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Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 06, 2013, 21:15:32 PM 
I think it was the tip from 45 super cool dude he is that made me decide to do it in one long peice. I have a small rubber mallet, that I used too. I removed the cluster as per 45's instruction, remove the two top ones frist and then the bottom one, the plate with the lights will lift up and you have two quick disconnects to let you remove it all the way and clean up around it. I then started at the top on one side and used my hands to put it on and then used the hammer to tap it into place and make sure it was seated deep enough into the moulding.
When I got close to the tab at the bottom O then figured out were the cut had to be made and then made it a bit smaller, I also removed the bolts holding the tank in palce and this gives you enough room to jsut move the tan kso you can get the moulding around it and tap it into place with the hammer.
Posted by Drift1
- January 06, 2013, 21:07:39 PMThanks for those tips 49......
Posted by 45 Bravo
- January 06, 2013, 20:19:10 PMRat man showed the right way to do it in the second photo, if you don't, it MAY come un glued in the heat. (Voice of experience here) it did it the first time I put it on my 1500 tank.
As to the cluster, there is a screw at the bottom on the face that holds it down, (the other 2screws hold the 3lights and plate to the cluster).
The front of the cluster is hooked into the crossmember of the tank.
(The black oval with the cut in it in his other photo he just posted).
Posted by Drift1
- January 06, 2013, 19:15:10 PMGreat job,bud.I have a small piece left over to see if i can mimic that...if not...i can live with what I have now.How do you take the cluster off the tank?I just lifted the gasket going around it enough to get the trim underneath.Glad you decided to stick with the black trim....looks sweet,dude.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 06, 2013, 18:09:06 PMI have a stock tank so if yours is stock then they should be the same. So take off what you did, and start over...lol....
When you get to the flange/tab what ever that holds the tank down under the seat, take a really sharp knife and cut the under part of the trim off leaving a very small over hang, for the under part to hold to and the adhisive will hold it.
Posted by Drift1
- January 06, 2013, 15:30:02 PMDefinately the black,my man.....no doubt about it!Honestly RATMAN,after seeing you do it I toyed around with it and put a piece around the tank on MA-DEUCE....man it looks sweet against that ODG color.I had to run 2 pieces (1 for each side)Don't know if your tank is different,but i have the lip on mine to bolt to the frame...Thanks for sharing your idea!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 06, 2013, 09:00:21 AMSir John the colour of the 99 800 is called Sunbeam Red, Thank you....lol
Posted by John Hopkins
- January 06, 2013, 08:29:07 AMMy computer must be playing up because that tank looks PINK to me..
John.
Posted by Gerhardberger
- December 05, 2012, 03:44:33 AMBlack edge !!!!!!!! In line with the rest of black parts of the bike !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by KEN.
- November 29, 2012, 01:01:06 AMHello.All......Its black for me,.........Tank looks much more rounded & finished that way.
KEN.
Posted by 49Reo
- November 25, 2012, 19:43:42 PMBlack has my vote; the tank edge looks unfinished as is; chrome makes it stand out like a sore thumb, (IMHO) black makes it blend in and gives a finished look. But, your opinion carries more weight than all ours put together.
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by DC
- November 25, 2012, 01:27:51 AMAnother vote for the black.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- November 24, 2012, 00:43:58 AMno to the chrome....as little as possible for me because I am not a fan of it.....
45 thanks I have it off and see where to start and it will be one continuous piece around the tank.
never planned on around the fenders as the fender guards add enough for me....
Chilli my pal.....I used to think that JagerMeister was the name of the guy I spent many an nite drinking with while stationed over to Germany, in fact I am sure I married his sister a couple of times over there.....sorry different story
Posted by 45 Bravo
- November 23, 2012, 21:53:22 PMBlack edge (but i am partial, I have it on mine also...)
I didn't like it around the fenders, but definitely around the tank.
Word of experience, remove the speedo housing, start there, and run around the tank in 1 solid run, ending under the speedo housing.
If you can, i don't know if the rear of the 800cc tank has the flange or not near the nut that holds it on.
A friend with a 800 classic, put the chrome edging around his tank since he has more chrome than me.
he also added the edging around the windshield.
that i surely didn't like.
But it is his bike, and he didn't ask me..
Posted by badboy194
- November 23, 2012, 21:32:43 PMBlack.