tbakic
1st cafe project underway
new updates posted !!!
my tank had a huge dent in it
i wanted a new looking tank, like an xs500 or an RD one, and a member suggested i hack up the stock one seeing as i am a welder/metal fabricator. I thought it was a great idea so here it goes!
first using a cut off wheel i removed most of the top and sides
then i used a grinder to grind down the rest of the material so i just had the bottom of the gas tank
then i used a blend pad to smooth out the edges and used scotch brite to remove the little bit of surface rust i had
here you can see the half done/not done comparison
now the fun part, designing the new tank with cardboard
i wanted a boxy looking cafe-ish style, while also adding a little more capacity to the tank
this is my first design and after putting on the bike (sorry i dont have pics of it on the bike, the bike is in a garage w/o lights) i didnt quite like the design, it looks to much like a mini coffin lol. So the plan is the give the top a slight curve to it and to shorten or lower the back portion of the tank. Once i get a design i really like, import it to CAD and cut it out on a laser and start forming and tacking it all up!
stay tuned for more updates!!!!
my tank had a huge dent in it
i wanted a new looking tank, like an xs500 or an RD one, and a member suggested i hack up the stock one seeing as i am a welder/metal fabricator. I thought it was a great idea so here it goes!
first using a cut off wheel i removed most of the top and sides
then i used a grinder to grind down the rest of the material so i just had the bottom of the gas tank
then i used a blend pad to smooth out the edges and used scotch brite to remove the little bit of surface rust i had
here you can see the half done/not done comparison
now the fun part, designing the new tank with cardboard
i wanted a boxy looking cafe-ish style, while also adding a little more capacity to the tank
this is my first design and after putting on the bike (sorry i dont have pics of it on the bike, the bike is in a garage w/o lights) i didnt quite like the design, it looks to much like a mini coffin lol. So the plan is the give the top a slight curve to it and to shorten or lower the back portion of the tank. Once i get a design i really like, import it to CAD and cut it out on a laser and start forming and tacking it all up!
stay tuned for more updates!!!!
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