I Fixed My Tank Myself, After Buying A Tap & Die Set
Well I finally fixed the gas tank of my GS. I took the option of just buying a tap & die set, and then taking on the job of fixing the stripped threads myself. I wasn’t sure how well that would go, since I have only used a tap once, it was like 20 years ago in junior high school. I was afraid of totally messing up the threads beyond repair.
In the end, it was actually quite easy to do. I just tried to take my time & not rush it. I must say, that I feel really good in knowing that I did it myself, I can take satisfaction in that. So now the tank emblems are on & the threads are all cleaned up to put the fuel door cover back on, as well as the fuel petcock.
It felt good pushing the bike out of the garage & into my driveway… I can’t wait until I actually start to ride the thing !!
Here are some updated images from today of the bike. You can see the tank, as it looks in primer from the body shop, as well as the bend of my new handlebars… I feel that the handlebars are fairly close to what the Superbikes from the late 70’s ran… well I think so anyways…
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- Tank emblems are now mounted
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- The bend of my new handlebars
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- View of updated tank, handlebars & front fender
July 30th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Hey Bill,
Just wondering if you could do me a favour by sending me a picture of how the two fuel lines are set up on top of the air intake, under the seat. I’m having problems stating mine, and fuel is just coming out of one of the lines. Not sure what to do. My email address is andreisposi@gmail.com Thanks alot.
Andre
July 30th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Hi Andre,
I will try to come up with some images when I get home tonight & then email them to you. Hopefully I will be able to help you out with these. Granted, I do not have my carbs in my possession at the moment to show where the fuel line gets plugged into them. Actually, my fuel petcock isn’t even mounted in my gas tank at this time either… so I’m not sure how well I’ll be able to get a decent photo for you.
Thanks for checking out my site.
Bill
August 5th, 2008 at 9:12 am
Andre
I can only assume you’re talking about air lines coming off of your carbs. If this is the case, you may want to check out GSresources.com. They have a forum and some great pictorials, as well as manuals. Probably would give you all of the informaiton you need.
Casey