Some motherf$&*#! dented my gas tank, am I screwed?
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Some motherf$&*#! dented my gas tank, am I screwed?
My wife and I traveled to the beach on the bike and I parked in a half-empty parking lot away from most vehicles. I returned to find my once pristine gas tank with a nickel size dent, which appears to have been caused when a car door was opened against it. There was no car there when I came back. No note either.
I searched the site for a solution, and it appears that I may be screwed and need to by a whole new tank off e-bay. However, the dent is so small and no pain was chipped, I'm wondering if some one can pull it out. (I know about the other remedies and am not particularly inclined to to drop matches in the tank). Has anyone been successful in pulling a dent, and if so, what did it look like after the procedure. I'm not really interested in retail value since when I move up, I;m giving the bike to the wife. This is completely for aesthetic purposes.
I searched the site for a solution, and it appears that I may be screwed and need to by a whole new tank off e-bay. However, the dent is so small and no pain was chipped, I'm wondering if some one can pull it out. (I know about the other remedies and am not particularly inclined to to drop matches in the tank). Has anyone been successful in pulling a dent, and if so, what did it look like after the procedure. I'm not really interested in retail value since when I move up, I;m giving the bike to the wife. This is completely for aesthetic purposes.
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My wife and I traveled to the beach on the bike and I parked in a half-empty parking lot away from most vehicles. I returned to find my once pristine gas tank with a nickel size dent, which appears to have been caused when a car door was opened against it. There was no car there when I came back. No note either.
I searched the site for a solution, and it appears that I may be screwed and need to by a whole new tank off e-bay. However, the dent is so small and no pain was chipped, I'm wondering if some one can pull it out. (I know about the other remedies and am not particularly inclined to to drop matches in the tank). Has anyone been successful in pulling a dent, and if so, what did it look like after the procedure. I'm not really interested in retail value since when I move up, I;m giving the bike to the wife. This is completely for aesthetic purposes.
I searched the site for a solution, and it appears that I may be screwed and need to by a whole new tank off e-bay. However, the dent is so small and no pain was chipped, I'm wondering if some one can pull it out. (I know about the other remedies and am not particularly inclined to to drop matches in the tank). Has anyone been successful in pulling a dent, and if so, what did it look like after the procedure. I'm not really interested in retail value since when I move up, I;m giving the bike to the wife. This is completely for aesthetic purposes.
Anyhow, you don't need to replace the tank. My paint shop pulled it out with a slap hammer, filled it and painted it. Looks like new, except...
...when he welded the stud for the slap hammer, he burned through the tank and didn't notice it. A few months later, the damn tank started leaking from the patched area. No sweat, though. He repaired it, repainted, all at no charge to me. Good shop.
If you prefer a tank, you can find them on e-bay for not much money. About $250, last time I looked.
Sorry to hear about this. Wish people were more careful.
--Paul
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I made a tool to take a dent out of the tank on my F2. It was sort of shaped like a j with 90 degree bends and a half inch ball welded on the end. If you're careful you can make it look pretty good by using the ball to push it and smooth it out by rubbing it from the inside. You're tool might have to look a little differant than mine depending on where you need the leverage. my dent was on top hence the two 90 degree bends.
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Here you go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjOjYvT0jEU
For the DIYer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0UAU...om=PL&index=16
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjOjYvT0jEU
For the DIYer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0UAU...om=PL&index=16