Ouch!

[STIdaho]

2013 Tenere, rode probably 50% on road, 50% off road. Spent too much on farkles protecting the bike, and until tonight not a scratch. I came home tonight to find a piece of cheap Home Depot molding that fell from a shelf in the garage and hit the tank. Anyone have a new matte tank for sale? Argh!!!!

 

[Maxified]

Jaxon could take out that dent by making it into an 8 gallon tank.

 

[yz454]

Try a heat gun and canned air to get the dent out .

 

[Don in Lodi]

Ooh, expansion/contraction, cool. I've heard of air pressure too. Has the potential to pop a seam tho.

 

[Juan]

Hard to believe that such a small dent cannot be repaired. I'm no expert on repairing gas tanks, but there has to be a way out of this, other than changing the tank.

 

[shrekonwheels]

Any body shop can pull that out via heat for a few bucks, no biggie.

 

[Don in Lodi]

::010:: after some sleep... We've got a huge access hole in the bottom of our tank, on that side even. ::008::

 

[Anwar Namtut]

I would leave it and make up some sort of fabulous off-road story up by Placerville or something.

 

[shredmeister]

Some day it won't matter anymore. Gives the bike some "character".

 

[trikepilot]

Been there, done that - same scratch basically via different method.

Coat liberally with dust and dirt and you'll soon call it character.

 

[STIdaho]

For now, find a fatter tank bag so I quit starring at it when I ride. Coat with dirt.... That is a great recommendation!

 

[toadady]

go drop it on the right side, then it will match

 

[catang5oh]

Pointless dent repair, a good guy will AB that right out with a tool through the filler hole.

 

[Don in Lodi]

They can't get the probe around past the fill neck to do a normal paintless repair. BTDT. The fuel pump opening gives a whole new view on the subject.