Hi folks. I'm a newbee to this forum and also very happy to be the new owner of an 84 VT500 Ascot. I'm looking forward to "doing it up", maybe into a street tracker look. I've always wanted one of these bikes with the bulletproof little vee and low maintenance shaft drive, and finally found one in pretty not bad shape with only 10k showing on the odo.
But before I can get started on the makeover, I have to solve a leaky fuel tank problem. It's a very slow weep on the 2 back corners, not even dripping but enough to make a smell and ruin any new paint job. From the looks of the inside, someone at some point tried one of those fuel tank sealants but did a very poor job of it and failed miserably.
My question to all of you fine folk is do I try to re-seal it with a new sealant product or forget it and try to find a replacement? What's the best sealant product to use? How will I get all the old failed sealant out of the tank?
I have done a bit of online searching and so far have only found one used tank from an 83 VT and it's not cheap! There's lots of tanks out there for the 82-83 FT's but the tank on them is a bit different and will screw up the look I'm after. I'm not even sure if they'll fit.
Which leads me to the next question.....does anyone know if there is a tank that will fit the 84 VT from another Honda or for that matter any other Japanese, or an aftermarket? The internet is full of used and aftermarket fuel tanks of all makes and models and in all conditions, but hardly any VT500's.
Sorry for the long winded post and all the questions, but I wanted to try and cover everything with one shot. Hopefully someone out there can steer me in the right direction. Cheers and Happy new Year to y'all!