Overflow Tank

[davo]

Hi, just wondering if this could be used as alternative: it is a pressurised overflow bottle. A bit smaller though.

http://www.pocketracingbikes.com.au/pro ... ts_id/2332

[du907]

Looks good to me. In this case I don't think "size matters"!

[NR Masonry]

Fixed mine today.... Used an industrial hot glue gun, didi all seems to be safe, and removed the rubber o ring around the cap to relieve pressure... works perfect..bike runs at 175

[Finnpaso]

Hi, just wondering if this could be used as alternative: it is a pressurised overflow bottle. A bit smaller though.

http://www.pocketracingbikes.com.au/pro ... ts_id/2332

Waiting that someone test it; how it function in 907IE, or in 906....

[ducinthebay]

Has anyone tried using a sealant inside the overflow tank, like a gas tank sealant? It won't adhere very well, but then again, it just becomes a bladder inside the tank.

The plastic welding works great, and is often used for these blow molded poly tanks on cars for the overflow, and wiper fluid bottles. Should be easy enough to find someone who does it locally. Cycle Salvage places often do this work as they repair fairings and such. Or you can just go to Harbor Freight and get one of their kits. http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsea ... elding+kit
Of course the cheapest way is to use a soldering iron and get some strips of the same plastic as filler.

One word of caution, different plastics do NOT stick to eachother. You have to match the plastic. Fairings are generally ABS, and blow molded bottles are generally HDPE, or High Density Polyethylene. Your standard gallon and half gallon milk bottles are LDPE, Low Density Polyethylene, but since they are both Polyethylene, the will bond together. Don't use soda bottles, those are PET, or plastic bags, those are generally Poly Propylene. since I haven't seen the tank directly, and I'm just judging from what the rest of the industry uses, I would venture to guess that the overflow tanks from the Paso are HDPE. There might be a mark on the bottle that says that, but back in 1992 they weren't required to put the plastic type and recycle logo on it, so it might not have that.

Cheers,