@@LuisCabanas I don't see any need for improvements, myself. And I have tanks that are almost 20 years old that are fine. Can't guarantee anything, but all is good.
You are a legend and your experience is priceless to the triples world. As long as you make videos i will keep watching them. Great job love the content! I will make sure to share with the rest of the community
WOW, thanks for that! I just love the triples, and basically my hobby with them has taken over my life the last 2 decades. Glad i can help you guys out. I do it because I didn't have anything like this to learn from.
I’ve just bought a 2003 sach roadster 125 and it has a fibre glass tank what are the negatives to having 1 the negative for me so far is the inner skin has expanded causing the outer skin to crack in places
How i expand my plastic tanks. I take a Rubbermaid brute garbage can for the source material. I take the fuel tank and cut the sides out. Then i cut a long usually 4 inch strip of the Rubbermaid can. I take that strip and make a loop and epoxy fiberglass it to the side piece i cut off. The old side piece becomes the new side piece. Then i epoxy it back to the tank with the new shaped extension. I sand down and flat black the entire thing and reinstall. I usually get 2 more gallons in the tanks. Most motorcycle tanks are just too small. Nobody wants to go to the gas station 2 times a week just for driving to work.
@@aylorengineering.5513 And that would work fine? Also is it safe for road use? I don't see why it wouldn't be, but there are a lot of people that is the first thing they do when they see it is freak out about it. The bike I am thinking of is in Japan, a glorious Z1. They also made the fairings like that, semi transparent, and it looks amazing. I am working on a yamaha vision and the tanks are kind of rare, and expensive, and most of them have holes, though mine is really bad. I am strongly considering using this technique. As also I want to make it bigger and longer in the back. I could probably do it in metal too, but casting a mold so it can retain some of the stock form is really appealing, as clear is as well. Thanks
Hey Christopher, The gelcoat, is just for finishing, so you don't have a fiberglass looking finish on the part. You just do a brush on coat if resin only, let it set up to almost hard (still sticky) and lay your glass as usual. And let me know how it goes!
Really good content. I have spent many hours searching for videos where they provide info for the bottom of the gas tank.
Thanks man!
Aylor Engineering. If I may ask. Would you have done something different to improve your tank? How is it holding up?
Thanks for your time and effort.
@@LuisCabanas I don't see any need for improvements, myself. And I have tanks that are almost 20 years old that are fine. Can't guarantee anything, but all is good.
This is fantastic, exactly what I was looking for. I really can’t thank you enough for sharing this knowledge, you’re a legend sir.
Glad to help!
Si no usas una resina especial , la gasolina disolvera ese deposito como un helado puesto al sol.
You are a legend and your experience is priceless to the triples world. As long as you make videos i will keep watching them. Great job love the content! I will make sure to share with the rest of the community
WOW, thanks for that! I just love the triples, and basically my hobby with them has taken over my life the last 2 decades. Glad i can help you guys out. I do it because I didn't have anything like this to learn from.
Klo bahan fiber gini bisa buat harian atw berjabgka panjang ga .. aman ga
love your method sir. may i ask? what kind of glue do you use to join the upper and lower parts of the tank?
Fiberglass tape and resin. If some filling is needed, I add cotton flock to the resin to thicken it.
good work man i bet its looking cool at the end
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She did turn out nice, even if I say so myself....
great info on how to make a tank. thank you for the video
Thanks for sharing sir. This was I looking for long time ago. I'll do it on my tiger revo.
Nice , how did it hold up with the fuel?
Amazing! I will do such a work soon for my scrambler too!
I’ve just bought a 2003 sach roadster 125 and it has a fibre glass tank what are the negatives to having 1 the negative for me so far is the inner skin has expanded causing the outer skin to crack in places
Is it significantly lighter than steel sheet tanks?
How has it been holding up
Can you fix glass tanks
How i expand my plastic tanks. I take a Rubbermaid brute garbage can for the source material. I take the fuel tank and cut the sides out. Then i cut a long usually 4 inch strip of the Rubbermaid can. I take that strip and make a loop and epoxy fiberglass it to the side piece i cut off. The old side piece becomes the new side piece. Then i epoxy it back to the tank with the new shaped extension. I sand down and flat black the entire thing and reinstall. I usually get 2 more gallons in the tanks. Most motorcycle tanks are just too small. Nobody wants to go to the gas station 2 times a week just for driving to work.
Can I use the Resin as an interior coating for my old rusty fuel tank?
Just get a new 1 to be safe
@@motormax6048 the satisfaction of being able to restore an old stuff is priceless...
good job
but i wanna learn fiberglass endurance with benzin
is it good shape or meltdown
and sorry for my bad english
im türkish guy
I have no experience with benzine, so I can't help. Google is your friend. Research time my friend!
@@aylorengineering.5513 thanks
Doesn't the fuel make it melt?
No, it has a layer of gas/alcohol resistant epoxy.
Good stuff, dude! Thanks for sharing. Do you know how they make those semi transparent tanks? They are pretty awesome!
They just don't use gelcoat.
@@aylorengineering.5513 And that would work fine? Also is it safe for road use? I don't see why it wouldn't be, but there are a lot of people that is the first thing they do when they see it is freak out about it. The bike I am thinking of is in Japan, a glorious Z1. They also made the fairings like that, semi transparent, and it looks amazing. I am working on a yamaha vision and the tanks are kind of rare, and expensive, and most of them have holes, though mine is really bad. I am strongly considering using this technique. As also I want to make it bigger and longer in the back. I could probably do it in metal too, but casting a mold so it can retain some of the stock form is really appealing, as clear is as well. Thanks
Hey Christopher, The gelcoat, is just for finishing, so you don't have a fiberglass looking finish on the part. You just do a brush on coat if resin only, let it set up to almost hard (still sticky) and lay your glass as usual.
And let me know how it goes!
@@aylorengineering.5513 is it okay to use fuel in fiber glass?? Or do u coat the inside woth something??
What did you use to protect the inside of the tank from the gasoline ?
GRE, (gas resistant epoxy) I get it on E BAY
Thanks Vera ussefull !!