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Offline NigelWilmshurst

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Unknown petrol tank, please help
« on: January 27, 2015, 05:45:11 PM »
Hi, I have just joined the club, I have an aluminium petrol tank made for a Honda CB 750, I bought it about 20 years ago second hand, it looks different to the Seeley & Britain tanks, can anybody tell me anything about it? I have added a picture today 27/01/15 Bare aluminium F1 Café racer.

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Re: Unknown petrol tank, please help
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2015, 06:19:29 PM »
Blimey Nigel, where dya park that? In the sea. ;D ;D
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Re: Unknown petrol tank, please help
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2015, 07:10:12 PM »
It was buried at the back of my workshop for about 5 years, nothing a good clean and some petrol won't sort out!
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Re: Unknown petrol tank, please help
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2015, 07:13:37 PM »
Hi,
   A bit past autosol then ;D ;D ;D
nice bike,nothing in the bank

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Re: Unknown petrol tank, please help
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2015, 07:22:41 PM »
I will get a new battery and fire it up, it always starts even when left over a year, time to strip it and get riding again, anyone know where I can get the wheels respoked and rims chromed...
Cb750 f1 1976
Cb750 f2 1978
Cb750 hondamatic 1978
Cbx1000 1980
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Re: Unknown petrol tank, please help
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2015, 07:25:29 PM »
I will get a new battery and fire it up, it always starts even when left over a year, time to strip it and get riding again, anyone know where I can get the wheels respoked and rims chromed...

Cheaper to buy new rims and where are you located ?

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Re: Unknown petrol tank, please help
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2015, 07:28:42 PM »
New rims then, I'm in Heathfield, East Sussex
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Cb750 f2 1978
Cb750 hondamatic 1978
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Kz1300 1981
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Re: Unknown petrol tank, please help
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2015, 07:30:36 PM »
Any ideas on the petrol tank origin?
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Re: Unknown petrol tank, please help
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2015, 07:33:03 PM »
Never seen one like that before. Could be a one off. 

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Re: Unknown petrol tank, please help
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2015, 07:37:46 PM »
I filled it up to the top once, pulled out the garage and the bike was so top heavy it fell over, never again its a massive tank
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Cb750 f2 1978
Cb750 hondamatic 1978
Cbx1000 1980
Kz1300 1981
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Fzr1000genesis
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Re: Unknown petrol tank, please help
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2015, 08:32:29 PM »
Are you the Nigrl that does the plating and polishing, up behind Groombridges ?
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Re: Unknown petrol tank, please help
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2015, 08:44:41 PM »
Are you the Nigrl that does the plating and polishing, up behind Groombridges ?

Your in trouble now Nigel  ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Unknown petrol tank, please help
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2015, 08:52:50 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D No he's not, I'm just being nosey
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Re: Unknown petrol tank, please help
« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2015, 09:14:56 PM »
;D ;D ;D No he's not, I'm just being nosey

Well, save's me a load of hassle if it stops you from tinkering  ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Unknown petrol tank, please help
« Reply #14 on: January 27, 2015, 09:31:39 PM »
It's not me tinkering you need to worry about Trig, it's when I've put it all back together and got loads of bits left over, that when you need to start panicking  ::) ::) ::)
LINK TO MY EBAY PAGE. As many of you know already, I give 10% discount and do post at cost to forum members if you PM me direct.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/julies9731/m.html?item=165142672569&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2562

LINK TO MY CB400/4 ENGINE STRIP / ASSESSMENT AND REBUILD...NOW COMPLETE
http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,14049.msg112691/topicseen.html#new

 

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