1980 GS250 Gas Tank

[boogieonmyfinger]

I am in the process of rebuilding my GS250.  My question is that the gas tank has 4 mounting holes on the top, looking like somewhere you would mount something.  I have not seen this on other GS250's and was wondering what they are for.  Any help would be appreciated.

[tmc3c]

Boogie, Could it be a place for a tank bag for tools ? Or a map?

Thomas Carmichael

[boogieonmyfinger]

It looks like a place to put a map.  Is this normal?  I have not seen this on other 250's like mine.

[twinshox]

it's a six-days gas tank... acerbis made of plastic ? those holes are made for an aluminium plate (for the stamps, that are collected during a hour-race)...

i got them on my 79er 350, too... on my 125ccm gsII bd is it missing (no holes)... it differs...

greetings from germany

Thorsten

1979 Gs80 350ccm

[boogieonmyfinger]

Does that mean I could possibly have a Six Days KTM?

[rob w]

I've had the same
KTM enduro tank,
it's common, the
threaded inserts
that are molded into
the plastic are made
from brass, right?

[twinshox]

might be...

you can send me pics if u want... im always interested.. [email protected]

have a look at mine... does it look the same (ok..those pics were the very early ones, when i got "her".. she is being rebuilt at the moment:)... http://members.fortunecity.de/twinshox

greetings
thorsten

1979 Gs80 350ccm

[robbersroost1]

MY 82 250GS has that tank. I believe the holes were for a card holder, when racing enduro's. Does anyone have the card holder that screws down on the tank, or a picture? Not sure I'm right on this.

Terry Laible

[twinshox]

u are right... its for cards while racing enduro.. about 10x7 cm made of aluminium.. i will take some pics next time

1979 Gs80 350ccm

[Dr.2Stroke]

The holes were just for mountig a leather tank bag. they were not specially for six day editions,they were sold on demand of the buyer,so you could take with a oil bottle and off course some spark plugs.... i have about three used tank bags,if someone is intersted(therefore i know what means KTM: Kick Twenty Minutes...¨)

[twinshox]

@dr.2-stroke

grüezi..

schön was von dir zu hören... erinnerst du dich an "zilleberlin" bei ebay ?

viele grüße aus berlin
Thorsten

1979 Gs80 350ccm

[El-Viejo]

Twinshox...If you can provide good pictures it would be great!  I would like to make one for the 82 GS250 I just bought off e-Bay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=6711&item=2456557904&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWA%3AIT
The buy that used the "Buy it Now" backed out and the seller offered it to me.  I brought it home yesterday!

Thanks,
Oscar
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Age is a tate of mind and an affliction of the body.  My mind will never surrender!

[dirtbike]

On Doctor, you have these bags???
I should have known a week ago.

Two - three layers of epoxy, goes to paint on tuesday...

[Dr.2Stroke]

oh sorry,Bengt,off course i have, but if no one is asking for..... it is easier to tell you what i do NOT have than to tell what i have....
but it should not be a problem to drill in the screws for the tank bag. would be very helpful,the basg,especially on a 4000km trip!

[Dr.2Stroke]

a message for Thorsten(Twinshox) in Germany: ja,klar,du altes Haus! fährt deine Kleine jetzt auch schon Kärntner Trottel Maschine? Gruss Dr.2Takt