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OK Boys & Girls after getting my GSX1100FL around 2 years ago it has sat in the garage whilst I tackled one job then another until I decided to go for broke, I've not finished it yet but I've got plenty to show you of what's been happening.
After the 130 odd mile ride home after buying the bike I realise what a pile of crap the bike had been made into and bodged all over so as the saying goes one thing leads to another so I will start with the leaking tank.
One of these kits is a good place to start
Tank need to be cleaned, rust removed and dried properly before sealing which is the easy bit. I started by defuelling and getting the sender and tap out.
That is rust on the end of a telescopic magnet, plenty more where that came from!
All masked up and ready to go with the marine wash, stabilizer and rinse
Find a nice place to use a hose and choose your fave bath towel
Once that's done and thoroughly rinsed move inside and break out the wife's hair dryer, the tank does get quite hot so a good opportunity to change the tank pad as it just falls off, this took ages but it has to be perfectly dry.
Both ends get blasted
Now for the good bit, pour in the sealer after a good shake & stir using an old bog roll inner
After working it in the nooks and crannies by twisting and turning I was satisfied it had covered the whole inside so let it drain over night and loads found its way out onto the paper by morning.
Saved a bit for the filler neck.
Next up, why was the chain catching the tyre, well apart from having a GSXR1100M 5.5 rim and a 180 tyre it hadn't been done very well
After the 130 odd mile ride home after buying the bike I realise what a pile of crap the bike had been made into and bodged all over so as the saying goes one thing leads to another so I will start with the leaking tank.
One of these kits is a good place to start
Tank need to be cleaned, rust removed and dried properly before sealing which is the easy bit. I started by defuelling and getting the sender and tap out.
That is rust on the end of a telescopic magnet, plenty more where that came from!
All masked up and ready to go with the marine wash, stabilizer and rinse
Find a nice place to use a hose and choose your fave bath towel
Once that's done and thoroughly rinsed move inside and break out the wife's hair dryer, the tank does get quite hot so a good opportunity to change the tank pad as it just falls off, this took ages but it has to be perfectly dry.
Both ends get blasted
Now for the good bit, pour in the sealer after a good shake & stir using an old bog roll inner
After working it in the nooks and crannies by twisting and turning I was satisfied it had covered the whole inside so let it drain over night and loads found its way out onto the paper by morning.
Saved a bit for the filler neck.
Next up, why was the chain catching the tyre, well apart from having a GSXR1100M 5.5 rim and a 180 tyre it hadn't been done very well
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