I parked my Yamaha 600cc in my shed about 2yrs back and just never really went back in the shed to use it really so I’ve stripped it down ready to put back on the road , done the usual dropped and replaced the oil and coolant, new oil filter and plugs
Came to a halt when I saw how much rust had built up inside the tank, I’ve used white vinegar and nuts and bolts and shook it like a bad dude and flushed it until its clean, then gave it a last flush before I was going to put fuel through and the water was as rusty as the first time flush so I’m trying to find out if anyone has any ideas on sending it away to be flushed and resealed but I’ve come to a dead end really as I can’t really find anyone that does it, anyone done or heard of anything like this being done, any recommendations muchly appreciated
Just read this,
I bought a Yam 600n couple of years ago, had not been used for years.
Anyway, long story short, try some Bilt Hamber concentrated rust remover. The results of this are almost magical, non corrosive and safe.
Bilt Hamber Deox C Concentrated Rust Remover (1000g)
Thanks for all the replies, I spoke to a company yesterday in Wrexham called Red Dragon and they do a complete chemical wash out , he didn’t really recommend a clean out then liner as he says liners will almost certainly separate and make a bigger mess in the tank, its around £150 he said for a complete wash out and it’ll be back to straight of the production line type tank
Star down under.:
Looks good, but I think I’d need a Hiab to help me off, after an hour’s ride.
I went to tourers years ago.
I fully agree with you on that:-)
I sold my last big bike FJR1300 about 10yrs back and thought that’ll do with bikes, 5yrs later and a drunken Friday night on ebay found this for £1100 local to me and thought yeah why the F not, probably only done about 5k since I have it , spends most of his life in my garage
, sorry professionally
Hope it works for you, it did for me.
