Has anybody used a custom oil tank on a stock frame. I have a 2000 I am Chopping and would like to change the oil tank.

I tried a a later model oil tank on my 93 sportster and the oil did not flow and the motor went kaboom. I saw the same thing happen on Orange county chopper. They did not get the fittings in the right place and before they realised what had happened they had ruined the motor. Better know your stuff before you start or you could be the next one to learn this lesson.

I tried a a later model oil tank on my 93 sportster and the oil did not flow and the motor went kaboom. I saw the same thing happen on Orange county chopper. They did not get the fittings in the right place and before they realised what had happened they had ruined the motor. Better know your stuff before you start or you could be the next one to learn this lesson.i saw that too ralph.that was plain stupidness.it was obvious they had the inlet and outlet were up to high on the oil tank knowing it was gravity fed.but he's right.you have to be careful and make sure its a clean and unobstructed run to the engine.

I know a guy that put a horseshoe tank on an old ironhead chop. It looks real good on there. I don't recall where he hid the battery though.

In my cae the oil is scavenged from the back of the tank and runs through a tube down to the outlet. A 93 is gravity fed from the bottom. I don't know if I was suppoed to prime the oil first or if the sylem is closed and creates its own vacuum that causes the oil to flow. I just know ten miles on no oil was hell on the pistons and cylinders. Looked rough when I took it apart. It is possible and here is a pic. Don't remember what year but it is def. special. http://www.clubchopper.com/photopost/data/500/862offshore-529-1-med.jpg I am not sure what you do with the bat. but and exile aluminum oil tank certainly would look nice.

Thanks for the info and the pic. The picture is sorta what I had in mind.

What if you were to use a split tank and use half of it for the oil tank, Like on the old bikes.

Like this.....
http://www.churchofchoppers.com/Big/beanpicker-close2.jpg

Thanks jamie that pic was a hidious job....though I like that round oil tank stuff...figure out how to do it:)

Exactly, only clean up the line a little.

Hey ralph that's one sharp scooter you got there! Like the swingarm and strutless rear fender, plus the oil tank looks good too! Nice tangarine colored paint.

Tedd Cyle has a round oil tank thats made to be put on a sporty chopper frame it would probably be your best bet.

Has anybody used a custom oil tank on a stock frame. I have a 2000 I am Chopping and would like to change the oil tank.

I've seen round oil tanks on newer sporty's in magazines too. There was a really cool canyon bike in one of the hot rod bikes issue's a while back. As for the battery, there's a number of things you can do to hide it, but they all require special fabrication. A popular trick on cafe racers (ussually the japanese variety) is to mount it behind the engine lower to the ground to lower your center of gravity. Don't know if there's room for that on the new sporty's. On www.choppersrule.com there's a tech article about how to build your own octagon tank with a built in battery tray. http://www.choppersrule.com/articles/greymelon/greymelon1.asp I think the old trick of cutting two fire extinguisher's and welding them together looks cool too.

-derek