I found yet another bike, and couldn't say no.

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So now the tank is done, and it's onto the rest.
First part is cleaning it all up, and the only way to do that properly is to disassemble.



sprockets and...

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nice, whats the plastic bog?

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It's a 2+2 so worth about half what a 2 seater would be.

At a guess and I have no idea what that market is doing right now, but $5k shouldnt be too hard if its reasonably complete.

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Trust the accountants to bring finances into it.
A 2020 Corolla is also a lot bigger than a 2003 Corolla.
Still, if you had the chance to drive 1000kms in a 4cyl 1.8 compact, or a 6.0litre...

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My theory on the Holden demise… Brace yourselves: Jetstar killed Holden. Not the media, not other car brands; cheap intercity domestic flights were a big factor in the fall of #GMH

Last year...

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not far from me.

i can do.

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Time to get this tank done.



the last stage of the 3 is the actual sealer.
It's basically a thick goo that you pour in, rotate around to coat everything, and lines the...

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Here's the reason why I'm doing all this...



Apparently Gixxer tanks are famous for this.

get a bit of two pack JB weld for tanks...



mix...

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Gave all of those a go, and its maybe a touch better, and i yeah i think it was brake fluid.

I ended up using a harsh cutting compound, which got rid of the hard white bits.
And then...

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If it wasnt red id be all over that.

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mm maybe.

It's white though, and pretty hard.. maybe thats just the reaction with the plastic.

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I wasn't sure how the tank would go now, so why not do it all properly and seal the inside.
It did have a pin hole at the bottom of the seam, which I plugged successfully with Q-Bond, but I didn't...

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the base and the one up is something like 800-90% of all Golf sales in AU.
And we have a higher than average percentage of R models too....

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I left the lemon acid soaking for about 4-5 hours.
Swishing the chain around every hour or so.




I did leave the fuel pump assembly in, and didn't want to subject...

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When I poured a bit of fuel in to see if she runs, i noticed the tank had some rusty bits. Sitting for 4-5 years near the water will do that. The rest of the bike seems pretty rust free, but leaving a...

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yeah it can be rego'd apparently. PPSR did come up with a written off notice, just in 2004, and inspected, and it was rego'd from then til 2015.
I called the RMS and they said it should be fine...

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It's been a while since I've had something to work on in the garage, and now that I have time (unemployed life) I thought, let's see what used bikes are out there.

Anyway, I found this Gixxer:...

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this thing is very cool.
neat solutions all roud including reverse.

more...

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gunmetal.

paint stripper, wire wheel them yourself, maybe $400 to powder coat them?
good as new.

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not far from me. I can take a look and some pics...