New tank ?

I went out to my garage this morning to find my biles had fallen over in a domino effect. The last one being my first 81 xj650 Maxim. It now has a huge dent on one side and a hole on the other.
So now it's time to replace it. I want a bigger tank.

I know an xj750 Maxim tank is a direct replacement. How about a 750 seca tank?
Or maybe even a virago tank?

Just don't want to have to do to much fab to make a bigger tank fit

 

Search my post regarding tank swaps.

 

Is this the one?

http://www.xjbikes.com/forums/threads/yamaha-seca-xj750-tank-alternative.62135/#post-455749

 

Just for giggles, I did some other swapping around to try some things.

Here are the results:

1 900rk Tank- does NOT mount onto the xj650 maxim, xj750 maxim, OR xj750 seca frame. The upper mount for the frame reflector contacts the seam edge of the 900 tank before the tank can slide onto the rubber mounts. If the reflector mounts were cut off, the tank would slide onto the rubber mounts, BUT the tail of the tank would still be about an inch too far back and will still not allow the tank to be bolted down.

2.750 Maxim tank - as we all know, the 750 maxim tank is a direct bolt-on swap for the 650 maxim tank. The 750 maxim tank WILL also bolt directly onto the 750 seca frame without any modification to the tank of the frame.

The seca seat will still work on the frame, but there is about a 1" or so gap between the seat and the 750 maxim tank.

The seca side covers will not mount onto the frame as the tail end of the maxim tank aims down at the back and interferes with the sidecover top-front edge.

3. 750 seca tank - WILL physically bolt directly onto the 650 and 750 Maxim frames.

The Maxim seat front edges need to be modified to fit the extra length and steeper angle at the rear of the 750 seca tank.

I did not have time to check on sidecover fit. However, due to the upsweep at the rear of the seca tank, the maxim side cover upper front point should still be ok and not interfere.

Hope that helps some............

Dave Fox

 

Ha.... You beat to it- I was busy cutting out just that section-- yep, that's it! So here it is without having to dig and dig for it......

Dave

 

Thank you!
You guys are freakin awesome!

 

Oh and I did do a search for my answers before I asked but I couldn't find the answer

 

Is the 750 seca tank is bigger than a 650 maxim?