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  • #1

    My home made fuel tank for my SV650 cafe racer

    I will post pictures from the start it's been a much more drawn out project than I wanted. I this year has been a shocker with covid followed by flu. I bought a Honda tank from the wreckers, which I cut the bottom from. With a 6mm rod bent the shape of the frame I mocked up the tank with duct tape.

    Feel free to ask questions or advise a better way for next time.
    I have never done any thing like this before.
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    Last edited by gtalex; 08-30-2022, 3:52 AM.
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    • #2
      That bike would look great in classic blue/white Suzuki road race livery.

      SUZUKI GS1000 WES COOLEY 1979-80 GS 1000, QUARTER, SUPERBIKE, fairing, fairings, parts, tail, seat, front fender, rear hugger, upper, lower, bellypan, fuel tank, undertail
      https://www.airtech-streamlining.com/suzuki-fairings-seats-fenders-parts/GS10001979-80.htm
      SUZUKI GS1000 WES COOLEY 1979-80, GS1000R, YOSHIMURA GS1000R custom race bodywork, gas tank, tail section, dragbike, drag bike, road racing, race, part, accessories, vintage, fiberglass, sidecar, carbon fiber, products, honda, yamaha, kawaski, suzuki, harley, buell, ducati, triumph, aprilia, bimota, bmw, moto guzzi, light, mirror, foam, fuel, bracket, handlebar, hardware and toolsmotorcycle, bodywork, cowl, Carbon Fiber, Plastic, lower, right, left, body kit, rebodykit, race kit, race body, race bodywork, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Honda, Suzuki, ducati, aprilia, aftermarket, full fairing, cbr fairing, yamaha fairing, gsxr fairing, upper fairing, rifle fairing, fzr 600 fairing, harley davidson fairing, SKins, ducati fairing, suzuki fairing, hayabusa fairing, kawaski fairing, cafe fairing, universal fairing, motorcycle fairing, fairing r1, ninja fairing, custom fairing, yamaha r1 fairing, fiberglass motorcycle fairing, katana fairing, racing fairing, bikini fairing, buell fairing, auto bodywork, airtech bodywork, bodywork fairings fiberglass, bodywork, bodywork motorcycle racing, bodywork fiberglass, bodywork complete, bodywork custom, hayabusa, carbon fiber, Airtech, ducati, bodywork integrated, bodywork sv650, buell, NSR50, MH80R Moriwaki, CR110 ROAD RACE, MT125, RS125, CR93 125 Twins, NSR250, RS250, VTR250, NS400, CBR400RR, NC30, VFR400R, CR450, VF500, CBR600F1, CBR600F2, CBR600F3, CBR600F3 Smokin Joe, CBR600F4, CBR600F2, F3, CREA 600, CBR600F4i, CBR600F5, NT650 HAWK, CR750, CR750 Single Cam, VF700, VF750, VFR750, RC30, RVF750, RC45, VT1000, RC51, NSR GP REPLICA, CBR900 ERION RACING, CBR900, CBR929, CBR954, CBR1000, CB1100F, CBR1100XX, replacement fairing, sharkskinz, A1R 250, KR250, EX250, EX500, ZX550 GPZ, ZX600 NINJA, ZX6D, ZX6E, ZX6R, ZX636, H1, H2, H2R, GPZ750, ZX750, ZX7, ZX7R, ZX7R SUPERBIKE, ZX900, ZX9R, Z1R, ZX10, GPZ1100, ZX1100, ZX11C, ZRX11, ZX11D, zX12, ZRX1200 Top Eliminator, X6 250, RGV250, RGV250SP, RG500 GAMMA, GS500E, GS500E TITAN KIT, GSX600 KATANA, RF600, rf900, SV650, GSXR600, GS700, gs750, GSX750 KATANA, GSXR750 CANADIAN, GSXR750RR CANADIAN, GSXR750W, GSXR750, HORNET, RVG REPLICA , GSXR, ROGUE, GS1000S, GS1150, GS1100 ESD, GSXR1000, 1100 KATANA, GSXR1100, GSF1200 BANDIT, GSX1300 HAYABUSA, TL1000S, TL1000R, TLR1000 PRO STOCK CHASSIS, UFO, YSR50, YSR50 WORKS, YZR50, TA125, TZ 50, TZ125, TZ125, TZ125 G & H, TD1, TD2-3, tR2-3, TZ250 A B C & D, TZ250 VESCO, TZ250, tz350 E F & G, TZ250 H J & K, TZ250 N S & T, TZ250 U, TZ250 W, TZ250 A, TZ250 B, TZ250 D, TZ250 E, TZ250 F&G, TZ250 H&J, TZ250 K&L, SRX250, YZ360, R/5, RD250/350/400 TWINS, RZ350, COOL RZ350 BODYWORK, FZR400, SR500, RZ500, TZ500G, YZR500, SECA 550, SECA II, FZ600, FZR600, Cool FZR600 bodywork, YZF600, R6, TZ700, TZ750, FZ700, FZ750, FZR750, OWO1 750 VANCE & HINES, YZF750, YZF750 SP, YZF750 SB, ATTACK BIKE, YZF750 WORLD SB, YZF750, FZR1000, FZR1000, YZF1000, YZF1000 R1, R1, GTS, 1200 DAYTONA,TRIPLE, T595, T955I, BSA Twins

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        • #3
          Originally posted by farmall
          That bike would look great in classic blue/white Suzuki road race livery.

          https://www.airtech-streamlining.com...0001979-80.htm
          Thanks for that. I haven't even considered that.

          The tank Is still coming along.
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            • #4
              Light colors of classic livery work well with silver colors like the frame. Dark colors on cafe bikes unless they're unusual are boring because dark colors visually shrink most objects and are tediously common in recent years.

              Check a variety of Suzuki decals including those used on off-road bikes as you may find complementary lettering or a version of their S logo you like.

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                • #5
                  Flattened the top of the tank. Fitted the filler bung so the cap screws on.
                  I'm no panel bester but bog should be no more than 2mm deep so I'm happy with that.
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                    • #6
                      Originally posted by farmall
                      Light colors of classic livery work well with silver colors like the frame. Dark colors on cafe bikes unless they're unusual are boring because dark colors visually shrink most objects and are tediously common in recent years.

                      Check a variety of Suzuki decals including those used on off-road bikes as you may find complementary lettering or a version of their S logo you like.
                      I'm thinking something along these lines with the old school fairing.
                      A now I am thinking wire wheels.
                      What do you think?
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                        • #7
                          Wire so long predates that machine's frame style it would be an affectation on that bike, like a wooden buckboard on a Rivian.

                          The paint job would work fine with the lines you have and the reverse cone megaphone is a classic spanning multiple eras.

                          The older light blue/white livery (Barry Sheene era) has more visual impact than later dark blue mixes. The pinstripes serve to guide the eye. Optional yellow worked well with it.

                          Phil Aynsley shoots the very Suzuki XR14 machine that Barry Sheene won his first 500cc GP race on
                          https://www.mcnews.com.au/barry-sheene-suzuki-xr14/
                          It is one of the two only known survivors of the four bikes supplied to the factory Suzuki GB Team in 1975. Barry’s historic race win was at Assen on 28th June and was followed by him setting a new lap record (201.85kph) at Spa the following weekend


                          A much later but still ancient 1984 XR45 uses bright yellow wheels (race livery must stand out on film then and video now to make sponsors happy):

                          Barry Sheene's 1984 Suzuki XR45 - ResCogs
                          https://www.rescogs.com/2013/04/sheenes-1984-xr45/
                          Has it really been ten years since Barry Sheene left us? OK, so we’re a little late in paying our respects and laying a reef for Bazza. Where do the decades go? But we’ll try and make amends in a ResCogs style now. Paul Boulton from www.motocatman.com recently invited Scottie along for a cuppa and a Hobnob […]


                          Your paintwork will be the first thing to draw the eye. I do like the "panel style" in the left unfaired machine you posted. That could work with the more straight-lined paint style of earlier Suzuki eras.
                          Do it sneakily enough and it will even confuse Suzuki fans. I like this project.
                          Last edited by farmall; 10-29-2022, 3:17 PM.

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