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Originally Posted by Nasher
Thanks Guys.
An Ali tank would be great Mr G, apart from the expense, but I might just have to go down that route.
Of course going down the Steel tank route brings with it other issues, like the bottom rotting out.
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A nice ally tank would be great but there's nothing really wrong with steel tanks. All of my bikes have steel tanks and I've had no problem with rust in any of them and one of them's 44 years old.
I've only ever had 1 bike wth a plastic tank, a KTM 500 motocrosser, I think they were plastic from a practical POV; damage resistant, lightweight & cheap rather than any modern idea (it was an '80s bike). It wasn't painted, rather just plain white and it would 'sweat' fuel (previous owner had painted it and all the paint peeled off due to the fumes) but it was fine for an off-roader.