/ 5 Fuel Tank
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 12:46 pm
Hey guys - just wanted to know if my 71 75/5 fuel tank is aluminum underneath the paint?
Thanks...
Thanks...
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Re: / 5 Fuel Tank
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 12:53 pm
Stock was steel.
Re: / 5 Fuel Tank
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:06 pm
(laughing) A magnet would definitively answer that question, eh ?
Re: / 5 Fuel Tank
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:15 pm
Thanks - I was at the office & was thinking about it. Trying to get ideas of how I want to possibly customize.
Re: / 5 Fuel Tank
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:09 pm
I thought a /5 was a custom.
Re: / 5 Fuel Tank
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:04 pm
FWIW – K-brick tanks are alloy.
Re: / 5 Fuel Tank
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:29 pm
Not a /5 but a very nice tank. http://www.cafeboxer.com/bikes/1983BMWr ... BMWR65.htm
Re: / 5 Fuel Tank
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:46 pm
Yeah garnet - that is the type of tank I as referring to. Anyone know who may supply these type of fuel tanks?
Re: / 5 Fuel Tank
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:57 pm
Vanzen has a nice tank on his Old Cro project, http://boxerworks.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=906
There was a guy in France makeing then for BMWs but the cost was huge.
There was a guy in France makeing then for BMWs but the cost was huge.
Re: / 5 Fuel Tank
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:01 pm
Search: " BMW aluminum gas tank " –
A number of craftsmen & shops out there who offer BMW specific tanks,
and even more who hammer alloy that may be willing to negotiate a deal.
Bring your big purse, though,
beating alloy is highly skilled work (for good product),
labor intensive, and not cheap !
CRo's tank was built to my specs by Evan Wilcox.
Here's one by Tottimori with a K-brick tank:
K-brick tanks are dirt cheap ! But will require some hands-on or $$$ to fit, etc, etc,
A number of craftsmen & shops out there who offer BMW specific tanks,
and even more who hammer alloy that may be willing to negotiate a deal.
Bring your big purse, though,
beating alloy is highly skilled work (for good product),
labor intensive, and not cheap !
CRo's tank was built to my specs by Evan Wilcox.
Here's one by Tottimori with a K-brick tank:
K-brick tanks are dirt cheap ! But will require some hands-on or $$$ to fit, etc, etc,