If that tanks been welded on I wanna meet the guy who did it, because he left zero trace of it on the outside... To me it looks like a tank that never went through emblem pocket stamping or a repop made by another company. If it is a modified stock tank that once had emblem pockets they were filled/removed by a master panel beater and their work should preserved for the ages as a masterpiece of custom work. Either way it's very intriguing.
I thought the same thing.
Finally got a picture of the inside of the gs tank.
I guess I need to remove more metal??
I wonder if that was done by Yamaha? I think that level of quality work was probably done at the factory and should go back on the bike like that. Maybe since it was a "race bike" it was done to eliminate bits like emblem screws from falling off on the track.
That thing is looking sweet!
Actually, that bike wasn't really made as a "race" bike... it was more to satisfy the 200+ production bike requirement to race in that class. It's a mystery alright.
Should I put a torch to it?
Looks like there's a tank liner in there. You're gonna burn that off if you do.
Hard to say. Melting point of pure lead is about 650°. I don't recall if body lead is pure lead or if it had tin added to lower the melting point. If they did, it's prolly about 350-400°. Either temp is gonna ruin any tank liner. Of course, you could always re-slosh it.
