[Moltx4]

Those tanks say the same year and model that you have in the thread. Do you think you could put the bike's full factory name. I'm good at finding stuff, maybe I could dig one up for you.

1993 Kawasaki Ninja ZX600C referred to as 600R

 

[Moltx4]

Those tanks say the same year and model that you have in the thread. Do you think you could put the bike's full factory name. I'm good at finding stuff, maybe I could dig one up for you.

 

[Moltx4]

Always nice to know and good to know the backstory. Now how about some photos of this gem?

 

[Kawasakian]

Thanks!!

 

[Kawasakian]

This one has a make offer price. It's starting at $400. That'll be a hard one to find. Are you good a fabricatingg? If you still have the old tank, you may be able to graft the top of a later one onto it. I have Mig and Tig welders and have done this kind of stuf when all else fails, and I'd rather do that than put out $600 bucks for a new tank.

Link = Kawasaki ZX600C gas fuel tank 88-97 Ninja 600 ZX 600 C | eBay

 

[davidr1963]

It was known as the GPX600 on this side of the Atlantic. They can be bought for under $100 but I’m not sure of shipping and import costs. It may be worth investigating though.

fuel tank KAWASAKI GPX 600 R 1990 143401 | eBay

Model: GPX 600 R. Nous pouvons le vérifier. VEHICLE DATA. If you need to know if this part is valid for your car, you can send us your car"s vehicle identification number (VIN). We can check it. The product must not have been mounted on the vehicle.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[Kawasakian]

$174.88 ships from the U.S.!

Fuel Tank Kawasaki GPX 600 R ZX600C1-C5 88-92 | eBay

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">Fuel Tank Kawasaki GPX 600 R ZX600C1-C5 88-92. See pictures needs cleaned one tab is pulled out </p>

www.ebay.com

 

[Moltx4]

It was known as the GPX600 on this side of the Atlantic. They can be bought for under $100 but I’m not sure of shipping and import costs. It may be worth investigating though.

fuel tank KAWASAKI GPX 600 R 1990 143401 | eBay

Model: GPX 600 R. Nous pouvons le vérifier. VEHICLE DATA. If you need to know if this part is valid for your car, you can send us your car"s vehicle identification number (VIN). We can check it. The product must not have been mounted on the vehicle.

www.ebay.co.uk

Thank you

 

[Moltx4]

This one has a make offer price. It's starting at $400. That'll be a hard one to find. Are you good a fabricatingg? If you still have the old tank, you may be able to graft the top of a later one onto it. I have Mig and Tig welders and have done this kind of stuf when all else fails, and I'd rather do that than put out $600 bucks for a new tank.

Link = Kawasaki ZX600C gas fuel tank 88-97 Ninja 600 ZX 600 C | eBay

I think im just going to seal mine up and line the tank

 

[davidr1963]

They weren’t very popular over here in the UK, only lasting two years (1988/9). They weren’t considered as good as the GPZ600 it replaced, the ZZR600 that came after it, or the Honda CBR600 which was released in the same year. That said, they were a very good bike, just not quite as good as the competition. Consequently, they can be picked up relatively cheaply and, more importantly, second hand parts are cheap.

If you are looking for something, it may be worth checking eBay UK as it may work out cheaper overall once shipping and duty have been added.

 

[Kawasakian]

I would cut off the bottom of that tank along the weld. That way you can get inside and really fix it for once and for all. It's easier to do that way too. The weld stays hidden, even if your sloppy, nobody sees it, you can assume those pin holes are the size of a dime, maybe bigger, when you see how thin the rust is around the holes. You could make patch pieces from the inside (cutting out the rust, of course. It actually wouldn't take you much time, and cost you almost nothing. IMHO

 

[Moltx4]

I would cut off the bottom of that tank along the weld. That way you can get inside and really fix it for once and for all. It's easier to do that way too. The weld stays hidden, even if your sloppy, nobody sees it, you can assume those pin holes are the size of a dime, maybe bigger, when you see how thin the rust is around the holes. You could make patch pieces from the inside (cutting out the rust, of course. It actually wouldn't take you much time, and cost you almost nothing. IMHO

I don't weld like that. I'd probably destroy it. But does any if you have an opinion on installing pod filters? I don't think it would effect much but I could be wrong

They weren’t very popular over here in the UK, only lasting two years (1988/9). They weren’t considered as good as the GPZ600 it replaced, the ZZR600 that came after it, or the Honda CBR600 which was released in the same year. That said, they were a very good bike, just not quite as good as the competition. Consequently, they can be picked up relatively cheaply and, more importantly, second hand parts are cheap.

If you are looking for something, it may be worth checking eBay UK as it may work out cheaper overall once shipping and duty have been added.

I don't live in the UK my friend. I'm state side.

 

[davidr1963]

No, I understand that but the UK market is an option if you can’t find what you are looking for in the USA or too expensive over there.

I sell parts worldwide and have posted a piston/Conroe assembly over to Guatemala just yesterday.

 

[Kawasakian]

"I don't weld like that. I'd probably destroy it. But does any if you have an opinion on installing pod filters? I don't think it would effect much but I could be wrong"

Welding with a Mig is so easy. I have restored many M.G. Midgets. hat's where I learned how to well. I even welded my Midget's fuel tank, because that fuel tank has a drain, which is not allowed anymore. The rust was very minor, and 12 years on, that tank doesn't leak, and I can drain it for storage. If you aren't going to do it, then you should try to, because you can't mess it up any worse if you are going to junk it. You may surprise yourself.

 

[WFO-KZ]

Please be advised that welding on any fuel tank is extremely dangerous and is best left to experts. Residual gasoline can be trapped in seams and pores of the metal and when welding heat is applied it will vaporize and can explode.

We don't want anyone getting hurt or killed. Please leave this for the experts.

 

[Kawasakian]

All you do is fill them up with water, let them over fill, that's it. You have it on a table, and if you're really worried, take a match, put it on the end of a long stick, and stick it in the hole. If you filled it up that way I described, you will realize how unnecessary that step is.. That takes out other fluids. I have fixed many gas tanks. If I had that tank, I would say it would be about a 3 hour repair, not including painting, but that tank would be solid. I've welded a lot of those round gas tanks you see of dump trucks. The trick is to cut off and end so when you weld it, you got every spot inside and you can fill the tank up with water before you weld the cap back on and see if it leaks. Motorcycle tanks are easier because the welded seam on bottom is really easy to cut and follow the seam on the inside. If you own a welder, learn how to use it. IMHO

 

[bweighmaster]

I don't weld like that. I'd probably destroy it. But does any if you have an opinion on installing pod filters? I don't think it would effect much but I could be wrong

I don't live in the UK my friend. I'm state side.

Pod filters are not reccomended .. The air fliter box provides the proper flow for proper carb performance ... Why screw up a great running bike ?

 

[WFO-KZ]

Google "deaths from welding on gas tanks".

Of course it can be done with the right precautions and experience. IMHO a rusty gasoline tank is not a good "learning how to weld project".

I also agree with bweighmaster in regards to pods, but if you choose to go down that path, save the old airbox. There is a very good reason why old airboxes are desperately wanted. Owners throw them out and then realize they just cannot get the bike to run right without it.

 

[Kawasakian]

Using pods destroys the rings of your bike because of the particulates that the pods cannot filter. It is a known established fact. The only time people used to use them was on race tracks, out in the dessert where was lots of sand, or they just ran velocity stacks, if they didn't give a crap about rebuilding their bikes 30K miles earlier than they would have too otherwise. They don't make your bike go faster either,, it just shifts the power band to the upper rpm's, you can't put lipstick on a pig and call it a girl. It's cams, higher compression pistons, ported heads and smooth bore carburators flow benched with th excellent header you would have paid $1000 bucks for that will make your bike go faster. Pods is throwing your money away.

As far as welding goes, everyone is entitled to their opinions, but learning how to weld is learning how to weld. Google uses it's own Boolean system of queries in such that if you Google "The proper way to weld a motorcycle gas tank" you will come up with just as many non deaths. The precautions will and rightly be listed, but let's be realistic here, computers systems work on the "crap in= crap out system". You can find many YouTube videos on how to weld, even fabricate the bottom of a tank, so you can put a different tank on your bike. Welding is not magic, or mysterious. You should Google how many people die on motorcycles every year. The ratio of that to people getting injured by welding gas tanks is ridiculous. Proper set up is the key. If you own a welder, and are that afraid, sell it, it's useless, and you will probably ground yourself and die anyways. Below is an excellent video (I have a Steamer just like the one this guy has). That's all I'll have to post about this

Deaths on motorcycles

Year	Fatalities	Fatality rate per 100,000 registered motorcycles
2016	5,337	61.49
2017	5,226	60.32
2018	5,038	58.18
2019	5,044	58.6

Excellent "How to fix a bike tank leak" Link below is for a series of videos :

 

[WFO-KZ]

This site cannot and will not accept liability for anything done or advised to be done on these forums.
If anyone wishes to advise folks to weld on gas tanks, the liability falls on them.

I stand firm that welding on any fuel tank should be done only by professionals.