend ain't coming near this one. She'll probably try to kill me with it

 

[n1elkyfan]

I had one guy tell me about this.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mkaCJ5gC3jI

I think it would be pretty easy to make.

 

[TheCafeKid]

Sweeet...how much did that run ya?? And i ask again..howed you get that rattle can so damn shiny?

 

[TheCafeKid]

heh i just found myself watching all those guys vids...lol they make it look so damn easy...lol

 

[Ironriot]

yah see man if we could get that down pat we could make some bucks...Ive even thought of a economical way of making custom tanks using existing tanks and making facades for them. Adding shaped metal to them so you dont neccessarily have to worry about YOUR seems holding as the real tank is inside...

That's pretty damn good idea actually. Its very doable and plus not worrying about if the tank will spring a leak or not is a relief

Thats a popular thing with the SOHC honda guys...they make alot of those for them, but ive yet to find em for GSs..finned stator covers, clutch and points covers, Some guys drill what they call "speedholes" in their sprocket covers..dunno how that makes it any faster except that they try to get rid of as much weight as possible..lol

You know we could probably make those cam end covers. I remember ALOT of people asking about them. They were all interested in them. And yeah I've seen some websites where the guys drilled "speed holes" in the covers. He said it only took of like .5 oz which isn't worth the time he probably spent

I was actually refering to the halfmoon plugs that go in the end of your camcase...Under the round covers...didnt know if thats what you were talking about.

Yeah I was talking about those. I meant to say half round things lol

 

[Ironriot]

Sweeet...how much did that run ya?? And i ask again..howed you get that rattle can so damn shiny?

The set was about 23 bucks. 25 or so with tax

Lol the way to get the rattle can finish so shiny is to knock down all the orange peel and and then wet sand and work your way up to 2000 grit sand paper. Go from 1000 to 1500 to 2000 a few times and then when you have an absolutely smooth surface rub the rubbing compound in. That shine come from the rubbing compound filling in all the tiny little scratches. But you gotta buff hard and fast. Trust me it does the shine on its own

 

[Ironriot]

heh i just found myself watching all those guys vids...lol they make it look so damn easy...lol

Yup lol. Interesting stuff. Especially the one where he has a maple slapper and is phlanishing(i think thats what its called) the metal. Makes it look SO easy

 

[TheCafeKid]

Yeah i got the sanding down...i had my other tank smooth as a babys arse...but i could never get the sheen on it. So i hit it again with clear and left it...now when you say rubbing compound are you talking about actual RUBBING compound or polishing compound? There's a difference. i bought polishing compound it did next to nothing...but i was afraid of what the rubbing compound would do

 

[TheCafeKid]

Yup lol. Interesting stuff. Especially the one where he has a maple slapper and is phlanishing(i think thats what its called) the metal. Makes it look SO easy

Did you see the one where the guy was making the tank top with an english wheel? I want one of those too..But too bad he was making some fugly chopper tank...make some smooth round ones damit..lol

 

[n1elkyfan]

You'll want to use the actual rubbing compound.

 

[TheCafeKid]

Gotcha...welp i guess i'll give her a second go round...i sanded out all my bad spots where the gas got on it..didnt seem to get thru to the colour so if i clear it a few times and sand her down again i should be able to polish her up nice. It will be an excellent back up tank after i get my new one finished...I'll prolly end up repainting that old one the same way i paint my new one, so should i take any extended trips on the cafe i could slap that tank on there and not lose the capacity i have lost by beating the knee dishes into it.

 

[n1elkyfan]

I would love to have an english wheel but even the cheap one from harbor fraight cost $250

 

[TheCafeKid]

Oh hey Cole you dont have a set of jack stands or a bike jack i could borrow do ya? I need to take these forks off my bike to paint them and install my fork boots. I have yet to find a center stand that will work for my bike, and i plan on buying a jack, but there are other costly things taking precedence at the moment..