Aircraft style fuel door on Benelli tank

[kioskguy]

So I'm working on how I want my new cafe tank to look. I have a NOS Benelli tank. I'm thinking about putting on an aircraft style fuel door / cap such as:

Any feedback on how to do this properly? Bolt on versus weld on? Model of cap assemblies you've seen that work well? I've seen this and like their systems: http://www.newton-equipment.com/

 

[williamsr815]

It looks like it would be difficult to mount the cap with the contour of that tank but with some body work of course it can be done. As for mounting i would think a quality sealant like some PRC and some stainless hardware would be adequate since making a clean weld on it would be extremely difficult.

 

[kwazykid]

Saint Motor Company is selling this honda on ebay and he did it to the tank.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda-Other-Honda-600-Vtwin-Cafe-Racer-Street-Tracker-2002-motor-Ninja-suspension-new-build-/320908625578?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item4ab7a506aa#ht_754wt_10477

You should check out their blog. He may have pics of how he did it

http://www.saintmotorcompany.com

 

[Captmilk76]

I love that look. Nice and sleek

 

[kioskguy]

Thanks guys. Yeah that Saint Motorcompany fabbed some of their own parts, it appears.
http://www.saintmotorgallery.com/vtwin-cafe-honda#6

I may contact him to see how he did it. Maybe farm it out to him to enable me to move forward on my rebuild's other components.

Tim

 

[reds]

Looks like he welded in a flange for the bung to bolt to. you can get the same caps with a weld in bung instead of the bolt on one. Yes, bolt on looks cool. My buddy put two of the weld on ones on his: http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=32683.0

I have the other NOS Benelli tank (125/250cc) and couldn't get a cap which i believe to be plastic anyways, so i welded one off another tank on it: http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=32831.msg361868#msg361868

Good luck