Fuel tank fitment
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:05 pm
Love working on 30+ year old bikes!
This winter I've been working to convert my Paso fairing to 1/4 turn fasteners. The well nuts offer some alignment flexibility and the new fasteners have less. There was always some weird panel fitment and the opening around the headlight never seemed right.
Yesterday I was looking at how the tank sat on the bike and found some interesting welds around the "tower" under the tank that locates it near the steering head. I'd noticed the paint and primer before but didn't look that closely.
There are a couple of odd touch up spots on one of the fairing panels and the front fender. I thought it'd maybe had a tip over or something. Now I think it took a hit on the tank at some point. Frame looks ok, as does the headlight subframe.
This winter I've been working to convert my Paso fairing to 1/4 turn fasteners. The well nuts offer some alignment flexibility and the new fasteners have less. There was always some weird panel fitment and the opening around the headlight never seemed right.
Yesterday I was looking at how the tank sat on the bike and found some interesting welds around the "tower" under the tank that locates it near the steering head. I'd noticed the paint and primer before but didn't look that closely.
There are a couple of odd touch up spots on one of the fairing panels and the front fender. I thought it'd maybe had a tip over or something. Now I think it took a hit on the tank at some point. Frame looks ok, as does the headlight subframe.