Wrenching continued...

So, I removed a few parts from the bike on Saturday. In addition to the tank, we removed the exhaust pipes and were able to take a better look at them. Not too bad all things considered. I few smallish dents and some rust but no holes of pinching or anything that would prevent them from being useful. That's good because I needed them. The 86 parts bike didn't have useful pipes. They were cut by the PO. I also removed the battery and the battery box and cover. I took off the broken rear signal stems and threw them away. We tried to remove the tool box but it looks like you have to remove the air filter case before you can do that. I think that was it. Maybe next time I'll see about removing the headlight and some of the front end bits.

I'll still need to get new handlebars but that's ok because I want to put straighter ones on the "new" bike and the grip heaters. The stock bars on this 87 parts bike are bent from the accident. The 86 parts bike had the style of bars I want but those are bent as well. I think I'll need risers with this new Tank gas tank too. It is much wider than the 450 tank.

This morning...

we woke up to this:


And it is still coming down.

Wrenching

Today we took the tank off the wrecked 450 parts bike to see how the new Tank gas tank would fit and look on it. It is hard to say since the wrecked bike is quite bent. But, I think hubby wasn't discouraged about it fitting so that's a good thing. He's the one who will be modifying it to make it work. Here are some shots I took of the two tanks. I didn't take any shots of it on the bike. The Rebel gas cap fits. That's convenient.

more Tank parts

This is becoming quite annoying. So, when I last talked to the parts person at Tank, I asked about the cover that goes over the speedo and attaches to the tank. She apparently thought I meant the clear cover that goes over the speedo to cover the numbers and gauges. So, when she said that was being sold as one piece, I thought she meant the cover (or dash) and she thought I meant the little glass or plastic cover on the speedo itself. So, I still don't have the part I need. I'm beginning to wonder if I ever will because she didn't seem to know which part I was talking about. She is supposed to be checking into it this morning and calling me back. We shall see.

This is so frustrating. But I do have the speedo now. All I am missing is the dash cover to attach it to the tank.

New Tank Pics

The new tank is here! The new tank is here! Had a bit of a scare at first. See the hole in the box? Well it turned out to be ok. That was the crappiest packing job I've ever seen. The tank was wrapped in one sheet of foam and put in the box. The box was barely even taped closed. Yikes. But, it turned out to be ok thank goodness. I guess that's how they keep prices down. And you really do get what you pay for.



There is a bit of rust on the bottom which is quite annoying. But, the plans are to paint it so c'est la vie. Anyway, here it is in all of its glory. :-) Not bad for a brand new $90 tank. I'm very happy with it and am looking forward to getting it painted.

Yay!!

Delivered!

The new tank shows as delivered when I track the package. Woo hoo! The speedo and cover hasn't shipped yet but that's ok. I wasn't planning to hook everything up right away anyway. Still have to do some maintenance to the rest of the bike. I did get an estimate for the paint job via email. That's the first one I've looked into so we'll see.

New Tank on the way

So, I ordered the Tank brand gas tank for my Rebel. A few folks on the Rebel Board have said this tank is a perfect fit for the 250 Rebel. And there is a tutorial on how to adapt the 250 tank to the 450. So, that's the plan. The Tank gas tank (I know, very confusing) is slightly bigger than the Rebel gas tank. Not by much (0.5 gal) but every little bit helps. :-)

When I first ordered the tank, I wanted to get the one with the built in speedo. But when I looked for the speedo parts it was showing out of stock. So, I ordered a gas gauge cover from a different model bike hoping it would fit. When I called to check (you have to order online but have to call to get questions answered) I was told they were not compatible so I told them to cancel the gas gauge. Turns out they didn't because I got an email saying both had shipped. So, I called again this morning and they are sending me a return label so I can send it right back. But, the very helpful parts lady informed me that they were not getting in more speedo covers because they are going to sell the complete set - speedo and cover. So, I ordered one of those.

The price for the brand new gas tank - $102.08 with shipping. The price for the speedo and cover - $29.58 with shipping. :-) That's not bad for brand new stuff. Stay tuned for more!