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    Special tank going away!!

    That's right, kids. I got my new to me standard tank today in the mail. I cannot say enough good about Andreas and his service. He went above and beyond! It was a pleasure to deal with him.

    The macho maroon is bubbling and lifting as we speak, and will be scraped off shortly. This in order to make way for what I hope will be a rather technical paint job with a cafe flavor...stay tuned for that

    Oh, and if anyone needs a custom painted special tank, I know where there will be one for sale here soon
    Healthy is merely the slowest rate at which you can die

    Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I’ve always believed this, in spite of the trouble it’s caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba….Hunter S. Thompson
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    WOW, do you know how RARE factory paint / pin stripping on a 78 fuel tank is? Unless the paint was in really poor condition it should have been saved and worked into your project.
    Rob
    KEEP THE RUBBER SIDE DOWN

    1978 XS1100E Modified
    1978 XS500E
    1979 XS1100F Restored
    1980 XS1100 SG
    1981 Suzuki GS1100
    1983 Suzuki GS750S Katana
    1983 Honda CB900 Custom

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    • #3
      Let the Macho Maroon be gone I say. So what are you thinking on the paint scheme? Come on let us have a hint.
      1980 XS1100G
      Tulsa, OK

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      • #4
        special,why yes...

        I could be persuaded into a awesome special fuel tank... Looking forward to your new one
        1979 XS1100SF (4-1 Kerker, XS Pods, 145 mains, 45 pilots, drag bars, blacked out)

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        • #5
          LOL, the paint was in very poor shape, and in fact had been repainted to macho maroon, I found as I stripped it. No great loss there.

          As far as the new paint, I am thinking black with off white (or copper metal flake, not sure which, yet) knee dents, edged in a gold leaf border, and numbered using gold leaf in the knee dents. The spine will be a checkered black and white, and edged in leaf. All the leaf will be pinstripe edged in a color yet to be decided. Then I am thinking about a little bit of airbrush art on the front sides, perhaps an Ace or Spade airbrushed to look as if riveted on. That is the concept for now...

          Most here have seen my old tank. It will be for sale as soon as I get this one done!
          Last edited by T99Ford; 05-04-2010, 10:24 PM.
          Healthy is merely the slowest rate at which you can die

          Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I’ve always believed this, in spite of the trouble it’s caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba….Hunter S. Thompson

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          • #6
            BTW, MeatTooth, aren't you over at DoTheTon.com? I have seen your bike over there.
            Healthy is merely the slowest rate at which you can die

            Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I’ve always believed this, in spite of the trouble it’s caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba….Hunter S. Thompson

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