Recentelijk I bought myself a schorsch meier gastank for my R51/3.
There is no toolbox at the top, wich wondered me.
The seller told that it's called a sidecarversion because of the fact that when you have a sidecar
you have enough storing space for your tools elsewhere.
Is there anyone who can confirm this story is true and such gastank existed ?
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Gas tank R51/3
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speight1823
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Gas tank
Looks to me like a BMW sport tank with the tool box cut out.
You can check by feeling in through the gas tank filler hole. If you have longish fingers you should feel the weld where the tool box used to be. Alternatively buy or borrow a mirror with a handle and you should be able to see the weld on the inside, with a bit of fiddling and using a light inside the tank.
If I am correct and the tank is a BMW sports tank it would not be incorrect for your R51/3 and will look very nice.
You should be able to find a wrecked R26 or R 27 tank . Get a panel beater to cut out the tool box and weld it on top of the tank. ( Be very careful of petrol fumes igniting when welding.)
The sports tanks in this part of the world are very desirable and well worth reparing.
Side car tank ? I doubt it .
Good luck
Bill
You can check by feeling in through the gas tank filler hole. If you have longish fingers you should feel the weld where the tool box used to be. Alternatively buy or borrow a mirror with a handle and you should be able to see the weld on the inside, with a bit of fiddling and using a light inside the tank.
If I am correct and the tank is a BMW sports tank it would not be incorrect for your R51/3 and will look very nice.
You should be able to find a wrecked R26 or R 27 tank . Get a panel beater to cut out the tool box and weld it on top of the tank. ( Be very careful of petrol fumes igniting when welding.)
The sports tanks in this part of the world are very desirable and well worth reparing.
Side car tank ? I doubt it .
Good luck
Bill
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speight1823
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Tank
Can I correct my last post.
The sports tank , to my knowledge , came out in 1955 as an accessory to the early R50 - R69. They were only fitted as original equipment to the later R69/S , I think about 1967 .
I think your R51/3 would look better with the original tank , if you have one.
I am sure you could fit a sports tank but you will have to put up with comments that the tank is not correct for the model . A mute point as it was available as a BMW accessory up to 1969 or so.
Bill
The sports tank , to my knowledge , came out in 1955 as an accessory to the early R50 - R69. They were only fitted as original equipment to the later R69/S , I think about 1967 .
I think your R51/3 would look better with the original tank , if you have one.
I am sure you could fit a sports tank but you will have to put up with comments that the tank is not correct for the model . A mute point as it was available as a BMW accessory up to 1969 or so.
Bill
Sport Tank
No it isn't, its a Meier tank, the Sport tank was made by BMW and came out in the late 1950's I believe, and eventually replaceded the Meier tank which was made by Schorsh Meier, (the company, not the bloke) which came out about 1952 to fit the plunger frame twins.
They are completely different tanks, which bear a superficial resemblance, the Meier tanks are not even identical to each other because they were all hand made , the Meier tank continued to be made, for the Earles fork bikes, although after the sport tank was introduced it was no longer a BMW approved accessory.
The front lugs, kneepads and mounts and most noticeably the toolbox lid are completely different.
I don't know why this one doesn't have a toolbox, it was probably made that way, as they were hand made it may have been cheaper without it, it would certainly have been less work.
I have a Meier tank on my R69 outfit, as below:-
They are completely different tanks, which bear a superficial resemblance, the Meier tanks are not even identical to each other because they were all hand made , the Meier tank continued to be made, for the Earles fork bikes, although after the sport tank was introduced it was no longer a BMW approved accessory.
The front lugs, kneepads and mounts and most noticeably the toolbox lid are completely different.
I don't know why this one doesn't have a toolbox, it was probably made that way, as they were hand made it may have been cheaper without it, it would certainly have been less work.
I have a Meier tank on my R69 outfit, as below:-
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identify gas tank
Can you please help me identify this tank?
Sit on R67.
The owner said its come with this tank from germany in early 60s.
Sit on R67.
The owner said its come with this tank from germany in early 60s.
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from the pics it does not
from the pics it does not look like the "Sport" tank to me. Tool box looks too long & the sides r not so "roundy".
Might just be trick photography tho.
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Might just be trick photography tho.
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schrader7032
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Looks like a Hoske to me.
Looks like a Hoske to me. Look through the 10 pages of tanks here:
http://www.beemergarage.com/Tanks.html
http://www.beemergarage.com/Tanks.html
Kurt in S.A.
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.