Maxim tank mod revisited.

[geo]

wow matt, i'm impressed. i also like the out house door!

[walston33]

atta boy matthew,,,so just how much bigger is that puppy,,,looks huge,,,bigger is always better...

[Matthew]

Thats a old moon roof from a car. My work shop has two set of double doors so I back the portable garage into one set. But only used one door. Nailed one shut and flipped hinges on the other.

[Matthew]

need to finish welding it so I can see how much it holds. Gloves on the tank are covering a big hole, neck parts is still not welded.

I sure hope I get 5gal

[walston33]

lol,,i bet u'll end up with about 9 gallons if not more..
talk about cruizin,,,long haulin rides,,only have to pull over for gas about evry 400 miles or so,lol..

[Matthew]

id love 8-10 gal, be able to ride n forget about needing gas.

stock tank looks so puny compared.

[walston33]

i know it,,kinda makes ya wonder why they dont put super fat bob tanks on all bikes,lol.

[walston33]

definatly wanna see pics of it ur done,,,ur bike is gonna look like a,, super tanker cruiser deluxe..
you'll be gettin that double take look a bunch,,,then theyll be sayin to themselves,,holy $hit ,did you see the tank on that bike,now where can i get one,lol.

[geo]

gas 7 lb. per gallon. 10 gallons is 70 LBS! slap some kid on the tank and go for a wild ride to see how it handles first!

[yamahog]

yup

[Matthew]

I still have my stock tank I could mount at any time but for the long haul cruise. Id love a good 5gal +

[yamahog]

5 would be great, 200+ miles to cruise! but 10 is too much

[notec]

Take your saddle bags and rig up a couple of small gerry cans. Just dont crash!!!

[geo]

my roadstar tank is 5 gallons and it is ok. i love the distance i can get.

[walston33]

ya i really like the new roadstars,,,thats a real nice bike.
102 c.i. ,long stroke,1670cc,,,fifth gear overdrive,,oh ya....

[walston33]

but after you gitr done and one ur bike be careful,,all that weight sloshing around might make it handle squirrely...

[Matthew]

I'm gonna trike mine out and the first mod will be a car alt mounted to run of the drive shaft by belt and I'll be using a good size car battery. Add in the rear end, framing, extra tire n rim.............

Its probably a good idea to have 8-10 gal of fuel on the front end to balance it out. trikes turn with the wheel not leaning, so more front end weight = traction......... = less chance I just go straight instead of turning.

[walston33]

sounds like a good plan.....gitr done,lol.

[shtsmt]

From what year was the maxim tank? I HAD a tank off an '83 Midnight Maxim that fit weel over my '81 frame Except where the mounting bolt went, I was gonna have to cut it from it's original position and move it forward about 2.5 inches.Before I could do that though it fell out of the open rear door of my van and I ran over it and creased good .I just picked up a tank from an '80 maxim and this one doesn't even come close, the tunnel is way too shallow.Guess I'm heading back to the salvage yard.............

[Matthew]

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