79 XS1100 std. Gas Tank

[AndyHartvig]

Looking for a gas tank for 79 XS 1100. Just go the bike and the tank is all rusty. I can clean it up and seal it but I'd rather have a better tank. Let me know what I'm looking at for price I'm new to the bike scene so any pointers are appreciated.

Thanks
Andy

[natemoen]

Best bet I would say is to take the tank to a radiator shop and have them boil it out. This will strip pretty much all the paint on the outside as well and then you can do whatever paint scheme you want as well. Most any tank you find will probably have rust in it, they are 30ish years old though. Some have done well with using electrolysis to clean the rust so if you want to research that there are many threads about it in the main forum.

Also welcome to the forum!