Fiberglass motorcycle tank build

[@LuisCabanas]

Really good content. I have spent many hours searching for videos where they provide info for the bottom of the gas tank.

[@aylorengineering.5513]

Thanks man!

[@LuisCabanas]

Aylor Engineering. If I may ask. Would you have done something different to improve your tank? How is it holding up? Thanks for your time and effort.

[@aylorengineering.5513]

@@LuisCabanas I don't see any need for improvements, myself. And I have tanks that are almost 20 years old that are fine. Can't guarantee anything, but all is good.

[@nicholasmooney9611]

This is fantastic, exactly what I was looking for. I really can’t thank you enough for sharing this knowledge, you’re a legend sir.

[@aylorengineering.5513]

Glad to help!

[@audiovector]

You are a legend and your experience is priceless to the triples world. As long as you make videos i will keep watching them. Great job love the content! I will make sure to share with the rest of the community

[@aylorengineering.5513]

WOW, thanks for that! I just love the triples, and basically my hobby with them has taken over my life the last 2 decades. Glad i can help you guys out. I do it because I didn't have anything like this to learn from.

[@tondyaja]

Klo bahan fiber gini bisa buat harian atw berjabgka panjang ga .. aman ga

[@fabianmartinez39]

good work man i bet its looking cool at the end

[@aylorengineering.5513]

live.staticflickr.com/65535/48083720501_5060883b0f_o_d.jpg She did turn out nice, even if I say so myself....

[@motormax6048]

I’ve just bought a 2003 sach roadster 125 and it has a fibre glass tank what are the negatives to having 1 the negative for me so far is the inner skin has expanded causing the outer skin to crack in places

[@Corvidoextraviado]

Si no usas una resina especial , la gasolina disolvera ese deposito como un helado puesto al sol.

[@sp4c3g]

love your method sir. may i ask? what kind of glue do you use to join the upper and lower parts of the tank?

[@aylorengineering.5513]

Fiberglass tape and resin. If some filling is needed, I add cotton flock to the resin to thicken it.

[@snark7655]

great info on how to make a tank. thank you for the video

[@ghosty500r]

How has it been holding up

[@theo_korner]

Is it significantly lighter than steel sheet tanks?

[@Night_Spirit_workshop]

Amazing! I will do such a work soon for my scrambler too!

[@Zacharyxaniny36]

Can you fix glass tanks

[@ridwansgallery5929]

Thanks for sharing sir. This was I looking for long time ago. I'll do it on my tiger revo.

[@danssv8]

Nice , how did it hold up with the fuel?

[@ShimazuHanaji]

Can I use the Resin as an interior coating for my old rusty fuel tank?

[@motormax6048]

Just get a new 1 to be safe

[@ShimazuHanaji]

@@motormax6048 the satisfaction of being able to restore an old stuff is priceless...

[@Darkice77]

How i expand my plastic tanks. I take a Rubbermaid brute garbage can for the source material. I take the fuel tank and cut the sides out. Then i cut a long usually 4 inch strip of the Rubbermaid can. I take that strip and make a loop and epoxy fiberglass it to the side piece i cut off. The old side piece becomes the new side piece. Then i epoxy it back to the tank with the new shaped extension. I sand down and flat black the entire thing and reinstall. I usually get 2 more gallons in the tanks. Most motorcycle tanks are just too small. Nobody wants to go to the gas station 2 times a week just for driving to work.

[@bertubuhbantet]

Doesn't the fuel make it melt?

[@aylorengineering.5513]

No, it has a layer of gas/alcohol resistant epoxy.

[@Barut_osman]

good job but i wanna learn fiberglass endurance with benzin is it good shape or meltdown and sorry for my bad english im türkish guy

[@aylorengineering.5513]

I have no experience with benzine, so I can't help. Google is your friend. Research time my friend!

[@Barut_osman]

@@aylorengineering.5513 thanks

[@vini_franklin]

What did you use to protect the inside of the tank from the gasoline ?

[@aylorengineering.5513]

GRE, (gas resistant epoxy) I get it on E BAY

[@colubrinedeucecreative]

Good stuff, dude! Thanks for sharing. Do you know how they make those semi transparent tanks? They are pretty awesome!

[@aylorengineering.5513]

They just don't use gelcoat.

[@colubrinedeucecreative]

@@aylorengineering.5513 And that would work fine? Also is it safe for road use? I don't see why it wouldn't be, but there are a lot of people that is the first thing they do when they see it is freak out about it. The bike I am thinking of is in Japan, a glorious Z1. They also made the fairings like that, semi transparent, and it looks amazing. I am working on a yamaha vision and the tanks are kind of rare, and expensive, and most of them have holes, though mine is really bad. I am strongly considering using this technique. As also I want to make it bigger and longer in the back. I could probably do it in metal too, but casting a mold so it can retain some of the stock form is really appealing, as clear is as well. Thanks

[@aylorengineering.5513]

Hey Christopher, The gelcoat, is just for finishing, so you don't have a fiberglass looking finish on the part. You just do a brush on coat if resin only, let it set up to almost hard (still sticky) and lay your glass as usual. And let me know how it goes!

[@FirstLast-tx3yj]

@@aylorengineering.5513 is it okay to use fuel in fiber glass?? Or do u coat the inside woth something??

[@peterleysen149]

Thanks Vera ussefull !!