ruined my bike :(

[AndyBrad]

ok so i've had an issue with the trumpet with the breather seal going. this basically let oil into the airbox and down the side of the engine. so i took the tank off (no tank prop like the sv) and after attempts to syphon the petrol out (nearly finishing myself off in the process) i decided to store it upside down in the cellar.

soo 2 days later im popping it back together and pop the tank back on the bike. unfortunatly its leaked petrol all round the filler cap and down the tank. and even worse than that its stripped the paint!! what a fecking cockup!

so lesson learned. however any tips on how to sort it. or any very good sprayers in our area would be appreciated.




a very unhappy andy :(

[barwel1992]

ohh dear ....... did you not think about removing the fuel pump to get the fuel out ? that what i did on my yamaha, then just left it on a bucket

and to sort it well respray or get another tank off flee bay

cost me £100 for a tank respray in matt black on the yamaha (had come off the bike and tank was scraped)

[dizzyblonde]

ahhhh **** Andy. Bad :-(

You could give Burrwood Garage a ring on Pellon Lane. I know they used to have someone who did bike panel repairs and resprays as well as cars.
If they don't I think my mate Pat could point you in the right direction, being a custom bike builder he has his contacts, but it may be a few days as I'm at work all weekend. He used to point people in the direction of Burrwood.

[Owenski]

Andy mate, that is worthy of a hand on the shoulder while we both face the floor an shake out heads.
Either that or a pint while we all poke fun at you.

Seriously thoug mate there is a body shop in the same industrial estate where paul has his printing shop. P and L body care I think its called. Ask paul if he can have a word for some sort of discount.

[TSM]

ok so i've had an issue with the trumpet with the breather seal going. this basically let oil into the airbox and down the side of the engine. so i took the tank off (no tank prop like the sv) and after attempts to syphon the petrol out (nearly finishing myself off in the process) i decided to store it upside down in the cellar.

soo 2 days later im popping it back together and pop the tank back on the bike. unfortunatly its leaked petrol all round the filler cap and down the tank. and even worse than that its stripped the paint!! what a fecking cockup!

so lesson learned. however any tips on how to sort it. or any very good sprayers in our area would be appreciated.




a very unhappy andy :(

you know the tank has quick release connectors that seal when you take the pipes off?

[AndyBrad]

yea of course it does........ only they dont work!

yea matt. a propper oh fooket moment. not happy.

[AndyBrad]

oh and can anyone recomend a really nice tank pad?

[Sid Squid]

Bugger!

[Vindaloo]

You'll probably find someone nearer, but I used http://www.theroadhouseleeds.co.uk/ on Troydale Lane in Pudsey for a bit of plastic welding and respraying of the lowers and they did a good job of matching the colour and the weld's invisible.

The guy there (Steve) is a bit more used to building custom stuff, but he's a top bloke.

Adrian

[davepreston]

lift hand, bend backward begin slapping own head
hth

[SUPERSTARDJ01]

Ah man, you've not had it long either.

[AndyBrad]

nope, to be honest its one small thing after another. Most of it is service stuff (valves, stripped threads, discs, rubbing strip, breather seal) but i didnt expect this to happen at all.

if i could find out what colour the silver and gray are on the cap i might have a look at that this weekend as a new one is over 90 quid!!! its the tank that bothers me because it was perfect! what i do next i dont know. the paint is very soft where the petrol has damaged it so i think if it gets rubbed it will flake off. I've considered getting comething like a vynal wrap for the tank but im not sure. Painting it is the best method but im worried because it was flawless (no orangepeal or anything like you would expect from a mass market paint) and im thinking if i was to get it resprayed it just wouldnt be the same. Just dont know what to do :(

in the meantime can anyone recomend me some nice tank pads (plain) as i think this will detract from the damage some what.

grr fecking pee'd

[AndyBrad]

anyone have any knowedge of bld in brighouse or eyedesign ? www.ieyedesign.co.uk (http://www.ieyedesign.co.uk)