[thecanadian]

Hi all, I have done some searching here and well as elsewhere on the interwebs, but I could not find a definitive answer.

I am looking to get a replacement tank, and then smaller CB175 looks like a good option. The petcock looks to be in the same place, but does anyone know if the CB175 will fit on my CB350 ('73 G) without any modifications? I was hoping to leave the stock tank on while I am repainting the CB175 tank.

Cheers,

thecanadian

 

[Witworth]

A veritable small tank and CB350 café racer engineering goldmine:

Another CB350 project - Backbreaker

 

[jaguar]

Why would you ask the Internet and not go into the shop and see for yourself?

 

[thecanadian]

I found the tank online through local classifieds, so I thought I would check to see whether or not anyone had done a swap directly, or whether it required modification.

Thanks.

 

[Harvey]

I feel like that would not look very good I don't think the 175 tank is as long as the 350 tank and you would have a huge gap at the front of the tank. I always liked the way the CJ360 tank looks and they are widely available.

 

[jaguar]

I found the tank online through local classifieds, so I thought I would check to see whether or not anyone had done a swap directly, or whether it required modification.

Thanks.

Really?
are you that lame that you couldnt buy the stupid tank and see for yourself?

But I bet you wax poetic about how you are "making the bike your own"

 

[thecanadian]

Really?
are you that lame that you couldnt buy the stupid tank and see for yourself?

But I bet you wax poetic about how you are "making the bike your own"

Listen, I'm really sorry that your girlfriend decided not to give you a hand job today, but don't piss in everyone else's Cheerios because of it.

It was a simple question, that you clearly don't have an answer for, so move on the next thread, or find someone else to give you hand job so you can stop running around CR like a god damn child. I'm sure not if it is deliberate or not, but you seem think that you have this "right" to initiate the new folks that join this forum. I have seen several similar threads with your "wisdom" present.

Thank you to those who decided to offer something worthwhile to the thread.

 

[Clyde]

It wont fit. Not easily. I guess it might if you modify it, but I`d personally go with a cb200 tank. Looks good on there, but still needs modification to fit.

 

[jaguar]

Listen, I'm really sorry that your girlfriend decided not to give you a hand job today, but don't piss in everyone else's Cheerios because of it.

It was a simple question, that you clearly don't have an answer for, so move on the next thread, or find someone else to give you hand job so you can stop running around CR like a god damn child. I'm sure not if it is deliberate or not, but you seem think that you have this "right" to initiate the new folks that join this forum. I have seen several similar threads with your "wisdom" present.

Thank you to those who decided to offer something worthwhile to the thread.

what answer where you looking for?

"it's bolt on"?
or
"modify it"

seems kinda simple really.

and i stand by my statement of not turning to the web at every chance and figure some stuff out on your own.
what would it really cost to just buy the tank and see?
if it's over your head to modify it then just sell it and be done.

 

[Witworth]

Plenty of tank swapsies need a hit with a hammer, here and there to fit onto a frame. Or dicking around with mounts.

Tanks come in more flavours than just "tank flavour".

 

[Harvey]

I may be able to help you out with a professional welder that has modified tanks in the past. but he and I are in Ontario, and I don't know exactly where in Canada you live?

 

[thecanadian]

what answer where you looking for?

"it's bolt on"?
or
"modify it"

seems kinda simple really.

and i stand by my statement of not turning to the web at every chance and figure some stuff out on your own.
what would it really cost to just buy the tank and see?
if it's over your head to modify it then just sell it and be done.

The answer I was looking for was "yes, I have done it and it does/doesn't work" or "yes, it does work with modifications and here is what I did to make it work".

The tank I sourced is $140, so I didn't feel like I needed to spend $140 to find out whether it fit easily or not. I figured if I came to an online forum, full of experienced folks, that I would likely find a pretty straightforward answer. And for the most part I have.

I don't turn to the web for all my answers, I asked because I didn't feel the need to drop $140 to find out. That doesn't even make sense to do.

It's far from over my head, I have been modifying cars for years, building and repairing computer systems/networks for over a decade. I also learned to watch my wallet, and I don't like to waste money on something unless I know it's going to work.


Harvey,

I am in Ottawa, Ontario. I may be in touch shortly. I believe I just found a CB200 tank.

 

[jaguar]

So the only answer you wanted started with a "yes"?

And now that you figured out that people tell you it needs to be modified you are still going to buy the tank and then pay to have it modified?

wouldnt have been a waste to buy the tank and see for yourself.
could sell it on if not something you could make work, or pay someone to make it work.

 

[Harvey]

So he found his answer buy it and modify it if that's what he wants to do. personally I like The CJ tank and I even know where you can get one for 200 bucs and it is bolt on.

plus it has a lockable latch. This one does not but original one does.

 

[hillsy]

So the only answer you wanted started with a "yes"?

And now that you figured out that people tell you it needs to be modified you are still going to buy the tank and then pay to have it modified?

wouldnt have been a waste to buy the tank and see for yourself.
could sell it on if not something you could make work, or pay someone to make it work.

Dude - will you let up?

There's nothing wrong with asking a question on the internet about whether someone's done a mod before you shell out $140 for a part.

It all falls under the heading of "research".

 

[monkey]

this world is screwed.... why remember how to get anywhere when your phone tells you which way to turn

 

[Witworth]

"The answer I was looking for was "yes, I have done it and it does/doesn't work" or "yes, it does work with modifications and here is what I did to make it work". "

If you ask a question on a blog you may get many diverse and potentially useful answers. DOH, of course you want the World to respond they way you'd like it to. The World rarely does. Get used to it.

"It's far from over my head, I have been modifying cars for years, building and repairing computer systems/networks for over a decade. I also learned to watch my wallet, and I don't like to waste money on something unless I know it's going to work." The process of working out whether your new tank will fit your bike obviously is.

Making something fit is a skill, valuable experience and a learning process. It's the difference between cut and pasting a bike, and customising one.

If you think playing tank swapsies does not involve a hit with a hammer here and there to clear a coil or a frame rail or making different tank mounts, I think you are fooling yourself.

If the tank is a good one at a fair price, just buy it. If it doesn't fit, just throw it back in the maw of Ebay or CL.

You could try putting the tank on, and then try turning it on and off.

 

[thecanadian]

Technically speaking, you can fit a tank from a Honda Civic if you try hard enough and modify it to fit. Or as you state "customize" it. I am not interested in hearing a lecture about what you think my capabilities are, or whether I abuse the beautiful thing we have called the Internet Community.

Because I don't sit around a garage all day, welding myself a pair of pants, and singing the tunes of the good old days, doesn't mean that I am incapable of fabricating something original for my project. I was merely asking for some insight from folks that perhaps have done the same modification.

I am truly sorry that I came on to an Internet forum about cafe racer project bikes and started asking questions about a cafe racer project. It will never happen again! In the future, I will avoid asking for help, and learn myself the good old way, hack and slash!

All joking aside, thanks for the folks that chimed in with some useful advice. Much appreciated.

 

[Witworth]

The Emo view of the World, is not dead.

You could always get a job with Deus Ex Machina, they gather bits in boxes from Japanese parts warehouses, and bolt them together.

That's not really building or customising a bike, more like assembling lawn furniture or Lego.

I'm sorry the specifications and attributes of the World don't come up to your high standards!

It does me, just dandy.

 

[Harvey]

Because I don't sit around a garage all day, welding myself a pair of pants, and singing the tunes of the good old days, doesn't mean that I am incapable of fabricating something original for my project. I was merely asking for some insight from folks that perhaps have done the same modification.

Welding myself a pair of pants. Ha! That's funny.