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Title: Alu tanks Post by: greenmonster on February 22, 2009, 04:32:01 PM Expensive but look cool:
(http://www.moto-works.jp/beater/tank_images/monster_big.jpg) http://www.moto-works.jp/beater/index.html#d9 (http://www.moto-works.jp/beater/index.html#d9) Title: Re: Alu tanks Post by: NAKID on February 22, 2009, 04:42:15 PM Looks great, but why doesn't it list the capacity for the Monster tanks?
Title: Re: Alu tanks Post by: He Man on February 22, 2009, 05:10:36 PM man [roll] thats just to pretty to fill with gas.
if its anything like the road racing tanks, then its somewhere in the 4.5gal range Title: Re: Alu tanks Post by: dlearl476 on February 24, 2009, 06:33:09 AM Expensive but look cool: (http://www.moto-works.jp/beater/tank_images/monster_big.jpg) http://www.moto-works.jp/beater/index.html#d9 (http://www.moto-works.jp/beater/index.html#d9) You Bastard! Just when I'd come to acceptance about not finding a RoadRacing tank and had Ducpainter do my "Scrambler" tank with chrome paint. >:( $25,000 '99 M900 anyone? >:( Came out brilliant, though. (http://crs-america.smugmug.com/photos/465645200_BpAeb-M.jpg) Title: Re: Alu tanks Post by: Rob Hilding on February 24, 2009, 07:03:47 AM You Bastard! Just when I'd come to acceptance about not finding a RoadRacing tank and had Ducpainter do my "Scrambler" tank with chrome paint. >:( $25,000 '99 M900 anyone? >:( Came out brilliant, though. (http://crs-america.smugmug.com/photos/465645200_BpAeb-M.jpg) That's very nice - great look and quality work That aluminum tank give me ideas - expensive ideas Title: Re: Alu tanks Post by: Drunken Monkey on February 24, 2009, 04:57:05 PM That aluminum tank give me ideas - expensive ideas Noooooooo. With two kids, a wife that's out of work, and a recession... must... stay.... strong... Title: Re: Alu tanks Post by: Rob Hilding on February 24, 2009, 05:05:49 PM Noooooooo. With two kids, a wife that's out of work, and a recession... must... stay.... strong... You need to get the wife and kids working ;D Thinking of a Monster with this bike as an inspiration: (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3398/3307247997_d1abd324fa.jpg) Just need some aluminum foil covering the Arai and DONE! Title: Re: Alu tanks Post by: Norm on February 25, 2009, 06:49:35 AM Becareful with 'em - they dent really easy.
Title: Re: Alu tanks Post by: Oldfisti on February 25, 2009, 02:32:19 PM You Bastard! Just when I'd come to acceptance about not finding a RoadRacing tank and had Ducpainter do my "Scrambler" tank with chrome paint. >:( $25,000 '99 M900 anyone? >:( Came out brilliant, though. (http://crs-america.smugmug.com/photos/465645200_BpAeb-M.jpg) How the heck does the chrome paint not get messed up when being cleared? My own experience has been with rattlecan chrome. Prolly not the same... Title: Re: Alu tanks Post by: Monsterlover on February 25, 2009, 03:58:37 PM dp voodoo. . .
Title: Re: Alu tanks Post by: dlearl476 on February 27, 2009, 07:38:33 AM How the heck does the chrome paint not get messed up when being cleared? My own experience has been with rattlecan chrome. Prolly not the same... I had a trained professional do it. ;D Title: Re: Alu tanks Post by: ducpainter on February 27, 2009, 07:58:26 AM I had a trained professional do it. ;D No reason to be calling names.... [laugh]I will admit...the process is somewhat daunting. Title: Re: Alu tanks Post by: He Man on February 27, 2009, 08:36:31 AM someone say alumnum tank?
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2136/2523382676_ac9df07aa3_b.jpg) Title: Re: Alu tanks Post by: red baron on February 28, 2009, 08:26:20 PM No reason to be calling names.... [laugh] I will admit...the process is somewhat daunting. Nice work. [thumbsup] Title: Re: Alu tanks Post by: red baron on February 28, 2009, 08:27:08 PM Expensive but look cool: (http://www.moto-works.jp/beater/tank_images/monster_big.jpg) http://www.moto-works.jp/beater/index.html#d9 (http://www.moto-works.jp/beater/index.html#d9) This look can be duplicated. ;) Title: Re: Alu tanks Post by: He Man on February 28, 2009, 08:40:25 PM brushed can be, but not the polished to that high of a level.
Title: Re: Alu tanks Post by: dlearl476 on March 01, 2009, 09:54:44 AM This look can be duplicated. ;) Now that the tank is sitting on my couch, I have to say the "chrome" paint very closely resembles moderately polished alloy, which overjoys the heck out of me. I'm going for the "scrambler" look and paint over chrome IS that look, but I'm kind of chromophobic. It's kind of too cruiser-esque for me. OTOH, polished alloy? (http://s3.amazonaws.com/advrider/drif.gif) brushed can be, but not the polished to that high of a level. According to our experience, yes. But early in the process we discussed having the tank chromed, then painted. I have a guy here who does excellent polishing work and chrome and IIRC, his bid was $175. After discussing it, we decided we'd have better luck with paint. I don't know what they did back in the day, but every professional painter I talked to, including a PPG rep I ran into at my local autobody supply house, scratched their head and began mumbling when I asked about a primer that would be compatible with chrome. What would really be trick, is a nickel-plated tank. My next duc (250 Monza) is going to have a nickel plated frame (a la Rickman) w/red bodywork. Title: Re: Alu tanks Post by: He Man on March 01, 2009, 10:03:01 AM chrome then painting it would be cool. but i think chrome is too mirror like, polishing is defintely the way to go.
Your tank looks cool, but theres just this feel to an aluminum tank. nothing can replicate it. If you ever get your hands on a RR tank [thumbsup] they run in the $2,000 range though. :-\ Title: Re: Alu tanks Post by: dlearl476 on March 01, 2009, 10:39:37 AM chrome then painting it would be cool. but i think chrome is too mirror like, polishing is defintely the way to go. Your tank looks cool, but theres just this feel to an aluminum tank. nothing can replicate it. If you ever get your hands on a RR tank [thumbsup] they run in the $2,000 range though. :-\ Trust me, I looked. And looked and looked and looked. Came close a couple of times. If I had it to do over again, I'd buy one of these. I probably have at least $2200 into my tank/RR tank search at my billable rate. ;D Title: Re: Alu tanks Post by: He Man on March 01, 2009, 10:43:12 AM wish i of kept mine! i sold my tank for 3,000 with a free bike connected to it. lol
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