Fake oil tank

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wheelbender6

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I needed a good way to carry a small 4 oz bottle of 2 stroke oil in case I needed to gas up along the way. I found a tin containing tea bags in my cupboard that looked like it might work. I mounted it and it did the job nicely.
 

2door

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Nice idea WB. Looks good, plus, you have room for a couple of tea bags, just in case you run into one of our British members. Thanks for sharing the idea.

Tom
 

diceman2004

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had that exact same idea long ago , but couldn,t find a good enough can with a good enough lid . Glad to see someone finally made one .
Looks real good , ( i've always liked the round oil can look )
 

wheelbender6

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The rear 39T sprocket came from Kings and it is bolted to the disk mount. It is very smooth and light.
I agree that it is hard to find something suitable for the fake oil tank. 1lb coffee cans are too big and have plastic lids. I had also tried a shortened Pringles can.
 

mapbike

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A 6 inch long piece of thin wall PVC pipe and 2 end caps would do real nice for this type of storage container and could probably be built for about $5.

Glue one cap on and leave the other side to just push on - pull off and if it was to loose it would be very simple to make a small latch or retainer to keep the cap from vibrating off.

then paint it to desired color and BAM....! there ya go!

Peace, map
 

u2seek42

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I needed a good way to carry a small 4 oz bottle of 2 stroke oil...

I am thinking... fill the handle bars with oil, and the corks from the champagne you will drink in celebration of this step forward, will serve to keep it in... !? I gotta stop smokin this stuff!