HOW TO REMOVE the infamous Tank dent (SEE PIC)

[Cucciolo]

Is there anyone on this forum who has been successful at removing the typical dent made by the handlebars on the tank WITHOUT having to repaint or take it to a shop? Please post what is your experience in dent removal!!! My bike went down in my garage and the left side bar hit the tank...I am devastated.. Wanted to cry!!! 

[MadDuck]

Welcome to the club. Some of us have them on both sides. 

[ROBsS4R]

Oh man.

Yeah that hurts but it happens sooner or later. How did you drop it in the Garage  Just curious.

check out this site. Perhaps they have one in your area.

http://denttime.blogspot.com/2007/10/motorcylce-tank-dent-repair-san-diego.html

You can always get the 696 to avoid the infamous Ducati Dent 

[ROBsS4R]

P.S: I rather not type how it tipped over .. it might happen again.. JINX

Oh come on    pretty please

[Ohmic]

I wonder if their technology will work(repair) the current Ducati plastic tanks?

[ROBsS4R]

Ding King has very mixed reviews

http://www.epinions.com/reviews/Ding_King_Basic_Kit

[ROBsS4R]

What year is your monster ?

http://tinyurl.com/4978og

[Ddan]

I seem to remember someone on TOB using the Ding King, or something like it, with moderate success.  Give it a shot, you haven't got much to lose.

[roy-nexus-6]

By way of making you feel better, I'll tell you how I dinged the tank of my first monster.

I went to check the bike out - it seemed in great condition. I hadn't ridden in years,.. it was the first time I'd ridden a monster, & I loved it. 

Cashed up, & rode it home right then and there. I

Now, I bought this bike second hand about 2 hrs from home. And it was winter. Well, despite the layers, I was pretty much frozen when I pulled up at home. I just sat there on the bike for a couple of minutes, bone cold: then I took off my helmet, & tried to place it on the ground - and the bike tipped! I caught and held it for the longest time... but I couldn't exert any leverage...so I had to slowly lower it down... tank first, onto my helmet. 

Google google google this problem - someone, somewhere has written something! Good luck.

[S4ROB]

You could just put a bandaide on it

[johnster]

Is there anyone on this forum who has been successful at removing the typical dent made by the handlebars on the tank WITHOUT having to repaint or take it to a shop? Please post what is your experience in dent removal!!! My bike went down in my garage and the left side bar hit the tank...I am devastated.. Wanted to cry!!! 

I feel your pain.. I modded my tank w/the infamous Ducati Ding within 2 weeks of owning my bike, and have added a few nice nicks over the course of ownership..(rocks from a dump-truck, dropping a socket wrench on it  )  At first I was devistated like you said, but over time I realized that it wasn't that noticable, and have just lived with it ever since... I thought about trying to pull it but have never acted on it...

[160round]

I wish these guys charged less and lived in Nashville!  Good video on PDR.
I've seen a Dent removal kit.. that you glue and pull on the dent. Has anyone tried that? I may give it a try. check it out here http://www.dingking.tv/

P.S: I rather not type how it tipped over .. it might happen again.. JINX 

 Tried the infamous Ding King with little to no success.
I think it didn't work because the radius of the dent that the handlebar causes is to small.

[DY]

Anyone ever try using Dry Ice?

[MotoCreations]

Remember that dentless repair is more technique than anything else when working with metal -- the tools just help.  An amateur can also do more damage than good if they don't know what they are doing.  Trick with the Monster tank is getting access to the spot damaged.  S4R's aren't too horrible due to the two-piece style fuel cap.

My best recommendation given you just recently purchased the S4R is to keep riding it through the Summer/Fall and make it part of your winter mod projects.  Remember there are literally a few thousand Monsters with the same type of tank dent in them -- you are just a member of the club now.

[potomacduc]

Years ago after slipping in an oily puddle in the rain, I tried the Ding King on my old carbed Monster and it was a total failure.  My wife still makes fun of me for buying it.  It was my first and last infomercial item purchase.  The older tanks did user thicker steel, but I think the problem is more the lines on the monster tank.  The DK might have a chance on thinner steel and with a flat surface, but the Monster's lines/curves give it little chance.  In the end, I sent my tank to Norm.

I agree with whoever said to ride out the summer with the dent and fix it over the winter.  I don't think there is a quick fix.  Bite the bullet and start thinking about custom paint jobs.  If you're going to spend decent money to get it fixed, you might as well spend a few hundred more and do something really unique