Gas tank removal

[kyleGS500]

I know this sounds retarded but can someone tell me how to take the tank off? I want to check the air filter and don't know how to remove the tank. I looked in the search function and came up empty. I appreciate any help.


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[BrianKD]

Here you go. You only have to watch the beginning part.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2015554469142545363

[kyleGS500]

Thanks I appreciate it.


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[kyleGS500]

That's a great video. I was also debating checking my valves so knocked out two things at once.


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[codajastal]

Here you go. You only have to watch the beginning part.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2015554469142545363

What an excellent video

[Carltheproducer]

Hello. Can you please re-post the google video? As I am getting this error message, "404. That's an error. The requested URL /videoplay was not found on this server. That's all we know."

[user11235813]

@Carl, this works https://youtu.be/jIL0eMzRPF8

[Kookas]

To this day I don't know why he takes the petcock off the frame. You don't need to do that. Just undo the two bolts, fuel off, hoses off, tank off, done.

[mr72]

You remove the frame petcock if the airbox is coming off. If I was just changing the air filter I wouldn't even unhook the fuel lines. Just remove two bolts, tilt the tank up at the rear and shove a block of 2x4 under it, change the air filter.

[Kookas]

You remove the frame petcock if the airbox is coming off. If I was just changing the air filter I wouldn't even unhook the fuel lines. Just remove two bolts, tilt the tank up at the rear and shove a block of 2x4 under it, change the air filter.

Ah, that makes sense, the airbox has always been pretty awkward to get in and out, might have been why!

[mr72]

Oh it's still awkward to get off even with the frame petcock removed, but I don't see any way it's possible with the frame petcock in place. There's a recess in the side of the airbox to accommodate the frame petcock. I just don't see how to get it off without removing the petcock.

I know it's OT but what I have found nearly impossible about the airbox is getting the boots to fit on the carbs. The front edge of my airbox is not flat; the two "faces" where the boots fit in are tilted inward so it forms kind of a V shape. But the carbs are absolutely straight/parallel/flat. It's like this airbox wasn't made for this bike. It's a bear to get it on there. I guess next time I have it off I should hit the airbox with the ol' heat gun and reshape it so the front is flat.

[user11235813]

I'm not understanding why the angst about removing the petcock it's like a 15 second job to undo two Allen bolts, and if you're wedging the tank up only then you can get a bit more slack.

[The Buddha]

I never take off the petcock from the frame or drain the tank. If you have a long flat screwdriver and you look from the right side of the bike with your line of sight angled up from somewhere between the back of the cyl and in from of the carb, you can see the tank petcock and its slot like this "( | )" Stick your long flat screwdriver and turn it to "(-)". That's it, its closed, disconnect the fuel lines at the frame petcock and you'd get a drop or 2 of fuel.
Yea hauling a filled up tank aint no fun, but if you did that above step and pulled off the fuel lines, and get the gas can under it etc etc and then flip it back open it will drain out into your can more spill free.

Cool.
Buddha.

[user11235813]

@buddha, I guess it depends on the fuel lines, if one is using the OEM lines which are very thick then it is easier to remove the petcock so you can sort of get something at the end of the line to push it down a bit then wriggle it off. It's just much easier to do this especially as you don't want to damage the expensive OEM lines by grabbing them with pliers. But with el cheapo lines it may not matter.

Note also that the slot on the frame petcock doesn't go all the way through like the slot on a screw, it's block at one end and if you don't know that it can be a bit more of a pain in the neck, literally.

PS, have you seen this, it's awesome...

[Kookas]

@buddha, I guess it depends on the fuel lines, if one is using the OEM lines which are very thick then it is easier to remove the petcock so you can sort of get something at the end of the line to push it down a bit then wriggle it off. It's just much easier to do this especially as you don't want to damage the expensive OEM lines by grabbing them with pliers.

That's why I don't have clamps on mine. More hassle than they're worth. Provided the hoses are the right ID, the nipples do a just fine job of keeping the hoses securely in place, being barbed and somewhat long.

I can pretty much just pull my fuel hoses off by hand with some twisting and using a flathead to get it started. When I used clamps I dreaded the task as it was a nuisance, often resulted in cutting my hands somehow as the metal of the clamp was flat enough as to be sharp, and each time I did it, the clamps did a little bit more damage to the hose.