NHVFRGUY Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Hi guys, I recently started another project bike that I pulled out from behind a barn in Maine a few weeks ago. The bike had been lying on its side for more than 10 years. The tank is toast. had at least a half a tank of gas in it when it was stored and that dissolved into brown junk. The tank has holes in it all around and would take a major advanced welder to be able to fix it. Just wondering if anyone out there has a tank for a 86-88 they want to sell or if anyone knows if there is an aftermarket tank available? I think I saw a post about a retired guy in CA who makes them from scratch? thanks for the assistance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHVFRGUY Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 Hey guys, secondly what would you think of a CBR600F2 tank on the VFR700? dimensions are really close. Just wondering your opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Captain 80s Posted May 6 Member Contributer Share Posted May 6 The rear of the tank that has to fit inside of the rails of the subframe will likely be an issue on a CBR tank. There are even some very anomalous VFR tanks that are slightly wider in that area and had a slightly different subframe to accommodate. Joe at v4 Dreams first documented it and I also had a tank with a parts bike that was like it. It was very strange and would not fit on any of my bikes. Unfortunately the subframe got tossed before I took possession of the bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Captain 80s Posted May 6 Member Contributer Share Posted May 6 There are tanks out there. Will it be really pretty AND really cheap? No. But you have A LOT of work to do before you are even close to needing a real tank to ride down the road. You can finish everything and run it on a hanging aux tank while you look. This is a classic cart-before-the-horse scenario. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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