tank shapes

OK, so I am pondering the Yam.

One of the problems with the tail end is that the tank is very small,
so the seat has to be very long - and so visually unbalanced - or you
ahve to have a long mudguard which is hard to brace well.

So an alternative is to use a different tank.

The big thing for me is that I don't want this to turn into Yet
Another Britbike Copy. There's millions of Yam singles about
pretending to be Manxes or Velos and I don't want to make this into
another one.

What I'm after is pictures of bikes. Twins or singles for preference,
ranging from not very sporty to quite sporty. Bikes that look good
without being a copy of something else.

Cos if I can find a tank shape that works I can use it...

Zebee

 

http://bmwdean.home.att.net/fueltanks.htm

Boxer

 

mach111s had a fairly large, long tank:
http://www.usedbikeemporium.com/cgi-bin/uploads/1467.jpg
'though I s'pose they'd be pretty thin on the ground these days!
GS1000?
http://www.suzukicycles.org/photos/GS/GS1000E/1979_GS1000E_red_480.jpg
(might be a bit too big!)

Naah; I reckon you're approaching this backwards. I reckon you need to
wander through a wreckers and see what's AVAILABLE first!

 

In aus.motorcycles on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:56:50 GMT

I'll do that too, although I also have a line on a tank maker that
doesn't charge both arms and a leg and a half.

Getting a feel for what they look like on a different bike is
important too, as the side panels and motor make a huge visual
difference. So pics of already modified bikes are useful.

Zebee

 

Well, I kinda like the style of the TZ tank, as per
http://www.classic-motorcycle-fiberglass.com/yamaha_tz.htm
and the grey SR on
http://www.classic-motorcycle-fiberglass.com/yamaha.htm
looks pretty to me.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

http://tinyurl.com/2e65a4


BTH

 

Yeah, but these ones aren't free to a good home.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

In aus.motorcycles on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:17:19 -0700

Dunno it will fit over the frame tube.

Zebee

 

I doubt it'd have a problem geting over ANY frame tube! ;-)


BTH

 

[applause]

betty