How to dish knee indents in a motorcycle gas tank

Here's the method I use for making knee indents in gas tanks.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• cafe tank
• dishing tank
• motorcycle tank
• knee indents
• hammering tank
• dish tank

[SnapDaddy5998]

Got some good vids. Made me nauseous to think of smashing my tank with a hammer. Is the depth of the dish just dependent of how hard you hit the metal or was it pretty even on both sides?

[fenrir00]

@SnapDaddy5998 yeah the harder you hit it, the deeper the dish- but also the more stress on the metal. Just use firm even whacks on both sides and it'll come out even. One thing I didn't mention was to be careful not to make the indents so deep that they interfere with the screens/reserve tubes on the petcocks.

[fenrir00]

It's the middle sized (maybe 2") teardrop mallet from Eastwood. Although I just call mine Mjolnir

[MrDirtySouthCantina]

LMAO... " this is a ONE beer project..."

[calineophyte]

I feel for your nieghbours.

[crookidk]

great video....mighty fine beer at that, too.

[xdierockx]

What is the name of that hammer?

[PS3skeetery]

been me i would cut it out