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Honda CX500 Parts Not Worth Replacing Gas Tank

Short listed. Tania catalogued the parts of the CX that weren't worth restoring; mainly the handlebar switches, the brake calipers and the tank--which had a hole in it from being stored beneath a leak in the deck. We knew from experience with rusty fuel cans that fiberglass repairs to gasoline containers never work very well because the metal underneath continues to rust. So you have to keep repairing it--until you end up with a fiberglass tank filled with rust.
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Short listed. Tania catalogued the parts of the CX that weren't worth restoring; mainly the handlebar switches, the brake calipers and the tank--which had a hole in it from being stored beneath a leak in the deck. We knew from experience with rusty fuel cans that fiberglass repairs to gasoline containers never work very well because the metal underneath continues to rust. So you have to keep repairing it--until you end up with a fiberglass tank filled with rust.  View Related Article
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