replacing tank pad
 

I want to put a new tank pad on my new sv....the old one isnt situated correctly imo.

Sorry, if I sound thick...but how do I get the old one off, without damaging the paintwork underneath. Will the old one leave a mess?

Re: replacing tank pad
 

I misaligned mine when I put it on initially, was able to use a credit card to push up and edge and peel it off.

Dont think that would work now that the glue has had time to settle.

So I would guess same treatment as for the idiot stickers.

Hairdrier on full blast to melt/soften the glue, credit card to get an edge up, then peel back while keeping the heat on.

Any glue residue will come away if you spray the area with WD40 (just dont be impatient like me, leave the WD on for a bit) wont damage the paint, but will dissolved the glue.

Bingo - jobs done.

David

Re: replacing tank pad
 

I would personally use boiling water as opposed to a hairdrier - less danger of heating the tank up with the petty fumes inside.;)

Re: replacing tank pad
 

Pah where's the excitement in that?:)

Re: replacing tank pad
 

My bike didnt explode when I did it yesterday morning.

Mind you I was a little low on petrol - maybe a full tank would be more of a risk.

Dont think there is anything to worry about really :)

David

Re: replacing tank pad
 

You know you can actually smoke, inside your garage, whilst filling your bike with fuel, and you won't blow yourself up!

A hairdryer on a closed tank being a risk? That's like holding a lump of coal & trying to start a fire using a single match before burning your fingers. Just won't happen.

Re: replacing tank pad
 

What Baph said. Also a full tank is much less of a risk than an empty tank. The worst liquid fuel will do is catch alight. You need gas or vapour for an explosion. (Think about all the coverage on TV about air plane crashes caused by empty fuel tank explosions and the inert gas systems they talk about fitting).

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Only mentioned it cos my brother who builds frames for customised chops knew a guy who was doing some work using a heat gun near a tank and it turned out the element caused a spark (dont know the science of it) and the vapour in the tank caused it to blow and blew a good bit of the guys face off:( . I was gonna use the hairdryer myself until my brother told me that story but it probably wouldnt happen, like the myth that a swan has the power to break a persons arm....but do you know anyone who's had an arm broken by a swan!! LOLOL

Re: replacing tank pad
 

Just did this last week.

Don't posses a hair dryer, so boiled water on a cloth. Left for a few minutes to relax the adhesive.

Picked at a corner with a nail (the one on the end of your finger dopey :) )

Came off no prob, just keep firm but consistentpressure when peeling back.

Cleaned off the tank adhesive with some white spirit.

Left to dry for a few hours, polished it up then applied new pad.

Wish I'd got the Motrax rubber ronnie though. Got a crappy oxford viynl one.

Cheers

Re: replacing tank pad
 

pads are better than nothing but i prefer a tank bra