Baines Ducati tank repair - pix. Comments?

http://www.neil_murray.fastmail.fm/SSTankrepair1.jpg

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http://www.neil_murray.fastmail.fm/SSTankrepair2.jpg

 

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The seams look a bit thick but if I'd got that result myself I'd be
pretty happy. Should look fine after painting.

I'm assuming it's been leak tested?

 

Good point. I'll ask.

 

That'll T-Cut out lovely.

 

Hmmmm - the rather scruffy welds will soon vanish under a bit of filler
and a decent paint job.
Your first task is to give it a good dose of tank sealant before it
gets a chance to start rotting again.

 

Yeah, that occurred to me....

 

Give it the full treatment
http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail....stProductName=Motorcycle Fuel Tank Repair Kit

 

Excellent stuff.
It will take you a few days to do it, but it's worth.

F

 

Sometimes the best of us miss the bleeding obvious so the reminder was
probably worth the effort.
Cleaning out and sealing the tank is always high on my list of jobs
when I get a new-to-me SOB, they always need it.

It might be an idea to put the Ducati into preservation storage for
a while, at the rate they seem to be rotting out their unobtainium
yours should be a highly prized rarity in 5 or 10 years.

 

I've just picked up a signed, limited edition copy of her book "On
being ill". The price made me ill.

 

Thanks for making me feel better.

 

Why have they ground the welds?

If they'd TIG welded it they wouldn't have attacked it with a grinder
so my guess is that they've had a MIG Monkey on it and it was gash.

Get it checked. When you said you were going to have it welded I said
to get it back unpainted and untouched by a grinder so they've passed
on one part and failed miserably on the other. I'd go and find a small
welding shop and ask them to check it with dye penetrant and when they
highlight any defects ask for some money back. There *will* be defects
or they wouldn't have ground it.

Sorry to be negative about it but it looks a bit suspect to me.

 

You leaking fannywart.

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Nige,

Land Rover 90
Yamaha R1
Range Rover Vogue

 

The tig weld I had done on my footrest was a work of art.

Place in Camberley, drop me a line if anyone needs the address.

I'd have recommended to TOG, but they're an engineering place and the
weld I had done was in Aluminium ..

Paul.

 

Cut-n-shut innit

 

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Is it the angle that the picture was taken at or does it look slightly
off-centre?

 

If it is not sealed it will rot again.
If it is sealed it will not rot so it wont need welding again.

 

Have you ever considered keeping the obvious between you and yourself?

 

Weight compensation for British road camber.

 

I have all my specialist welding done my Mark Hill of MHP Exhausts in
Baldock. He's a bloody perfectionist.