Oil tank

Summertime is meant for being spend in the saddle, twisting the throttle on the road, so the new update from the garage comes with late autumn - and without any rush. What we got here - the srx engine is a dry sump, so the remote tank bears 1,8 l of oil and it consists of the two halves. Both casts are an eye candy organic shape and it is very desirable to have it polished. When I separated these halves for the first time, the content resembled a coal mine. There was no decomposed oil, but a layers of soot. It seems the bike didn't get a proper maintenance during its life and an exchange of the oil filter has not been a regular procedure. After the cleaning, it was possible to start smoothing the surface. This is the most complex part I've ever polished and the preparation has been very challenging. The shape with multiple ribs, corners and brackets took some 7 days of smoothing (each half) and all was done manually. The polishing utilised various size of wheels in order to reach the tiny corners and it took another whole day.

      here we go...