Awhile back I dropped the fuel tank off at Cycleboyz to get some work done on the fuel cap. As usual, they have exceeded expectations. A new, low-profile cap was installed in place of the old clunky stock item -- the one in which the cap didn't work and the key was missing. The end result shows the quality of their workmanship...
While there still is some bodywork needed to clean the area up, you get a sense of how nice an expert with a tig torch can fabricate things with.
To open the cap, you press down slightly, and then give it a quarter turn to the left. The top pops up, and you can then remove the cap! The best news is that the cap, and the considerable work to fit it, was donated by the gang at the shop. That is an amazing show of generosity, and much appreciated!!! Be sure to check out their website to the right, or better yet, stop on by the shop; an awesome bunch of people to work with!
Next step is to clean out the inside of the tank. We plan to use the "kreem" product, a 3-step process that if done correctly, seals the tank up quite well. I need to head to Transcanada and order the kit. First I took some time at home on the weekend to fabricate some block-off plates that are needed to cover the ports for the petcocks. One of the students made a template a few weeks ago that I used, along with some scrap aluminum I had lying around. There is also some "Yamabond"-type gasket sealer to prevent the chemicals from leaking out.
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