LIKING THE EMGO REPRO STEEL TANK

Hi Guys,
I recently had the chance to paint up an EMGO repro steel Roadster tank and some side covers for Chris Eng in Colorado. Chris bought the tank through Matt at CNW and Matt shipped it to me. After some bad experiences with both the Indian and Pakastani made repros, I was chomping at the bit to see this new kid in town. Chris told me Matt was very pleased when he saw the raw tank. Knowing Matt's exceptional reputation, that comment held a lot of weight for me. So as soon as it arrived, I looked it over and would agree with his assessment wholeheartedly, as well as others who have liked what they've seen thus far. Body lines and neck stamping are crisp and definitive as orig. Overall, I feel it's very faithful reproduction and a worthy alternative to rusted or beat originals or fiberglass. Even the underside was well done. Insides are baffled like original as well. They are not perfect mind you, but for that matter, neither were the originals. I ended up using a skim coat of filler on the top section and a repairing a few small dings. The only other issue was the leading edge around the front of the tunnel needed a bit of filing.
Below I have some pics of the tank both before and after painting. I showed them to Matt upon completion as he was anxious to see the final product. He seemed to feel it will be a good alternative and I could not agree more.
Please check out the pics and let me know your thoughts.
Brent
http://www.vintage-vendor.com

Very nice! I agree, even with the original tanks, they were not perfect.

Excellent job!!

Yummy!

A gorgeous ORANGE ta boot (My favorite color) Beautiful work Brent, on a beautiful repo tank. Thanks for posting.

Tangerine dream!

Very nice.

Lovely paint work, really do like the colour as well, the tank looks to be a very well made item, did I read somewhere that they are from Taiwan or South Korea??.

Lovely work Brent.

John

I believe they are made in Taiwan.

Matt with Colorado Norton Works should be able to confirm, as I believe he is stocking them.

Yes, they are made in Taiwan and yes, Matt does stock them as that's where this one came from. I'm quite pleased with the tank quality. And thanks to all for the kudos !
Brent
www.vintage-vendor.com

Nice paint work. I hope Emgo will reproduce the Interstate tank now.

I think I will have to buy a reasonably standard commando. The tank looks lovely, if the rest of the bike is up to that standard it will be a real delight. Great colour !

Sorry that I haven't gotten this posted before now. I thought some of you would like to see the tins on the bike. Brent does great work. Check out the reflection of the clouds in the first picture!





Cheers,
Chris

Finally, an acurate reproduction. Anyone would be hard pressed to tell it's a copy.

Excellent stuff, beautiful bike there.