As far as uncoated tanks....years ago owners of Asian motorcycles were
complaining that a bike left for a year or so would develop rust in the tank
and clog up the carbs upon restart. Supposedly, at that time, the only
companies coating their tanks were Harley and BMW.
I would think that condensation (moisture) would eventually cause rust in
an uncoated Tiger tank. So, uncoated may prevent flaking, but would
another problem arise?
Mark
In a message dated 5/10/2011 1:32:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
rande@thecia.net writes:
Thanks for the tank color(gloss finish). I had my original tanks cleaned,
and
in the process all of the exterior paint was removed. I just got an NOS RH
tank,
and it looks matt finish black, but it's about 40 years old.
I had the original tanks coated/lined inside four years ago, and the
coating
is flaking off inside, before any gas goes in them!!!!
Has anyone ever been successful by installing uncoated, bare tanks? At this
point, I don't know if I trust any coating.
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