was riding the 70 at my buddy's over the weekend and things were good i guess (needs a new clutch). then i thought the motor was smoking at first then realized it was steam. wait steam? that's when i noticed it was spitting a small stream of gas onto the head and steaming off. needless to say i shut the motor off and coasted up to the garage threw my finger on it and waited, luckily no fire. after checking the tank out more there's a number of repairs on the inner bottom edges on both sides and what looks to be 2 layers of tank sealant. the top one is thin and kinda chincy IMO, but the bottom layer is a real thick rubbery type of coating. it seems to me the second coating didn't stick to the bottom rubber coating and is pulling up.
any ideas on if i should really try and save it or shelf it and just get a new one. also if i do get a new one are the "peanut" tanks the only chioce or is there a "hot dog" style like this one that i just haven't found yet?
camera was having a hard time focusing, but here's where it was leaking from and you can see the repairs.
the black wrinkley is the thin coating and the white is the good thick coating. notice the drip/nipple sticking up?
getting 3 home was fun. a pic after i unstrapped them. i was uncomfortable driving with the gate down.![]()
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