leaking bandit tank

[spiderman]

evnin, I'm putting a 12 bandit back together,  i was wondering if this tank is worth repairing , quite a few holes, and I'm no welder, so any advice appreciated. cheers scott.

[colinworth79]

if it was my tank I would cut the whole bottom 'bowl' off and fabricate a new one or find a replacement . You start trying to weld patches on you blow holes in it as the metal is so thin .

[Swiss Toni]

Plenty s/h ones on 'that site!' 

[teltwosheds]

Been there gave up. As Toni says get another 

[spiderman]

ok, mate says he can braze it, so try that first, if it doesn't work, then ill get another tank, cheers.

[spiderman]

morning, I've had the tank welded, and it's not leaking now, but i need to seal the inside now, what's the best product to do this, i have no experience of this at all, so dont know whats best to use, any help appreciated.scott.

[Gixer1460]

From what i've heard, most if not all of the DIY tank liner coatings fail after a while with the ethanol addition in fuel!

Why do you feel the need to coat the inside? If you store the bike drain the tank and close the cap, or brim the tank with fuel - both stop rust forming.

[spiderman]

just figured sealing ut might make the repair last longer, but if i dont have to then i wont, saves me the hassle and cost.

[Crass]

POR15 is excellent and is not affected by ethanol