Exfreelander
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I don't know about you but that gap between the fuel tank and the headstock bugs me. Or is there a bit missing on my bike.
Quite apart from being an eyesore, it's right above the battery and some electrical connections, and rain can get straight in there.
So I took a piece of cardboard and made up a template, cutting around the headstock bolts and tracing the tank mounting and the bolt holes, then found a nice piece of black plastic. I cut some from the battery cover off a pick-up, it's obviously meant to be near a warm environment so shouldn't be affected by heat.
I then used a sharp scribe to trace the shape I needed from the template and drilled the holes for the tank mounting bolts. It was then an easy job to slide it under the mount and fit two stainless steel flange head bolts to fasten the tank back down. I took the precaution of wrapping the threads with a little bit of plumber's PTFE tape, you could use threadlock, there is a lot of vibration through the frame and these bolts are prone to working loose otherwise.
It's not easy to see in the photo but you should be able to see it here
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Quite apart from being an eyesore, it's right above the battery and some electrical connections, and rain can get straight in there.
So I took a piece of cardboard and made up a template, cutting around the headstock bolts and tracing the tank mounting and the bolt holes, then found a nice piece of black plastic. I cut some from the battery cover off a pick-up, it's obviously meant to be near a warm environment so shouldn't be affected by heat.
I then used a sharp scribe to trace the shape I needed from the template and drilled the holes for the tank mounting bolts. It was then an easy job to slide it under the mount and fit two stainless steel flange head bolts to fasten the tank back down. I took the precaution of wrapping the threads with a little bit of plumber's PTFE tape, you could use threadlock, there is a lot of vibration through the frame and these bolts are prone to working loose otherwise.
It's not easy to see in the photo but you should be able to see it here