Ok, had a bit of an accident back in December, sorta dented up my previously mint condition orange tank....have wanted a black tank for a while, or at least some black vinyl strips to cover up the orange peaking out from beneath my tank bra...
So i thought, what the hey...just get a new tank, get the old one fixed at my leisure, and then have a spare tank for my track FZ6....Pinky!
Well i have gone and done it, bought a new tank, painted in black...wil still leave the old one orange when i get it fixed, so if i want to i can put it back on my street FZ6, and if i ever decide to turn pinky back into a street bike...i have all the bits...then i can put the black tank on her....and she will look like new!
Anyway, here's some photo's of the new tank, off and on my bike
View attachment 15059
View attachment 15060
View attachment 15061
View attachment 15062
View attachment 15063
View attachment 15064
View attachment 15068
View attachment 15069
View attachment 15070
View attachment 15071
.....i also replaced my slightly scuffed side covers, with the new ones i had hanging around here from Pinky....gotta get rid of the red stripes on them...they look naff!, but apart from that, my street FZ6 has had a bit of a tart up! and now bears no mark's or blemishes from that nasty little accident i had back in december!
Am going to put the black tank bra back on, 2 reasons,1. i like the leather look, and 2. it will help preserve that nice new black paint!
By the way taking off the tank, and putting the new tank on, took about half an hour in total, just had to take off the petrol cap/filler, front mounting brackets, fuel pump, and rubber frame mount/spacers, and put them all on the new tank, refit the tank...drain the petrol from the old tank, filter it into the new tank...and we didnt spill a drop!
:rockon:
So i thought, what the hey...just get a new tank, get the old one fixed at my leisure, and then have a spare tank for my track FZ6....Pinky!
Well i have gone and done it, bought a new tank, painted in black...wil still leave the old one orange when i get it fixed, so if i want to i can put it back on my street FZ6, and if i ever decide to turn pinky back into a street bike...i have all the bits...then i can put the black tank on her....and she will look like new!
Anyway, here's some photo's of the new tank, off and on my bike
View attachment 15059
View attachment 15060
View attachment 15061
View attachment 15062
View attachment 15063
View attachment 15064
View attachment 15068
View attachment 15069
View attachment 15070
View attachment 15071
.....i also replaced my slightly scuffed side covers, with the new ones i had hanging around here from Pinky....gotta get rid of the red stripes on them...they look naff!, but apart from that, my street FZ6 has had a bit of a tart up! and now bears no mark's or blemishes from that nasty little accident i had back in december!
Am going to put the black tank bra back on, 2 reasons,1. i like the leather look, and 2. it will help preserve that nice new black paint!
By the way taking off the tank, and putting the new tank on, took about half an hour in total, just had to take off the petrol cap/filler, front mounting brackets, fuel pump, and rubber frame mount/spacers, and put them all on the new tank, refit the tank...drain the petrol from the old tank, filter it into the new tank...and we didnt spill a drop!
:rockon: