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Title: Has anyone ever seen a tank like this before?
Post by: Menno on February 19, 2019, 11:32:17 PM: Someone posted these pictures on a FB group asking what kind of thank this is.

I haven't seen one like this before and I see a lot of cb tanks.
So... :
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Post by: K2-K6 on February 20, 2019, 04:40:42 AM: [attachimg=1]

Could it be from something like this?
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Post by: Colonial-Clive (yindi) on February 20, 2019, 09:19:06 AM: Yes south Australian police had them monsters.
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Post by: royhall on February 20, 2019, 10:28:04 AM: And The Village People.

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Title: Re: Has anyone ever seen a tank like this before?
Post by: K2-K6 on February 20, 2019, 12:05:25 PM: ;D royhall.

And the "Chips" guys used Kawasaki, surprisingly tight trousers too :D
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Post by: MrDavo on February 20, 2019, 12:27:45 PM: Cool shades though.

I found an advertising brochure for the CB750 K1 plod bike version, is that the same tank?

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TTDQ2GvjKG8/T087ZRrXrAI/AAAAAAAADVk/DIX4NhuKX5o/s1600/cb750p.jpg)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l6GDfe0fPSc/T087auO1PKI/AAAAAAAADVs/icackHTaP6g/s1600/cb750p2.jpg)

Hard to make out the fuel capacity there, but it actually looks smaller, I think the road bike was 5 US gallons.

When I had my early CB750 as a callow youth I realised there were two bikes chasing after me late one night through Lancaster, and wound the throttle open a bit. I lost one of them but one kept up. Turns out they were Norton Commando Interpols. :( The result was a load of points and a hefty fine, It turned out that I knew the bike cop via the club I was in, and he down played my actual speed on the report so I didn't get banned. He couldn't let me off though, he explained as his mate, who turned up eventually (either not that good a rider or his Norton broke down), would want to know why.
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Post by: Rozabikes Tim on February 20, 2019, 03:56:41 PM: Village people, Chips cops with tight trousers - what this all about ::)
Title: Re: Has anyone ever seen a tank like this before?
Post by: K2-K6 on February 20, 2019, 09:40:25 PM: A fair bit of YMCA going down here it seems

[attachimg=1]

Looks like a "white" bomber he's riding as well :)
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Post by: Menno on February 20, 2019, 10:14:52 PM: Ok. Thank you all.
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Post by: Sgt.Pinback on February 21, 2019, 08:17:18 PM: Petcock on left side.
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Post by: Menno on February 21, 2019, 10:18:09 PM: So it is not from a police bike?
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Post by: Trigger on February 21, 2019, 10:34:31 PM: May of come from a later police unit, when they changed the fuel tap from right to left ::)
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Post by: JamesH on February 21, 2019, 10:57:11 PM: Menno I’m fairly sure the CB750 P0 and P2 just used a standard Honda tank..
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Post by: Aurelia B20 on March 05, 2020, 06:58:29 PM: Hi Menno, sorry for the late answer, this tank comes from a CB250G made for French army during the 70's, more than 2500 bikes sold ! They had a CB750 tank for better autonomy.

(https://cloud.leparking-moto.fr/2019/03/19/09/10/honda-cb-honda-cb-250-g-militaire-1976_97962110.jpg)
Title: Re: Has anyone ever seen a tank like this before?
Post by: Menno on March 05, 2020, 11:26:03 PM: Ah, merci bien.

Thank you for your answer.