Dented tanks

1150929 · Post by **1150929** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:58 pm

Got a call from my wife about my kids accidentally tipping my sports bike onto my R. Ran home only to find no damage to the R, but 2 dents to my sport bikeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s tank and a minor scratch on the fairing.

Seems like it landed on the BMWÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s right motor head.

Can tank dents be removed? Any experience here?

Oh, and if I kill my kids, could I plead insanity?

Post by **baltm604** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 3:39 pm

Does anyone have experience with these guys. they will supposedly do all the bodywork on a naked bike starting at about $600. this seems reasonable

http://www.cyclefinish.net/motorcycle/t ... epair.html

CARTEEUSMC · Post by **CARTEEUSMC** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:59 pm

YES ON THE INSANITY PLEA

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:36 pm

CARTEEUSMC wrote:YES ON THE INSANITY PLEA

No Judge would ever convict

lowrent · Post by **lowrent** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:15 am

Hi,
Yes I had a dent in my gas tank on my 03 R1150R- size of a small apple.
they pulled/popped the dent out and you would not even know where it happened.

otherwise check ebay and maybe you can find a good deal on a "gently" used tank & replace

good luck

reyb · Post by **reyb** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:05 am

If the dents don't have creases or no real paint damage, then I would try a paintless-dent-repair type shop, which it seems that lowrent had done. Approximate cost is something like $60 a dent, but IMO it's a lot better than bondo and paint.

1150929 · Post by **1150929** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 11:39 am

Thanks guys...I'll try some paintless repair shops this week.

Post by **bransan** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 4:42 pm

Had My r65 tank repaired at the local body shop,( the good one in town), $300 with fresh paint and NO! bondo. Of course that was a few years ago, might be a little higher, but should'nt be $600.

cnord · Post by **cnord** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:38 am

>Can tank dents be removed? Any experience here?

I removed a bunch of tank dents from a Honda (CB550K 76') that I had years ago.; back in the days when I had lots of time.

Anyway, I removed (washed!!) all the fuel from the tank and attached the tank to an air compressor via the fuel drain. Pressurized the tank to about 15lb and used a large rose bud (torch) to carefully heat the dents/dumples. Once the dents were out I peened any high spots,used a little plastic body filler, sanded, sprayed with primer, sanded, shot with color. It turned out great. It was nice to work on a heavy steel tank.

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