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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):

--- Quote from: Erny on January 13, 2023, 09:16:23 AM ---Red one seems to be replica made in India (?) - look at the picture showing bottom - welds around petcock entrace (by the way I think incorrect)...

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Are those Indian tanks any good?

Laverdaroo:
Not sure but the welder clearly didnt have his specs on, that's awful round the fuel tap!

royhall:
Not a 750 tank, wrong shape and offset fuel filler. I bought an Indian tank for a British bike a few years ago and it was extremely well made and fitted perfectly, plus the welds were a work of art. It was also made of thicker steel which is never a bad thing with the state of petrol these days. It was cheap as well at less than £100, but it was unpainted plain steel which was what I wanted.

Seabeowner:
1.Thought the first one would go as I'd have bought it if I was looking for one before posting here. Bargain.
2. Would be a bargain if they sort one or two details as it includes delivery, but in reality not a bargain as there will be duty to be paid.

Oddjob:
After a few minutes studying the 500 tank and side panels I decided to buy it. Cost of a respray for my current tank and panels is around £350-400. Plus there is a petrol tap on it, side panel and tank badges as well. Tank badges can go for £40-50 a pair and side panel ones around the same. Then the tank itself is worth £200 or so. So all in all a good deal.

I’ll be removing the tank cap and latch to replace with new ones and fitting some chrome trim around the edges.

TBH it was the colour that made me buy it, Starlight Gold is what I intended to have my 2 spare tanks done in so it saves me the bother of having them done right now.

I’ll see what the paintwork looks like in the flesh when it arrives, it looks fine in the pics but it might not be when seen up close.

Glad to hear you weren’t going to buy it Seabeowner as I felt a little guilty jumping in like that but I suspected it would go quickly and I thought asking you if you were going to buy it beforehand may mean we both missed out.

Got an idea on how to renovate the old petrol cap, they do seem to be prone to having the chrome go all spotty. Got a couple of old ones I can take apart to see how they can be repaired.

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