Do I have to buy a new tank?

The little spring that holds the gas cap closed on my 76 kz750 was missing, so I decided to fix it today. I tapped out the roll pin, took out the 2 screws, and found one from a mechanical pencil that fit perfect and worked great! I went to tap the roll pin back in, and the entire bracket that the roll pin goes through broke off of the tank! I can't believe that just happened. Is there any way to replace that? Or am I up **** creek without a paddle?

Post a picture of it. It might be able to be Brazed back on.

It doesn't look like it was held on by much anymore. The Tank doesn't look in the best of shape.
Hows your Brazing skills? Putting Flame near a Gas Tank is always very dangerous. Take every precaution, the vapors are the most flammable. Some would fill with water, right up, except right where you would braze. Others do a inert gas, car exhaust, nitrogen, CO2, ect. To fill/ purge the vapor.
Then if its in bad shape, as the cap looks pretty bad too, it might be better to look on Ebay, or Post a WTB here as someone might have one.

u might also be able to find a screw in that would work

Im waiting to hear back about a cafe tank, but in the meantime I found the top to a yankee candle that presses in nice, it will work in the mean time.

umm.... naw i aint asking :dry:

xbmxxx wrote: Im waiting to hear back about a cafe tank, but in the meantime I found the top to a yankee candle that presses in nice, it will work in the mean time.

Why not use the candle instead? It might provide a little extra warmth on a cold ride. :laugh:

Well there is the whole flame near gallons of gas thing. Maybe that's not such a good idea.

I want to see a pic of the bike with a candle top gas cap. That's a must!!

I second that, I want to see this thing with a candle top fuel cap

If you're saying you plan to stuff a big ole candle in the filler hole to keep the gas in how will the tank vent? Ed

650ed wrote: If you're saying you plan to stuff a big ole candle in the filler hole to keep the gas in how will the tank vent? Ed

very good point Ed
but i think Yankee candles use a big cork stopper

i,ve got an extra 650 tank not pretty but clean. no wax on it lol