Joined Sep 2009
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skye
Rewinding a couple of months....
I got a nice surprise when wheeling the bike out for the first time this year. The front face of the oil tank took a lot of stonechips and subsequently has suffered the most horrific bubbling rust in a way only the finest Italian metal can do.
I was gonna remove it, sort the rust and layer plenty paint on, as it should have been in the first place. But a quick scout of eBay for spares and there's plenty crash damaged 5yr old+ tanks for silly money (upwards of £100) in nearly as bad state. Think i'll pass on them.
What's this though... $35, from sunny Texas, 08 Tuono oil tank with 10k use but looked in as new nick. I'll be having that, $40post, and the inevitable border thieves fee of £20.
It arrived this week, I'm well happy. I've decided to get it powdercoated to boot. I will get pics up soon.
Anyone else have this problem?
I got a nice surprise when wheeling the bike out for the first time this year. The front face of the oil tank took a lot of stonechips and subsequently has suffered the most horrific bubbling rust in a way only the finest Italian metal can do.
I was gonna remove it, sort the rust and layer plenty paint on, as it should have been in the first place. But a quick scout of eBay for spares and there's plenty crash damaged 5yr old+ tanks for silly money (upwards of £100) in nearly as bad state. Think i'll pass on them.
What's this though... $35, from sunny Texas, 08 Tuono oil tank with 10k use but looked in as new nick. I'll be having that, $40post, and the inevitable border thieves fee of £20.
It arrived this week, I'm well happy. I've decided to get it powdercoated to boot. I will get pics up soon.
Anyone else have this problem?
