R tank, F body work?

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 8:43 pm

CB1100RR wrote:

Got ur message Wim Smile

Before i turned my F into a Streetfighter i had a replica R tank on. Because i also had the USD forks i had less space so ik had to drag the tank a bit backwards. Because i ad the side panels on the bike too i had to modify the tank a bit.
Later when i started the single sided arm i decided to go radical and turned it into what she is now. See the pic i added Smile

More information about this tank and tail section. I love the way it looks.

Also, any idea where to get a replica R tank?

Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 1:55 am

WileCyot wrote:

More information about this tank and tail section. I love the way it looks.

The answer is in this thread ....

Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 2:38 am

1100russ wrote:

smurdoch wrote:

I think 6 or 7 years ago both Fasterspider and Powerroy used R tanks on their F.
Probably info in the archives.

I saw a pic of Roy's looking through old threads but none of fasterspider's pics will come up.

I have fasterspider's R replica and it does have an R tail.

Here's a picture of my 750 with an authentic R tank and there is a noticeable gap.

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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 11:37 am

Thanks Cary. I finally found a pic of fasterspider's bike (sweet!). Black is definitely the color I would go with if I used all R bodywork (Tdem's, fasterspider's). My issue with it is it looks kinda fat in the back and while this is usually a good thing, on motorcycles I am not fond of it. Black really is a slimming color. Laughing

Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 11:40 am

Oh yea, thanks for posting your pics Rene! Hell all of you. I appreciate it. Wish I woulda thought about this when the aluminum R tank came up awhile back......... Embarassed

Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 12:21 pm

Well if you're going to use all R bodywork, then I will chime in. It can be done easily, just need to create some new mounts for the R tail section. The R tank mounts get relocated, but only slightly. I think the front mounts moves up and back and the rear bolt gets moved forward a little bit. Don't have any pictures of the mounts being moved, but here it is in all black.

Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 3:37 pm

Tdem wrote:

Well if you're going to use all R bodywork, then I will chime in. It can be done easily, just need to create some new mounts for the R tail section. The R tank mounts get relocated, but only slightly. I think the front mounts moves up and back and the rear bolt gets moved forward a little bit. Don't have any pictures of the mounts being moved, but here it is in all black.

Love your bike! Copied your SV tail light mod already. Not gonna use the R body work just the tank but thanks!
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