We've been busy bending this week in the workshop to get the fuel tank ready for welding (actually, the bending doesn't take very long at all, as we have markers cut into lasercut blanks and have designed the fuel tank to have very simple bends).
Above we have the main structure of the tank, with the internal baffle doubling up as the welding jig.
This is the lower portion of the tank which sits down the left side of the rear cylinder and contains the bosses for mounting the fuel level sensor and fuel petcock. it also helps to add vital overall capacity to the volume of the tank.
This is the re-designed fuel neck and filler cap flange. This has been changed from four welded bosses to a machined flange - just as quick to machine and requires minimal welding compared to four bosses. Lighter too!
The main structure again showing how the baffle locates into slots and below we have all the parts that go into making a Moto R Design SV650 fuel tank. Now to print off some drawings and send it all on its way to Simon who will be TIG welding it for us.
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