Gordon in nc
XS650 Junkie
Hey folks....hope ALL of you on this side of the pond are enjoying a GREAT riding season......well, for those who have seasons. For that it's worth no matter where you are in the world I wish you all the best.
I don't normally do this but I have to share. Some of you might remember this tank. 1975 XS650B.....it was posted in the Classifieds and I know some of you commented on it. I have to admit I'm a bit of a hoarder and LOVE tanks.....I have a LOT of them. I do realize that this one will never be in high demand..( also means it'll never be worth what I have in it....story of my life) there's just too many of them out there but it bothered me that it looked so good except for "that dent". I do a lot of dent pulling.....with mixed results. I went ahead and got this tank and when I looked at it I knew I wouldn't be able to pull the dent out so I bit the bullet and sent it off to Dent Hogs in Georgia, USA.
I don't have it back in my hands yet.....but when I do I will take a few more photos of this fellows work. He says it turned out really nice. I didn't expect much because it was a nasty dent.
Cheap.........well, no. But if I had it repaired and painted complete with decals....it'd probably cost three times what this repair cost.
Sweet tank....I have 5 XS650s.......2 - 1975 and 3 - 1978 Standards and this tank fits right in with the XS pile. I'm going to wrap this tank back up in the original factory paper and put in back in the original factory box. From time to time I'll dig it out and drool over it. It's a hoarder thing and I KNOW some of you understand.
More photos to follow......but if your looking for a paint-less dent repair.....I would highly recommend this fellow.
Hope to get to shake some hands at Marty's XS rally in September......be there or be square.
Gordon in NC
I don't normally do this but I have to share. Some of you might remember this tank. 1975 XS650B.....it was posted in the Classifieds and I know some of you commented on it. I have to admit I'm a bit of a hoarder and LOVE tanks.....I have a LOT of them. I do realize that this one will never be in high demand..( also means it'll never be worth what I have in it....story of my life) there's just too many of them out there but it bothered me that it looked so good except for "that dent". I do a lot of dent pulling.....with mixed results. I went ahead and got this tank and when I looked at it I knew I wouldn't be able to pull the dent out so I bit the bullet and sent it off to Dent Hogs in Georgia, USA.
I don't have it back in my hands yet.....but when I do I will take a few more photos of this fellows work. He says it turned out really nice. I didn't expect much because it was a nasty dent.
Cheap.........well, no. But if I had it repaired and painted complete with decals....it'd probably cost three times what this repair cost.
Sweet tank....I have 5 XS650s.......2 - 1975 and 3 - 1978 Standards and this tank fits right in with the XS pile. I'm going to wrap this tank back up in the original factory paper and put in back in the original factory box. From time to time I'll dig it out and drool over it. It's a hoarder thing and I KNOW some of you understand.
More photos to follow......but if your looking for a paint-less dent repair.....I would highly recommend this fellow.
Hope to get to shake some hands at Marty's XS rally in September......be there or be square.
Gordon in NC
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