New (temporary) look for my Beemer

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Some of you will 'know' my Beemer, it has been BOTM here. To refresh your memory:


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Love(d) the way it looks in that photo, but the tank was giving me some problems. It started to bloat, pretty sure the material was taking up some of the gas, so I gave it a Tank Cure treatment. It didn't help. So I gave it a second Tank Cure treatment and all went horribly wrong. The Tank Cure started dissolving in the fuel, despite of all the care I took in applying it and not using modern fuels. The pieces of Tank Cure clogged up my fuel lines and I couldn't ride the bike anymore. The bike sat in my shed for months and months while I was looking for a solution, but I just couldn't find one, so I decided to buy a tank for temporary use.


It's a stock BMW tank with some really nice patina. I like how it looks, but I'll keep looking for a permanent solution:


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But somehow the exhaust, which I made out of a thermos, seemed wrong. I wanted a more classic looking exhaust. So I bought an ashtray and used an old, rusty muffler to make this: (not completely finished yet)


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(the end piece is the ashtray). I like the looks better than the old exhaust and it sounds right too.


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Sorry to hear about the custom tank problems, but I like the way the (temporary) tank looks! big tank+little tail piece= cool to me. The new tailpipe , an ashtray as endcap? genuis! I need to make a shopping run to goodwill lol.
 
Thanks! This tank is actually a bit uncomfortable. Besides, I think the old tank makes it look more special.

Better view on the (unfinished) ashtray endcap:

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I gotta say... The BMW tank is a winner for me. I love the bike as is right now. Im sure whatever you do with her will be badass though.
 
Thanks. And you're right, didn't think of that, over here we don't instantly lay the connection, but that'll be because English is not my/our first language. I modified the post.
 
Man I love that the patina on that tank... in fact I think the bike would look great with a tasteful patina over everything... but that is just my thoughts
 
I was kidding Von, dont take it seriously at all. I just chuckled when I saw "final solution" and wondered if anyone else thought that as well. That origional tank is pretty sweet, shame it had to go....
 
ProSimex said:
I was kidding Von, dont take it seriously at all. I just chuckled when I saw "final solution" and wondered if anyone else thought that as well. That origional tank is pretty sweet, shame it had to go....
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I hear ya. Sorry... I was in a REAL shit mood when I posted that. Again, sorry.
 
This has got to be one of my favorite bikes of all time. Im a huge Bimmer guy, have been dreaming of owning a Beamer tho since I first saw them.

Leave it as is!!!!!
 
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