Petseal etc.

Wrong. There's a world of difference between the work needed to make a
fuel tank from scratch, and that needed to effect a decent repair.

Oh dear, Kenny boi looks a fool again...

Oddly, I've recently investigated this in rather more depth than you
evidently have, after having to deal with the problem of the bottom of
my Ducati's fuel tank rotting out (badly), and there being no new
replacements available on the planet, and no carbon/GF/composite
pattern units either (as there are for some other Ducati models).

Pick up the repaired tank on Saturday, actually, Can't wait.

Oh dear, Kenny boi looks a fool again.

Now, remind us why you can't skim brake discs, please

 

I've kf'd the twat now, but I wonder how many MotoGP teams use alloy
tanks rather than composite?

 

It's in the pan ...

 

Indeed it's a *Plonk*

Note he was never able to quote a brand of product which met this mythical
higher standard.

 

I guess you know about as much about MotoGP as you know about
restoring bikes! The fact that carbon tanks are required by the rules
to be fitted with very expensive internal fuel cells to guard against
problems related to crash damage, means that no current MotoGp bikes
are using anything other than carbon covers over alloy inners.

 

Putting a repair section into the bottom of rotted tank isnt really a
repair its a simple bodge, that pretty much anyone with basic
metalwork skills would be able to do themselves.

The gulf between the abilities of the average bodger, and the skills
of someone able to make something like a fuel tank from scratch are
enormous, but I guess ridiculous TV progs such as American Chopper
seem to suggest high end work is easy for almost
anyone..................its not, and I doubt very much anyone posting
here has ever seen any really high class resto work.

 

The cheque is in the post and I promise I .....

 

No, it's a repair.

Wrong again. The metal used in Ducati tanks is very, very thin, and
it's very easy when welding to damage the existing metal. In fact,
it's so tricky that the first guy I contacted (some geezer in Scotland
who builds one-off tanks for classic racers) said he preferred not to
work on Ducati tanks.

Furthermore, the new section must carry the mounts for the fuel pump
(which is sited inside the tank, on the bottom) as well as the
necessary (metal) pipework which runs from it to the delivery lines.

Then the repair must be properly tested, of course, before being
refinished.

Hey, Kenny boi, you got it wrong *again*. This is a bit of a habit,
isn't it?

 

Solvent? What is this solvent of which you speak?

You'd be wrong though. using an English wheel was once a passion of mine,
but as very few people are willing to pay for the time to do it anymore, I
gave up doing it. As for an alloy tank, it's actually a piece of piss if you
can use a hammer and a gas axe and know what soap is good for.

I can see you really know all there is to know about bodywork, so I'll leave
this argument totally defeated. Oh btw, have you got any pictures or
testaments of your own work you'd like to share?

 

Someone once said that a trained monkey could paint too, but I haven't seen
any of your work, so I can't really comment on the veracity of that
statement.

And when did making a MotoGP tank become part of any restoration work?

Oh riiight! I get you now.

 

because they sink after the third bounce

 

Hear, hear.

 

American Chopper is high end? Like **** it is. The only tool they're truly
familiar with is a fucking hammer.

I *MUST* tell my son that. After all, he spent his time as an apprentice in
one of (of not THE best) known classic car restoration companies in the UK
and he obviously doesn't know what really high end resto's are all about.
Dino's, Silverstone's original XK 120's, 140's and 150's we've restored them
all. I'm not going to blow my trumpet, but my son has taken 3 Concourse de'
Elegance trophies for his restoration of Jaguars but I'm sure he'll be happy
to be informed that he knows **** all.

 

As per your instructions, I use only an epoxy based solvent free product for
the job. As to the "why" of it, why do you *think* I use it? Because it
smells nice, why else?

And this from what, a chemist or a fucking wanker? Anyway, less yakk and
more show. I want to see what *you've* contributed to the world of
motorcycle life. Your words mean **** all.

 

I have done a bit of restoration and repair myself , its not just
welding a bit of metal in , any clown after a few hours practice can
do that its the techneques used to weld very thin steel stopping the
original metalwork buckling , cutting and shaping the replacement
steel to match the orignal the ability to weld neatly so any
subsequent linishing doesnt **** another hole through elseware
,making the welds air tight .

To anybody who can achieve that i'll take my hat off to them

 

Bows before the master

 

'Kin'ell. Impressed.

 

It's amazing how he has managed to rise against such adversity

 

and in the face of so many apostrophes.

 

it's an atrocity.